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As commanding front-runner Trump returns to Iowa, DeSantis and Haley turn up the volume on each other – Fox News

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Trump sparks Republican backlash after saying immigrants are 'poisoning the blood' of the U.S. – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism from Republican lawmakers following his comments over the weekend that immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country.”“It strikes me that it didn’t bother him when he appointed Elaine Chao secretary…
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The most profound question raised by Trump’s extreme rhetoric – CNN

The most profound question raised by Trump’s extreme rhetoric  CNNsource

Experts have bad news for cash-strapped Giuliani: Even bankruptcy can't save him from $148M verdict – Salon

Help keep Salon independentA federal jury in Washington on Friday ordered former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed by falsely accusing them of election fraud in 2020, upending their lives.Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss filed a lawsuit against…
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Judge criticizes Trump's expert witness as he again refuses to toss fraud lawsuit – ABC News

Former President Donald Trump has lost his latest bid to end the business fraud lawsuit he faces in New York as he campaigns to reclaim the White HouseNEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has lost his latest bid to end the business fraud lawsuit he faces in New York as he campaigns to reclaim…
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Trump returns to Iowa as GOP rivals barnstorm state – CNN

Trump returns to Iowa as GOP rivals barnstorm state  CNNsource

Trump rages on Truth Social after judge "mocked and excoriated" his expert witness in brutal ruling – Salon

Help keep Salon independentDonald Trump fired off on social media Monday, berating the judge overseeing — and deciding the final payout of — the former president's civil fraud case, for questioning the credibility of one of Trump's witnesses. In a series of posts to Truth Social, Trump took aim at New York Supreme Court Justice…
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Liberals want to oust Trump lawyer who advised fake electors from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel – CBS News

Watch CBS News December 15, 2023 / 11:25 AM CST / AP Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel, saying he is unsuitable due to his role advising the fake Republican electors who admitted to taking part in an effort to overturn the…
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Trump's words evoke Hitler, but anti-immigrant hostility itself is toxic – The Washington Post – The Washington Post

Marc Short, who served as Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff during the Trump administration, has in the past been critical of his former boss’s former boss. When Donald Trump disparaged former Cabinet official Elaine Chao — who resigned from Trump’s administration after the Capitol riot — Short noted that the comments constituted a…
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hits Trump for ‘misleading’ ad claiming her support – The Hill

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) took aim at former President Trump for launching a “misleading” ad suggesting she supports him. Trump’s campaign released an ad earlier this month including comments from Reynolds praising the former president as being “a partner in the White House” for the Midwest. She argued the ad was misleading since she has chosen to…
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Trump's 2024 plan: Win Iowa by double digits, wrap up the nomination by March – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump expects to wrap up his party’s nomination by March 19 — about two weeks after the scheduled start of his federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election — a senior campaign…
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Iowa Gov. Reynolds, with DeSantis, takes aim at Trump over 'misleading' TV ad – Fox News

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Young Americans said they'd vote for Trump over Biden because of Israel's war in Gaza: poll – Business Insider

Jump to Young Americans were a key coalition that powered President Joe Biden to office, but a new poll shows that so many are so disgusted with the president’s handling of Israel’s Gaza war that they are prepared to vote for former President Donald Trump.According to a New York Times/Siena College poll released on Tuesday,…
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Rudy Giuliani sued again by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss over defamation – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeDays after being awarded $148 million in damages against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation suit, two former Georgia election workers have filed a new lawsuit against the former Trump lawyer over remarks he made about them immediately after Friday’s verdict.The new suit by Ruby Freeman…
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Haley says Trump is 'getting nervous,' pointing to new attack ad – The Hill

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley showed confidence in her primary challenge to former President Trump on Monday, saying Trump is “getting nervous” about her rising support in early polls, citing a new ad targeting her.“Two days ago, Donald Trump denied our surge in New Hampshire existed. Now, he’s running a negative ad against me,” she…
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Trump Lawyers: Jack Smith 'Unlawfully Attempted to Advance' D.C. Election Case Despite Court-Ordered Pause – The Messenger

Attempts by federal prosecutors to provide Donald Trump with discovery material violate a court-order halt to progress in the Washington, D.C. election-subversion case, attorneys for the former president argued in a court filing Monday night.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to any further proceedings that would move the election-subversion case…
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Donald Trump's absence, Nikki Haley's rise: 5 GOP debate takeaways – USA TODAY

The 2024 presidential race has taken aim at conventional political wisdom and raised a question for voters: Do candidate debates still matter?Former President Donald Trump, the longtime Republican frontrunner, ignored his GOP opponents and refused to participate in the four Republican primary debates held during 2023. The move didn’t appear to provoke a backlash from…
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Europe and US extend trade truce over Trump tariffs – BBC.com

The European Union and the US have agreed to pause their trade war until after the presidential election.US tariffs on steel and aluminium and the EU's retaliation on goods including motorcycles and whisky will be suspended until the end of March 2025.They were originally imposed when Donald Trump was president on national security grounds.But they…
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Trump doubles down on anti-immigration rhetoric, pledging to use overseas troops at the border – ABC News

His controversial comments on the issue are a centerpiece of his campaign.After facing backlash for saying immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," former President Donald Trump reiterated his hard-line views in a speech on Sunday — calling for a "clean up" of the country and, without detailing how, promising to shift "massive portions"…
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Trump calls for primary challenge against Texas GOP lawmaker — despite passed deadline – POLITICO

Elections The Texas primary filing deadline passed on Dec. 11. In a social media post late Monday night, the former president labeled Rep. Chip Roy a so-called RINO, a Republican in Name Only. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Kierra Frazier 12/19/2023 09:34 AM EST Link CopiedFormer President Donald Trump wants a primary candidate to challenge…
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Senate Republicans recoil at Trump ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ remarks – The Hill

Senate Republicans on Monday recoiled at former President Trump’s comments at a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, where he said the thousands of immigrants streaming into the United States on a daily basis are “poisoning the blood of our country.” They also balked at Trump quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s criticism of the American…
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Trump's 'Hitler speech collection' revealed in resurfaced Ivana interview: 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 inFront-runner for Republican presidential nomination under fire for ‘fascist rhetoric’ Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileRelated video: Trump says there are ‘bird cemeteries’ under windmills A Vanity…
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Trump super PAC preps attack against Nikki Haley in New Hampshire – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe super PAC backing former President Donald Trump is preparing to target Nikki Haley in upcoming ads in New Hampshire, according to new TV ad-buying paperwork — the first time the group will go negative against Trump’s former UN ambassador, in a sign of…
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Donald Trump defends former influencer convicted of election interference who has racist, antisemitic past – CNN

Donald Trump defends former influencer convicted of election interference who has racist, antisemitic past  CNNsource

Trump judge dismantles fraud trial expert witness: 'Lost all credibility' – 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 inIn a scathing ruling, Judge Arthur Engoron said the former president’s defence witness ‘lost all credibility’Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileThe judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil…
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