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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — One day after attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked a judge to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt for filing motions ahead of deadlines, Smith’s team hit back in a new court filing Friday.Smith’s office argued that they did not…
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Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are stepping up their direct attacks on former President Trump as time runs out to court voters in Iowa.The GOP rivals went after Trump over “flip-flopping” on abortion, his past campaign promises and electability Thursday in back-to-back town halls hosted by CNN in Iowa. The ramped-up aggression is a new…
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Republican polling leader Donald Trump observed the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by glorifying people charged in the riot, repeating baseless claims that left-wing or government interlopers caused the breach, and attempting to turn the term “insurrection” against his political opponents.The remarks were part of an ongoing escalation…
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SEARCHConstitutional law professor Michael Gerhardt tells The New Abnormal that a plain reading of the 14th Amendment would deny Donald Trump’s bid to be president again.Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Constitutional law professor Michael Gerhardt tells The New Abnormal that a common sense reading of…
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"He talks about the big steal as he can engages in the big lie," she said.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday lambasted former President Donald Trump for his reported inaction to quell the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021."He incited an insurrection," the California Democrat told ABC News "This Week" anchor…
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Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the year Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office. A corrected version follows.WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump at a campaign stop in Iowa said America’s Civil War could have been “negotiated,” a comment that drew immediate backlash from civil rights groups and historians alike.On the…
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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 inAdvisers, family members and White House staff implored former president to help quell Capitol riot violence Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileMike Pence denounces Jan 6 conspiracy…
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Elise Stefanik echos Trump’s comments calling Jan. 6 rioters in prison ‘hostages’: Full interview  NBC Newssource

The Biden campaign defended its strategy in response to new reporting on criticism from former President Obama on the structure of the Biden campaign and on his concern about former President Trump’s strength as a political candidate going into 2024.Quentin Fulks, principal deputy campaign manager for President Biden’s reelection bid, on Sunday defended the campaign’s…
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Trump refuses to sign Illinois pledge promising not to overthrow government  MSNBCsource

Key Trump legal dates to watch this week  CNNsource

‘Dead loser’: Weissmann on Trump immunity claim  MSNBCsource

Trump attorney Alina Habba lashed out at the state rulings labeling ex-President Donald Trump an insurrectionist when he “never did an insurrection!”Trump has now been banned from Republican presidential primary ballots in two states — Colorado and Maine — on the grounds that he violated the 14th Amendment by engaging in insurrection on January 6.On Wednesday night’s edition of…
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Help keep Salon independentRepublicans are still losing their minds about the ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court and the 34-page ruling from Maine’s secretary of state that former president Donald Trump’s name cannot appear on those states’ primary ballots because he engaged in insurrection against the United States.One of the arguments being made against this…
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Biden has come out punching, but the polls aren’t on his side, and he’s up against a man who always plays dirtyJoe Biden, as US president, likes to stand above the fray, conscious of the dignity of his office and the awesome power he wields. Joe Biden, as Democratic party presidential candidate, running for a…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended former President Trump’s “poisoning the blood” remarks, arguing that while he would not use the language himself, he understands the “urgency” of Trump’s warning about immigration.Pressed by CBS News’s “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan if he agrees with Trump’s “poisoning the blood” comments, Johnson said, “That’s not language…
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Three years after insurrection, Trump was in Newton, Iowa, currying support before the 15 January Republican caucusDonald Trump largely ducked speaking about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during a campaign speech Saturday, which he delivered on the third anniversary of the insurrection, reflecting the degree to which Republican voters have absolved the…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeFormer President Donald Trump on Friday extended condolences following a school shooting in Iowa this week that left one dead and seven wounded before urging supporters to “move forward.”“I want to send our support and our deepest sympathies to the victims and families touched by…
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Republican polling leader Donald Trump observed the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by glorifying people charged in the riot, repeating baseless claims that left-wing or government interlopers caused the breach, and attempting to turn the term “insurrection” against his political opponents.The remarks were part of an ongoing escalation…
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Former President Trump will make two more “Commit to Caucus” campaign stops in the Hawkeye State on Saturday, as the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses inch closer.Trump remains the clear front-runner in the GOP primary, according to national polling. According to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling averages, he leads the field in Iowa with 51.6 percent support. Florida…
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Speaking to Sky News, the former vice president of the US has called for a “new beginning”, but made clear he hopes the Republicans – who look like nominating Donald Trump as their candidate to be the next president – should give Americans “a better choice”.Sunday 7 January 2024 15:55, UKPlease use Chrome browser for…
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Jump to “Fucking magnets, how do they work?”The rock-rap duo Insane Clown Posse posed that very question in their “Miracles” single in 2009, as they took in the everyday wonders of life: the stars, the trees, childbirth, “long neck giraffes,” and most importantly — magnets.More than a decade later, the miracle of magnets still appears…
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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Sunday took aim at the media for not holding former President Trump more accountable for refusing to participate in any of the GOP primary debates. In an interview on Fox News’s “MediaBuzz,” DeSantis criticized the former president’s decision to forgo the upcoming GOP presidential debate, which will take place…
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Former President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., celebrated the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots on Saturday.“Happy Fake Insurrection Day!!!” Donald Trump Jr. posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.” “The first ever insurrection with armed tour guides and unarmed participants! I do hope that it was the start of…
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