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Legal His new arguments in the Fulton County case echo the immunity claims he’s pushing in his federal election interference case. Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a commit to caucus rally, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. | Charlie Neibergall/AP By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 01/08/2024 12:16 PM EST Link CopiedDonald Trump is…
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Donald Trump is vowing sweeping changes to the nation’s economy that threaten to reignite inflation — even as the former president blames President Biden for higher prices and says he’ll bring the problem under control.With a substantial lead in the 2024 GOP presidential primary days before the Iowa caucuses, Trump has proposed imposing unprecedented new…
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By Charisma Madarang Donald Trump continues to remind us that he only cares about Trump. In an interview aired Monday, the former president expressed his hope that the economy crashes in the next year so he wouldn’t have to be “Herbert Hoover.” When speaking to MAGA loyalist Lou Dobbs in an interview aired Monday, Trump…
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Sign up to get the latest data and analysis on how business, politics and economics intersect around the world.One week out from Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses, Morning Consult surveys show Donald Trump is padding his already sizable lead in the Hawkeye State.According to the latest surveys, conducted from Dec. 1, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024, among…
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AdvertisementSupported byPaul KrugmanBy Paul KrugmanOpinion ColumnistInterest rates are heading down. Maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of this year (at least).Why? Because there are very good reasons for the Federal Reserve, which controls short-term interest rates — that’s how it makes monetary policy — to start reversing the…
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The “Late Night” comedian also delivered “some terrible news” for Trump supporters in the form of a stinging supercut.

Former President Trump is expected to be in a Washington courtroom Tuesday, just six days before the Iowa caucuses. For any candidate other than Trump, the juxtaposition of legal woes with a big political test would spell political doom. But Trump leads GOP primary polls by more than 50 points nationally and by more than…
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Nikki Haley is looking to outperform expectations in the Iowa caucuses next week in hopes of solidifying her status as the top challenger to former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary. Haley has seen a surge in the polls and fundraising in recent weeks and has fallen under greater scrutiny from Trump, which her…
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President Biden’s reelection campaign is on the defensive as it faces scrutiny over whether it’s been aggressive enough against former President Trump, with several prominent Democrats questioning its strategy and structure. Some of those prominent democrats, most notably former President Obama, have reportedly expressed concerns over the structure of the campaign in which not enough…
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Watch CBS News By Charlie De Mar, Melissa Quinn January 5, 2024 / 10:38 PM CST / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — The nation’s highest court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be removed from the Republican primary ballot in Colorado – and the ruling could impact Illinois, where a similar petition was…
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Former President Trump said in an interview that aired Monday that he predicts the U.S. economy will crash and that he hopes it does so within the next year.In the interview with Lou Dobbs, Trump, the current front-runner in the GOP presidential primary race, explained that, if he were elected again, he would not want…
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AdvertisementSupported byJesse WegmanBy Jesse WegmanMr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board.“What a sick … My God.”President Biden offered many eloquent turns of phrase on the importance and the fragility of democracy in his well-crafted campaign kickoff speech on Friday near Valley Forge, Pa. But it was this brief, unfinished aside — off-script, sandwiched…
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“It has nothing to do with his legal peril,” warned the former Missouri Democratic senator.

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“Trump did this,” the ad states as it shows footage of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inThe new papers contain ‘incendiary claims’ about the former presidentFind your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileGraphic details about Donald Trump’s alleged “sexual proclivities” have emerged in the latest…
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Watch CBS News By Kabir Khanna January 8, 2024 / 5:00 PM EST / CBS News As a federal court is set to hear whether Donald Trump should have legal immunity for his conduct in the period after the 2020 election through Jan. 6, most Americans don’t think he should be immune from prosecution for actions he…
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed former President Trump for labeling as “hostages” those who have been convicted of charges related to the 2021 attack on the Capitol. Jean-Pierre was asked during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Monday what President Biden had to say about Trump’s recent remarks calling Jan. 6…
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Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump refused to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and instead watched TV from the White House, according to previously undisclosed details that special counsel Jack Smith's team uncovered as part of its Jan. 6 probe, ABC News reported. A significant portion of the information in the…
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“It is very, very powerful evidence if you look at it with the prism of what Jack Smith has to prove at trial,” said Harry Litman.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE -New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez discusses the nexus of public safety, mental health and adverse child experiences during a news conference following a summit in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Torrez, New Mexico’s top prosecutor said Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 that the state’s five Republican…
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump “grotesque” for his comments.

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The former president’s claim quickly ran out of gas.