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The writer George Santayana once famously said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  This adage seems especially poignant at this moment with the twin conflicts that are playing out in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. For, this is not the first time we’ve witnessed the construction of a massive border wall to impede…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president.The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case…
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The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.O), the SPAC that plans to merge with former U.S. President…
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Frustrated US district judge Aileen Cannon shuts down conflict-of-interest hearing after lawyers make surprise requestThe federal judge in the criminal case about Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents rebuked prosecutors for “wasting the court’s time” on Thursday with their sudden request to partly restrict the lawyer for one of Trump’s co-defendants.US district judge Aileen Cannon…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsJack Smith is asking former President Donald Trump to put his money where his mouth is. Or at least to put his documents there.In a motion filed this week, the special counsel asked Judge Tonya S. Chutkan to order Trump to provide formal pre-trial notice of any intent to rely…
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A financial consultant who performed contract work for the IRS pleaded guilty Thursday to leaking reams of confidential tax returns filed by the wealthiest Americans, including those of then-President Donald Trump.Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, admitted in D.C. federal court that he obtained thousands of individuals’ tax returns by accessing an IRS database, and then leaked…
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EXETER, N.H. − Americans need to stand behind Israel − and that includes former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday.“While we have their back now that they’ve been hit, what’s more important is that we have their back when they hit back,” Haley said at a New Hampshire town hall sponsored by…
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Former Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) gets straight to the point: “You have to know when to hold them and when to fold them.” Hurd, a former CIA officer who spent six years in Congress, joined Forbes Newsroom to talk about his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.Hurd admits he was a “dark…
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Politically speaking, there are currently two Americas. One is outraged and horrified that the former president, Donald Trump, is facing 91 federal and state criminal charges in what they see as a deep state conspiracy orchestrated in part by Joe Biden's Department of Justice.The other believes that very same justice department has spent five years…
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the first Jewish Senate majority leader in history and a staunch ally of Israel, faces a tricky divide in his caucus and the broader Democratic Party over how to respond to the attacks against Israel.   Schumer must navigate the growing tensions between Democratic allies of Israel and progressive…
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Violence in Israel and Gaza is impacting the 2024 presidential campaign in an unexpected fashion, after former President Trump sparked controversy with peculiar comments in a speech. Trump’s GOP primary rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, hit the former president hard in the 24 hours that followed, leveling some of his harshest and most direct criticism…
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It shows just how weird the GOP has become under the former president, argued the “Late Night” comedian.

Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship  CNNsource

Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Continue in Browser Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts.Please enter a valid zipcode.Save“The Young Turks” creator and podcast host Cenk Uygur is running for president in 2024. The 53-year-old Turkish-American political commentator and creator of the left-wing…
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Florida “We didn’t have wars when Donald Trump was president,” said one Florida Jewish lawmaker. On Thursday, Ron DeSantis also declared a state of emergency due to the situation in Israel. | John Raoux/AP By Gary Fineout 10/12/2023 09:59 PM EDT Link CopiedTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit Donald Trump with some of…
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The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.O), the SPAC that plans to merge with former U.S. President…
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The late-night host knocked Trump for referring to Hezbollah, a militant group based in Lebanon and backed by Iran, as “very smart.”

Barbara McQuade explained why the former president now has a critical decision to make in his election interference case, which could end with even more scrutiny.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon extended a hearing Thursday because prosecutors raised new arguments about whether the lawyer for one of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case is too close to witnesses.“I admonish the government for wasting the court’s time,” Cannon told members of Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team.For the second…
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The press should borrow a lyric from “The Sound of Music” and ask itself: “How do you solve a problem like Donald?” Or, put another way, how should journalists cover former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented campaign for president while under indictment for trying to overturn an election and more?The question concerns not just Trump but…
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The “Late Show” host mocked the former president after he slammed technical issues at a Florida speech on Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Aug. 24. Former President Donald Trump arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Aug. 24. Former President Donald Trump has waded back into the Republican Party’s chaotic effort to pick a new House speaker, telling Fox News that he believes Rep. Steve Scalise’s recent cancer diagnosis…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA man arrested in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur was suspected of raping a woman days before and was already under surveillance, police saySeptember 28, 2023, 12:24 PMMichael Gambon, the actor best known for playing Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' films, dies at 82September 28, 2023, 8:02 AMMorning Rundown:…
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Donald Trump has denigrated undocumented immigrants in recent weeks by accusing them of “poisoning the blood of our country,” associating them with drug and alcohol use and portraying them as dangerous threats to Americans, prompting widespread criticism and denunciations of racism and xenophobia from immigrant and civil rights groups.During a recent rally in Cedar Rapids,…
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Trump criticizes Israel, somehow manages to make the war all about …  Slatesource