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AdvertisementIn a speech in Harrisburg, Pa., on Friday, former President Donald J. Trump said if President Biden was not going to be charged over classified documents, he should not be either.By Michael Gold and Glenn ThrushMichael Gold reported from Harrisburg, Pa. Glenn Thrush reported from Washington.Former President Donald J. Trump, who faces a criminal case…
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The most galling thing about the Supreme Court’s Trump ballot arguments.  Slatesource

BIRMINGHAM — At Saturday’s Alabama Republican Party winter meeting, the party’s nearly 500-member state executive committee voted overwhelmingly to endorse former President Donald Trump for president ahead of the state’s March 5 GOP primary.The endorsement comes as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley remains in the race despite Trump’s early wins in the Iowa caucuses…
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Trump attorney Alina Habba demanded charges against President Donald Trump be dropped — based on a special counsel report that specifically says Trump’s conduct was much worse than President Joe Biden’s.Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of sensitive documents dropped Thursday. The good news for Biden is there will be no charges against the president…
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New York judge blasts Trump’s lawyers for suggesting bias in civil fraud case  Courthouse News Servicesource

As Biden was hit by a brutal special counsel report, Trump seemed set for victory at the supreme court and his only serious Republican rival suffered humiliationFor those campaigning to bring Donald Trump back to the White House, the past week has seen much to celebrate. For those concerned for the health of American democracy,…
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The White House appeared to slam former President Trump over comments he made about NATO in a Saturday statement. “Thanks to President Biden’s experienced leadership, NATO is now the largest and most vital it has ever been,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in the statement. “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes…
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Former President Donald Trump bizarrely claimed that if he loses Pennsylvania, “they” will change the state’s name.Trump made the claim in a speech to thousands of members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Friday night.“We have to win in November, or we’re not going to have Pennsylvania. They’ll change the name.…
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President Biden will travel to East Palestine on Feb. 16, a little more than a year a since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the town. “[T]he President will travel to East Palestine, Ohio to discuss how the Administration is continuing to work with state and local officials to hold…
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Donald Trump makes campaign stop in Conway ahead of SC Republican presidential primary  wpde.comsource

Florida The party’s support solidified Trump’s dominance in his adopted home state. Former President Donald Trump courted Florida Republicans for months. | John Locher/AP By Kimberly Leonard 02/10/2024 12:55 PM EST Updated: 02/10/2024 01:57 PM EST Link CopiedWESLEY CHAPEL, Florida — Donald Trump continued his steady march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday after the…
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said states need “clarity” on former President Trump’s ballot eligibility in Saturday comments. “[W]e need clarity,” Benson said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “I mean, you can’t have a scenario in which voters are uncertain, or a political party is uncertain or election administrators are uncertain…
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Bill Maher Mocks ‘Loaded’ Biden Report: ‘The Final Line Was I’m Donald Trump and I Approve This Message’ | Video  Yahoo Entertainmentsource

Trump ramps up attacks on special counsel decision not to charge Biden  CNNsource

The Texas GOP censured the speaker of its state House of Representatives Saturday, Rep. Dade Phelan (R), after he voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to a press release. “The Republican Party of Texas officially censured Representative Dade Phelan today, imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack…
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AdvertisementSupported byBoth Donald J. Trump and President Biden are over 75. But voters are much less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve.By Rebecca Davis O’BrienDonald J. Trump has praised Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, for his leadership of Turkey, and confused Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi. President Biden has named…
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Exclusive The rapprochement represents the latest turn in the ongoing, hot-cold relationship between Trump and the conservative organization. The complex relationship between Donald Trump and the Club for Growth dates back to the 2016 Republican primary, when the anti-tax group spent heavily to stop Trump from winning the nomination. | Matt Rourke/AP By Alex Isenstadt…
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Trump argues he should ‘not be charged’ in classified docs case if Biden isn’t  The Hillsource

GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley went after her campaign rival former President Trump over comments he made about her military husband who is deployed overseas. “Michael is deployed serving our country, something you know nothing about,” Haley said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Someone who continually disrespects the…
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WASHINGTON − Coming off an expected win in Nevada, former President Donald Trump began his South Carolina campaign Friday at a gun rights event in Pennsylvania − and spent much of his time attacking President Joe Biden over classified documents.Trump, riffing on special counsel Robert Hur’s decision to clear President Joe Biden over his handling…
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The New York judge with the power to hand former President Donald Trump a half-billion dollar fine seems to be growing downright peeved with Trump’s legal team. A fresh spat erupted this week between Justice Arthur Engoron and Trump’s lawyers over the question of whether Trump’s longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg might be negotiating a guilty…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Donald Trump took swings at President Joe Biden for mishandling classified documents in the wake of a special counsel’s report that found that Biden willfully held onto and shared with a ghostwriter highly-classified information. (Feb 9) (AP production by Javier Arciga)Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.…
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“The Senate is no longer this cooling saucer for the hot tea that’s boiling in the House.”The Supreme Court is set to play a pivotal role in the 2024 presidential election, as it weighs former President Donald Trump’s appeal to appear on Colorado’s Republican presidential-primary ballot. Trump is also expected to ask the Supreme Court…
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Get a weekly dose of our best stories in your inbox.Email (required) * Yes, I would like to receive emails from Washington Monthly. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Washington MonthlyWhen Donald Trump asked his choice for Republican National Committee chair to change her name, like a blushing bride from the 50s, Ronna McDaniel dropped Romney like a…
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Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump’s lawyer’s comments during oral arguments on his ballot challenge before the Supreme Court could come back to bite him in other cases, Democratic election attorney Marc Elias predicted on Thursday.The Supreme Court justices widely expressed skepticism that Colorado or any state could boot Trump off the ballot under…
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