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Opinion | Trump Cacophony Hits Different This Time – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byKatherine MillerBy Katherine MillerMs. Miller is a staff writer and editor in Opinion.When was the last time you listened to Donald Trump speak at length? There’s a qualitative way to think about this question, about the substance of what he’s saying: He is still talking — perhaps more than people realize — about how…
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Trump saw a void, filled it, and created a cult – The Boston Globe

I was chilled by the article on Donald Trump’s followers (“Many Trump fans trust nothing — except him,” Page A1, Dec. 23). Your reporters described the strength of the loyalty of die-hard Trump supporters, and this is important even as it continues to be a horrifying concern for those of us with a grip on…
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‘Jack Smith Has a Winner on This One’: Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Predicts Old Boss Will ‘Swiftly’ Lose Immunity Claim – Mediaite

Jim Schultz, who served as an associate White House counsel under Don McGahn for former President Donald Trump, predicted that his old boss would lose his claim to immunity on CNN Monday.Asked about Trump’s argument that he is immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed during his time in office, Schultz predicted that Special…
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Biden offers optimistic new year’s message as Trump lashes out – The Guardian US

President touts US job gains and says his resolution is ‘to come back’ while ex-president repeats unproven election rigging claimsThe likely candidates in the 2024 presidential match-up issued two starkly different new year messages to voters, with Joe Biden striking a note of cheerful optimism as his almost certain challenger Donald Trump, and Trump lashing…
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Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to stay out of dispute on whether he is immune from prosecution – PBS NewsHour

Donate so we can continue to deliver intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to stand down from a dispute over whether…
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Sadiq Khan likens Tory rival Susan Hall to Donald Trump – The Guardian

Exclusive: London mayor says voting system changes could result in Hall starting series of hard-right victories in 2024Sadiq Khan has linked Susan Hall, his Conservative challenger for the London mayoralty, with Donald Trump, saying a win for her could start a string of victories in 2024 for the extreme, populist right.Khan predicted this wave of…
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Stock market highs complicate Donald Trump's 2024 economic message – Yahoo Finance

Early in 2023, Donald Trump clearly thought he had a winning issue with stocks.A regular part of his message was to claim President Biden was market poison, with the former president vigorously comparing the down year of 2022 to the Great Depression of 1929."Does anyone have a 401(k)? Raise your hand if you're happy with…
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Trump Fears Supreme Court May Back Colorado, Take Him Off Ballot – Business Insider

Jump to Donald Trump quietly fears that the Supreme Court could side with Colorado and take him off the ballot.Colorado voted to remove Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot in a shock move, saying he was ineligible for the White House under the US Constitution’s insurrection clause.Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows also declared…
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Trump attorney says voters mustn't think that ex-president has legal problems – The Independent

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inChristina Bobb accused opponents of the former president of putting out ‘propaganda’ to harm his 2024 presidential runFind your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileAn attorney for Donald Trump…
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Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access – Press Herald

Sign in or Subscribe See Offers In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month.Anyone can access…
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Green Day changes lyric to hit out at Trump in New Year’s Eve performance – The Guardian

Band alters lyric from American Idiot to ‘I’m not a part of the Maga agenda’ during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve setRock band Green Day altered the lyrics of their well-known song American Idiot to criticize Donald Trump during a televised New Year’s Eve performance.During a set on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,…
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Gov. Chris Sununu says removing Trump from the ballot lets him play the ‘victim card’ – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday criticized efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot, saying that disqualifying him would allow him to play the “victim card” heading into the primaries.During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,”…
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Trump makes wild claims about presidential immunity and Biden's 'crimes': Live – The Independent

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inBoth Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have signalled it would be in nation’s interest Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump doubles down on anti-immigrant rhetoric after…
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Maine’s secretary of state targeted in swatting call after removing Trump from ballot – PBS NewsHour

Donate so we can continue to deliver intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Leave your feedbackA fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential…
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Trump Supporters Have a Meltdown After Green Day Slams ‘MAGA Agenda’ During New Year’s Show – Rolling Stone

By Julyssa Lopez Green Day took the stage during ABC’s broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest and used the opportunity to call out Trump supporters by changing the lyrics to their 2004 hit “American Idiot.” Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong drew cheers from the live audience when he sang out, “I’m not part…
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Big legal question for 2024: Which Trump criminal trial goes first? – MSNBC

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Jordan RubinAbout a year ago, before Donald Trump had been criminally charged anywhere, I made the modest prediction that that would change in 2023. It did. Now he’s fighting four criminal cases as he runs for president in 2024, in the hopes that an electoral victory will crush or…
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The Senate Is Turning More MAGA ― And It Could Boost A 2nd Trump Presidency – HuffPost

Senior Politics Reporter, HuffPostWASHINGTON ― A second Donald Trump presidency could be more unbound thanks to the changing face of the Republican Party, where traditional GOP stalwarts are gradually being replaced with hard-charging MAGA loyalists eager to defend and amplify his tactics.During his first term in office, Trump squared off with the likes of John…
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Green Day Shades Trump, 'MAGA Agenda' in NYE Performance – Vulture

Green Day Shades Trump, ‘MAGA Agenda’ in NYE Performance  Vulturesource

Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of allowing migrants into US to vote for him – The Telegraph

Former president attacks White House which is seen as weak on immigration, according to polls Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of trying to rig the 2024 presidential election by allowing illegal migrants to vote.In a new year’s message, the former president suggested that Mr Biden’s reluctance to increase security on the southern US border…
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Former aides warn of ‘running out of time’ to prevent Trump re-election – The Guardian US

Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he wins second termThe re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 could “end American democracy as we know it”, according to three women who worked for him in the White House during his chaotic term in office.All three gave testimony to…
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Trump gaining ground among Latino voters, poll shows – The Guardian US

Ex-president ahead with 39% support among Latino voters surveyed, wiping out Biden’s lead among crucial voting blocA new poll indicates former US president Donald Trump is gaining ground among Latino voters, wiping out incumbent Joe Biden’s lead among the crucial, but diverse, voting bloc.A USA Today and Suffolk University survey showed Trump was ahead with…
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Trump faces $250M penalty, ban from doing business in NY when judge issues verdict this month – New York Post

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. The new year could be off to a rough start for Donald Trump.The former president is facing $250 million in penalties and a ban on doing business in New York when the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial delivers a verdict in the case later in January.The…
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CA secretary of state declines to remove Donald Trump from primary ballot after requests to disqualify him – KABC-TV

WATCH LIVESACRAMENTO — California's secretary of state included former President Donald Trump on the certified list of candidates released Thursday for the state's March 5 primary.Secretary of State Shirley Weber faced political pressure to reject Trump's candidacy in the state, including from Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a fellow Democrat who urged her in a Dec.…
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Graham backtracks on earlier Jan. 6 criticism of Trump: ‘It depends on what the conduct is’ – The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday appeared to backtrack on earlier criticism of former President Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 and suggested instead that his presidential immunity defense was “a legitimate claim” as he moves forward with various court battles.In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Graham was pressed on whether he stands…
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Jenna Ellis, former Trump attorney with deep Colorado ties, pleads guilty in election case – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Rick Sallinger October 24, 2023 / 6:26 PM MDT / CBS Colorado A former lawyer for former President Donald Trump with deep ties to Colorado pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge related to efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.Jenna Ellis attended Colorado State University, worked in the…
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