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Voter confronts DeSantis on Trump approach: ‘Why haven’t you gone directly after him?’ – The Hill

A voter in Iowa pressed Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over why he hasn’t directly “gone after” former President Trump, citing DeSantis’s falling poll numbers. The voter, in the audience of a campaign stop in Waukee, Iowa, asked DeSantis, “One, why haven’t you gone directly after him [Trump]? Your polls are down. He’s…
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Ban Trump from 2024 ballot for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection – USA TODAY

More than the presidential election will be at stake when the U.S. Supreme Court settles whether former President Donald Trump is disqualified from office for being accused of engaging in insurrection. The court’s credibility also will be at stake when it considers whether to overturn a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that disqualified Trump from that state’s…
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Here are the biggest takeaways from the unsealed Epstein docs – NBC 10 Philadelphia

Amid great hype, the first batch of previously secret court documents was unsealed late Wednesday related to Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating the documents amounted to a list of rich and powerful men who were Epstein’s…
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Nikki Haley ratchets up her attacks on Donald Trump – POLITICO

Elections Haley is swiping at Trump in a fight over her record on gas taxes. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a town hall campaign event, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Rye, N.H. | Robert F. Bukaty/AP By Lisa Kashinsky 01/03/2024 07:46 PM EST Link CopiedLONDONDERRY, N.H. — Nikki Haley didn’t bat an eye…
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Colorado voters seeking to keep Trump off ballot urge Supreme Court to decide his eligibility for office – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Melissa Quinn January 2, 2024 / 4:48 PM EST / CBS News Washington — A group of Colorado voters who are seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot have called for the Supreme Court to step in and decide whether he is constitutionally eligible for…
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5 things to watch for in CNN’s town halls with DeSantis and Haley – CNN

5 things to watch for in CNN’s town halls with DeSantis and Haley  CNNsource

Donald Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Reverse Colorado’s Decision That Banned Him From State Ballot – Deadline

By Ted Johnson Political Editor Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in the question of whether states can remove his name from the ballot. His attorneys filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Wednesday, arguing that the Colorado Supreme Court exceeded its authority when a majority of judges…
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Trump's Idiot Lawyer Just Admitted He May Be Guilty of Insurrection – The New Republic

One of Donald Trump’s lawyers appeared to accidentally admit that the former president may have engaged in insurrection.Christina Bobb, a vocal 2020 election denier, tried to argue Tuesday night that voters should be able to elect anyone they want for president.“The president is elected by the entire nation, and it should be the entire nation…
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Trump, 14th Amendment put Supreme Court on the spot – The Hill

Decisions kicking former President Trump off the ballot in two states — Colorado and Maine — are amping up the pressure on the Supreme Court to resolve questions about Trump’s eligibility under the 14th Amendment.The Trump campaign appealed the Maine ruling Tuesday and is expected to do the same in Colorado, the latter of which…
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Trump campaign targets Haley for first time on New Hampshire airwaves – NBC News

BREAKING: Active shooter situation reported at Iowa high school ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeDonald Trump’s 2024 campaign is taking direct aim at Republican rival Nikki Haley in a new advertisement airing in New Hampshire in a shift in strategy just weeks before the state’s primary.The 30-second ad, viewed by…
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Trump asks US supreme court to review Colorado ruling removing him from 2024 ballot – The Guardian US

Colorado supreme court issued ruling on Tuesday but in anticipation of appeal stayed it until 4 JanuaryDonald Trump appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday to undo the Colorado ruling that removed him from the ballot in the western state under the 14th amendment to the US constitution, for inciting an insurrection.“In our system…
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Republican strategist: Trump campaign is not taking Iowa for granted this time – CNN

Republican strategist: Trump campaign is not taking Iowa for granted this time  CNNsource

Vivek Ramaswamy: 'Wounded' Trump's movement needs a new leader – NBC News

BREAKING: Active shooter situation reported at Iowa high school ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeDES MOINES, Iowa — Vivek Ramaswamy repeatedly described former President Donald Trump as “wounded” on Wednesday and said he was the best candidate to lead the MAGA movement forward as he makes a final attempt to…
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The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Donald Trump can keep running for president. Here's why – WLS-TV

WATCH LIVEThe U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep running for the White House.Trump on Wednesday appealed a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that he's ineligible for the presidency because he violated a rarely used constitutional prohibition on those who hold office having "engaged in insurrection." On…
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Ahead of Iowa, House Republicans Are Kissing Donald Trump's Ring – Vanity Fair

Ahead of Iowa, House Republicans Are Kissing Donald Trump’s Ring  Vanity Fairsource

Playbook: DeSantis aims at Haley, Haley aims at Trump – POLITICO – POLITICO

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Trump appeals Colorado 14th Amendment election disqualification to US Supreme Court – ABC News

Colorado's Supreme Court had barred him from the state's GOP primary ballot.Former President Donald Trump's legal team on Wednesday appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling disqualifying him from that state's GOP primary ballot.In the 43-page filing, Trump's lawyers contend that "in our system of 'government of the people,…
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Christie says he wouldn’t pardon unrepentant Trump: ‘Too bad, go to jail’ – The Hill

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie said he would not issue a pardon for former President Trump if he were elected president in 2024 and if Trump were convicted of a crime.In an interview on “The View” on Wednesday, the former New Jersey governor did not hesitate to say “no” when co-host Joy Behar pointed out…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from primary ballot – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Melissa Quinn Updated on: January 3, 2024 / 5:26 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Former President Donald Trump has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court the landmark decision that found he is disqualified from holding the presidency under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause” due to his conduct surrounding the  Jan.…
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With less than 2 weeks until Iowa GOP caucuses, here's what to know – ABC News

Former President Donald Trump is leading in the polls in Iowa.After months of anticipation, the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away. Republican presidential candidates have been hitting the state for months to meet with Iowans who will cast their presidential preference cards at their respective caucus locations on Jan. 15.This is a…
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Trump's January: Court Dates and Election Nights – The New York Times

2024 Presidential ElectionAdvertisementpolitical memoWhile Iowa’s caucuses and New Hampshire’s primary could start to propel the former president to the G.O.P. nomination, he is facing two trials this month.By Maggie HabermanIn the political world, Donald J. Trump is on the cusp of something that eluded him in 2016: a clear victory in the Iowa caucuses this…
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Donald Trump launches appeal to overturn Colorado ruling – DW (English)

The former president has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot.Donald Trump has appealed to the US Supreme Court to enforce his participation in the primary election in the state of Colorado, the former president’s campaign team announced on Wednesday.In December, a 4-3 ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court deemed…
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Kristi Noem explains why she's in Iowa campaigning for Trump – CBS News

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Lawrence: Trump lawyers inventing an immunity argument they hope SCOTUS can accept – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell explains how the first big action in 2024 for defendant Trump will be when the DC appeals court hears oral arguments on Trump’s claims that he’s immune from prosecution because he was president, claims that Trump’s lawyers are “simply inventing” in the hopes that a “Trump-friendly Supreme…
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“Desperate”: Legal experts call out “wild and irrational claims” that Trump wants D.C. jury to hear – Salon

Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump's legal strategy in the 2020 election interference case has primarily focused on delaying the March trial until after the November presidential election, but recent court filings reveal a new strategy: aiming to absolve Trump of responsibility for the attack on the Capitol and portray him as a victim…
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