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ANALYSIS — Lawmakers return this week to a standoff over immigration and the southern border, but they are not the only ones focusing on the hot-button issue. Former President Donald Trump has drawn outrage — as well as comparisons to Adolf Hitler — over his recent comments about migrants “poisoning the blood” of America. But…
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Watch CBS News By S. Dev, Caroline Linton Updated on: January 9, 2024 / 9:40 PM EST / CBS News Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, has died, Melania Trump said on social media Tuesday evening. Knavs was 78.“It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved…
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Judge asks if a president can order SEAL Team 6 to assasinate a rival. Hear Trump’s lawyer respond  CNNsource

A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a ballot eligibility challenge against former President Trump on Tuesday, ruling the challenger does not have proper standing.Federal Judge Gloria Navarro determined that the man who brought the challenge, long-shot GOP presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, didn’t have authentic standing to bring the suit, because he filed to run…
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Ty Cobb also predicted that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals would rule against Trump “fast and forcefully.”

ELECTIONS Whether Nikki Haley is within striking distance of Donald Trump depends on the survey. The University of New Hampshire/CNN poll shows the gap between former President Donald Trump Trump and Nikki Haley in the single digits | Robert F. Bukaty/AP By Lisa Kashinsky 01/09/2024 09:08 AM EST Link CopiedNikki Haley is holding steady in…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own…
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Advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive immunity, Donald Trump’s attorney told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that U.S. presidents could not be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six.Trump’s lead attorney D. John Sauer argued that only a president who has been impeached and removed from office in a…
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Former President Donald Trump accused “Democrats” of using artificial intelligence to link him to Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday amid ongoing fallout from allegations in newly released court documents linking a number of powerful figures, including Trump, to the sex offender.Former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and British … [+] socialite…
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Elections “If I were a Democrat in Michigan, I would be breaking the emergency fire alarms,” the pollster says. Other recent state and national polls have found former President Trump with a similar strong lead over President Joe Biden. | Alex Brandon/AP By Olivia Alafriz 01/09/2024 08:10 PM EST Link CopiedDonald Trump is trouncing Joe…
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Democrats who control the Maine Legislature have turned back a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballotAUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state's top election official for her decision…
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 Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) endorsed former President Trump for the White House Tuesday evening. “Well, the people of Wyoming and of course all your viewers know that the country was much better off under President Donald Trump and Joe Biden continues to fail America,” Barrasso first announced on Fox News’s “Hannity.” Barrasso praised Trump for his…
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President Biden’s reelection campaign bashed former President Trump on Tuesday after he said he hoped the U.S. economy would crash in the next 12 months, arguing he doesn’t care about people.“Donald Trump should just say he doesn’t give a damn about people, because that’s exactly what he’s telling the American people when he says he hopes the…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own closing argument Thursday in his New York civil business fraud trial in addition to his legal team’s summations, according to two people familiar with the highly unusual plan.Trump is a defendant in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.…
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LIVE: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump’s immunity claim  NBC Newssource

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb warned that people need to take former President Trump seriously as a threat to democracy. CNN anchor Erin Burnett asked Cobb about an argument from Trump’s legal team Tuesday that suggested a president directing SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political opponent is covered by presidential immunity. She pointed out Trump’s…
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Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Former President Donald Trump returned to a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as an appeals court vigorously grilled his lawyers about his claim to be immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case.The former president…
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WASHINGTON − Former President Donald Trump seems to be rooting for a financial crash this year so that it can help him get reelected.“When there’s a crash − I hope it’s gonna be during this next 12 months, because I don’t want to be Herbert Hoover,” Trump told interviewer Lou Dobbs on the “Lindell TV”…
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House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) campaign said it has raised a record $5.2 million in fourth-quarter fundraising. “Chairwoman Elise Stefanik announced that Team Elise raised over $5.2 million in Q4 of 2024, with an average donation of $25, over 35,000 first-time donors, and shattering our previous fundraising record as well as shattering the…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around voter…
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He’s fueled lies about Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, Kamala Harris and now Nikki Haley not being natural-born Americans. What do they all have in common?

A three-judge panel during a hearing Tuesday appeared broadly skeptical of former President Trump’s claims that he enjoys broad presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to the 2020 presidential election.Trump’s lawyers took a firm position, arguing former presidents such as Trump can only face prosecution if they are first impeached and then convicted by…
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Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inA trial is scheduled to begin next week. His attorneys have suggested appealing to the Supreme Court Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump lost yet another…
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Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on Donald Trump’s immunity claims  CNNsource

Reporter, HuffPostFormer U.S. Attorney Harry Litman explained why newly emerged testimony ― including from Dan Scavino, former deputy chief of staff for communications in the Trump White House ― is the final “nail in the coffin” that proves former President Donald Trump had no intention of calling off his supporters during their attack on the…
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