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Donald Trump made a brief appearance at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday night.He was not there in person, of course. But unlike in the three previous candidate faceoffs, at which Trump was largely avoided as a topic, there were at least a few questions about the former president, who enjoys a lead of close…
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Somewhere beyond this mortal din, the late Justice Antonin Scalia is smiling. His legal formalist ways won a victory last month with Denver District Judge Sarah W. Wallace’s ruling in the suit over whether former President Donald Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for reelection. Wallace interpreted the Constitution the way Scalia would have, ignoring what…
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WASHINGTON – “I’m the outsider.”This is the mantra Vivek Ramaswamy repeats on the campaign trail as the Indian American businessman mounts a long-shot bid to unseat Donald Trump as the 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner.“I think that another establishment or career politician that’s reciting poll-tested slogans has no chance of not only defeating Donald Trump but…
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Help keep Salon independentFormer President Donald Trump’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to grant them access to a Justice Department filing on classified details in the case that special counsel Jack Smith wants removed from discovery proceedings. "Given the security clearances that have been extended to President Trump and counsel, and the volume…
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Senior Politics Reporter, HuffPostIn the final debate before the first contests on the Republican presidential primary calendar, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) unleashed on former President Donald Trump – and admonished his three rivals on stage for not doing the same.Trump has skipped all four debates to date, including Wednesday’s forum at the…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and a subcommittee chairman on the House Administration Committee announced Tuesday that they would be investigating any “cooperation” between Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis and the former House Jan. 6 committee.The two GOP lawmakers said the…
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LIVE UPDATESThe former president is on trial in New York for allegedly defrauding lenders.Former President Trump speaks out at civil fraud trialFormer President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.Trump,…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Attorney Eric Olson, far right, argues before the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. Colorado Supreme Court justices have sharply questioned whether they could exclude former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool)Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D.…
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Former President Trump filed a motion seeking to halt activity in his election interference case after filing a notice of appeal Thursday seeking to override a decision from a federal judge who denied his motion to toss the case. The back-to-back motions ask Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the Jan. 6 case, to pause…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.President Biden told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday night that Donald Trump is running for president, so he has to as well. Earlier, Biden told campaign donors that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race. (Dec. 6)FILE…
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Support Mother Jones with a year-end donationHere are the facts: 1) We urgently need to raise $350,000 in online donations this month; 2) Readers told us fundraising is annoying; 3) Both journalism and US democracy are in trouble. So, to make this as un-annoying as possible, we’re hoping less is more right now—and we focus…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeVoting machine companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic are heading back to court next year, likely dragging reams of new evidence and allies of Donald Trump into open court just as the former president again seeks a second term.The companies were both accused of…
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed Thursday that entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is not a “serious candidate” and dismissed attacks about big-donor funding to her campaign. In an interview the morning after the fourth GOP primary debate, Haley said going forward, Ramaswamy was not “worth” her time. “Last night, it was — it was very clear.…
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Watch CBS News December 6, 2023 / 7:45 PM EST / AP A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called “fake electors.”“We cannot allow attacks on…
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DeSantis has ‘taken the gloves off’ on Trump, campaign manager says  NBC Newssource

The “Daily Show” guest host got down and dirty in analyzing Trump’s remarks about abusing power.

Help keep Salon independentFor those understandably worried about the United States sliding towards a fascist dictatorship under Donald Trump, the current debate about the polls is an all-consuming obsession. There's Team Freak Out, who point to polls showing Trump is pulling ahead of President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election and start panicking and…
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BREAKING: Judge grants Texas woman’s emergency request to abort fetus with deadly genetic condition ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timePresident Joe Biden said Wednesday that he didn’t think he was the only Democrat who could prevail over former President Donald Trump next year but that “I will defeat him” —…
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The Iowa caucuses are weeks away; the former president remains the favorite.Biggest takeaways from 4th Republican debateWith voting set to start in the 2024 Republican primary in less than six weeks, four of the top candidates again took the stage for a debate — this time on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama — and the…
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NewsNation Andrew Dorn Watch the full fourth Republican presidential debate only on NewsNation. View our Voter Guide to find all the information you need to make an informed choice at the polls. Not sure how to find us on your TV? Use our ChannelFinder and download our app to get fact-based, unbiased news for all…
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Watch CBS News December 6, 2023 / 1:45 PM EST / AP The Michigan Supreme Court refused Wednesday to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump‘s name on the state’s presidential primary ballot.The state Supreme Court said the case should remain before the state court of…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeHappening this Thursday: Nikki Haley becomes target at fourth GOP presidential debate… Ron DeSantis pulls his punches versus Donald Trump… Vivek Ramaswamy promotes Jan. 6 conspiracy theory… And DeSantis and Ramaswamy campaign in Iowa, while Chris Christie stumps in New Hampshire.But FIRST… Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped a “truth”…
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GOP hopeful Ron DeSantis wants to keep debates among the 2024 presidential candidates going — specifically in Iowa and New Hampshire — before Republicans pick their presidential nominee. And, the Florida governor is open to taking on former President Trump head-to-head. “I think we’re going to have a debate in Iowa, and I think we’re…
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Donald TrumpFormer presidentRon DeSantisGovernor of FloridaNikki HaleyFormer governor of South CarolinaVivek RamaswamyPharmaceutical company founderVoting intention, %Dropped out The former president faces the prospect of four criminal trials on felony charges, which will overlap with the Republican primary season and the general-election campaign. None is likely to conclude before the primaries are over, and even if…
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Earlier this week, the president said he wouldn’t necessarily be running for reelection if Trump weren’t in the race.