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Trump to return to witness stand as last defense witness called in civil fraud trial

Former President Trump plans to retake the witness stand in his civil fraud trial next month as the final witness in the defense’s case. This time under questioning by his legal team, Trump will testify on Dec. 11, attorney Chris Kise said Monday. With his own team at the helm, Trump could have a wider…
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DeSantis hits Trump for ‘out of bounds’ comments on his endorsements

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denounced former President Trump’s attacks on top figures that endorsed the governor’s presidential run, calling his condemnation “out of bounds.”  DeSantis, in an interview Monday evening with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, said people should have the right to have a preference in the primary without being attacked for making…
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Bid to hold Trump accountable for Jan. 6 violence stalls at appeals … – POLITICO

Legal The long-awaited D.C. Circuit ruling in a trio of civil lawsuits could influence Trump’s criminal cases as well. Supporters of Donald Trump storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump faces several lawsuits over his role in the attack. | Jose Luis Magana/AP By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 11/27/2023 07:23 PM EST Link…
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My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump – The Atlantic

Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.It was July 29, 2019—the worst day of my life, though I didn’t know that quite yet.The traffic in downtown Washington, D.C., was inching along. The mid-Atlantic humidity was sweating through the windows of my chauffeured car. I was…
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Top evangelical says ‘Iowa will rise up’ against Trump

Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats is doubling down on his disdain for former President Trump and his support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take the GOP presidential nomination next year. Vander Plaats, CEO of the Iowa-based Christian conservative group The Family Leader, told the Blaze’s Steve Deace this week that he’s never…
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Would Biden help Democrats by dropping out?

In recent weeks, whispers among Democrats that President Biden should withdraw from the 2024 presidential race have grown louder amid mounting concerns over the president’s age and fitness. And yet, while everyone seems to be asking whether or not Biden should step aside, the real question is, would Democrats be better off if Biden did withdraw and…
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Donald Trump attends football game in Nikki Haley's home state, receiving cheers and boos from the SC crowd – USA TODAY

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump again turned a college football stadium into a campaign venue, this time in the backyard of Republican primary rival Nikki Haley.The results included many cheers, some boos, and implicit contrasts with his Republican opponents trailing him in polls across the country.“At the Palmetto Bowl in the Great State…
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Playbook PM: Biden and Trump put their sparring gloves on – POLITICO

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Trump hints at expanded role for military. US law has few guardrails. – Federal Times

Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states.Calling New York City and Chicago “crime dens,” the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination told his audience, “The next time, I’m not waiting. One of the things…
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Judge Denies Trump’s Request To Subpoena Jan. 6 Records In Federal Election Case

The former president’s request resembles a “fishing expedition,” Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote.

Press: Donald Trump is the biggest loser in American politics   

“We are going to win so much, you may even get tired of winning,” presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in April 2016. For any other politician, it would have been an unusual boast. But not for Donald Trump.   Because winning, at any cost, is all that matters for him. It’s his white…
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Donald Trump Had ‘List of Demands’ on Set of 2012 NBC Ad, Says Taika Waititi: The ‘Camera Had to Be a Certain Height to Make Him Look a Little Thinner’ – Variety

By Zack Sharf Digital News Director Taika Waititi revealed on the “SmartLess” podcast (via Business Insider) that Donald Trump had a list of demands when the two collaborated on a 2012 advertisement for NBC. The commercial, titled “Brotherhood of Man,” aired during the Super Bowl and touted the network’s television slate by combining characters from…
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Furious De Niro Realizes Anti-Trump Lines Cut From Teleprompter Mid-Speech

“How dare they do that, actually?” the “Killers of the Flower Moon” star said on stage at the Gotham Awards before reading the remarks from his phone anyway.

Our dysfunctional two-party system may be a relic of the past

Next year could feature a six-way race for the presidency.  Democrat Joe Biden is certain to be renominated for a second term, while Republican Donald Trump is poised to lock up his party’s nomination. Jill Stein has once again announced her intention to seek the nomination of the Green Party. Cornel West is running as an independent. So, too, is…
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Morning Report — Israel-Hamas extend truce; House split on aid 

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Subscribe President Biden is intent on…
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Donald Trump to be the last defense witness called in his civil fraud trial next month – CNN

Donald Trump to be the last defense witness called in his civil fraud trial next month  CNNsource

Crunch time for Israel and Ukraine aid as lawmakers return to Congress from recess – NBC News

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Lawmakers will reignite a debate over approving U.S. aid to Israel and Ukraine when Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess this week, with deep uncertainty underscoring the path forward amid divisions between the two parties.Along with a defense policy bill and reauthorizing the…
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‘Oh F**k!’: Taika Waititi Stuns With Trump’s Demands For Commercial

Then then-reality TV personality wanted things done a very certain way, the director of NBC’s 2012 Super Bowl spot has now revealed.

Appeals court grapples with Trump gag order in special counsel's election interference case – CBS News

Watch CBS News By Robert Legare, Katrina Kaufman, Musa Ali Updated on: November 20, 2023 / 5:05 PM EST / CBS News Washington — A panel of three federal appeals court judges on Monday seemed poised to uphold a version of a gag order limiting what former President Donald Trump can say about the 2020…
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Evangelical Leader Rips Trump as Endorsement Feud Heats Up – Rolling Stone

By Nikki McCann Ramirez The feud between Donald Trump and Bob Vander Plaats, one of the most prominent evangelical commentators in the country, is heating up. Last week, Vander Plaats, the head of the conservative The Family Leader organization and a former Iowa gubernatorial candidate, endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s bid for the 2024 Republican…
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Evangelical Leader Names Time And Place Voters Will ‘Rise Up’ Against Trump

Bob Vander Plaats said Trump is revealing his true character — and Republican voters have finally noticed.

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley battle for support in South Carolina – CBS News

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'Four-time loser': Chris Christie predicts voters will ignore Donald … – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential hopeful and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie predicted that the American public “en masse” will ignore former President Donald Trump if he loses the GOP presidential nomination in 2024. “I think the public en masse will begin to ignore a four-time loser like Donald Trump,” Christie said Sunday on ABC’s “This…
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‘Take It Seriously’: Presidential Historian Issues Warning Over New Donald Trump Vow

“This is what authoritarians do. This is what fascists do,” said Michael Beschloss, who explained why the former president must be taken at his word.

Who is Alina Habba? Defense attorney is Trump's voice in and out of court – ABC News

Trump's PACs have paid Habba's law firm over $3.5 million, according to records.Things were not going well for Donald Trump's lawyers in the former president's civil fraud trial.Trump had just concluded a day of testimony that he had peppered with caustic attacks on Judge Arthur Engoron, and his attorneys were struggling to seek guidance from…
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