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Ex-president’s attorneys request live coverage of proceedings, but a rule prevents broadcasting of federal trialsDonald Trump’s attorneys have requested authorization for live, in-courtroom television coverage of his trial on charges that he conspired to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss so that the former commander-in-chief can publicly argue that the proceedings are unfair.The legal filing…
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ANALYSIS — Blinded by positive polling numbers, recent election results and tradition, both parties are willingly lining up behind weak presidential nominees. Democrats are poised to renominate President Joe Biden despite questions about his age and how he’s performed in office. At 81 years old, Biden is still the oldest president in this country’s history. When asked specifically…
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Double your support for intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Gary Fields, Associated Press Gary Fields, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — 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…
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The former president says he wants to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act.

March 30, 2023 Trump indictment news  CNNsource

Donald Trump Jr is questioned by Colleen Faherty (not seen), a lawyer for the attorney general's office, November 2. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) – During a break in Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony on Thursday in a fraud trial that could handcuff his family's real-estate business, he had a request for…
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Former President Donald Trump's lawyers renewed their attacks on Monday on the judge presiding over his civil fraud trial and his principal law clerk, days after revelations that both have been besieged with "hundreds" of threats.Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron gagged Trump and his attorneys from making statements about his staff, in a pair…
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Donald Trump’s Abortion About-Face Is Cynical as Ever  Vanity Fairsource

There is no mystery about the Capitol riot. There is nothing intangible, no unseen engine for what occurred. There is no uncertainty about what happened and why.But because everything about what unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, implicates the cultural leader of the Republican Party — and because pretending that a mystery exists benefits him —…
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Nikki Haley, 2024 Republican candidate for president, interacts with voters after a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.Samuel Benson, Deseret News Don’t look now, but Nikki Haley seems to be having a bit of a moment. Two Fridays ago, at a town hall in central Iowa, the parking lot filled up…
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Spying on presidents used to be a tough business. One of the great unsung heroes of American history was a formerly enslaved woman named Mary Bowser, a spy who infiltrated the family of Jefferson Davis as a domestic servant, and eventually landed a full-time job in the Southern White House, the political seat of his…
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E-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersE-EditionBy Marc Levy The Associated PressHARRISBURG — Jack Stollsteimer, the top prosecutor in heavily populated Delaware County, will run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024, he announced Monday, seeking an office that played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the presidential…
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His social media posts were not threatening despite the hundreds of alarming calls and messages to court staff others sent in their wake, he alleges in a court filing.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thomas B. Edsall is a contributor to The New York Times Opinion section on strategic and demographic trends in American politics. He previously covered politics for The Washington Post.Brian Klaas, a political scientist at University College London, captured the remarkable nature of the 2024 presidential election in an Oct. 1 essay, “The Case…
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Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!Call me crazy but is this the freedom of speech you want to defend?Brenna Bird, Iowa’s Attorney General, and several other Republican AGs have filed a brief supporting Donald J. Trump’s freedom of speech. She says, “All Americans have the right to free speech…
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Email*I’m interested in (please check all that apply)You may opt-out anytime by clicking “unsubscribe” from the newsletter or from your account.Nov 27, 2023FILE – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third…
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Being former President Trump’s running mate could be America’s best political position in two generations. The reason? This person will be the heir apparent to the potential Trump tapped but failed to fully harness: conservative populism. Not since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 has there been such a clear prospect of such a potentially potent legacy. Donald…
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<!– Presented by Novavax — Former President Trump says he is ‘seriously looking’ at ObamaCare alternatives {beacon} Health Care Health Care <!–   The Big Story  Biden campaign jumps into ObamaCare fight President Biden’s reelection campaign is enthusiastically jumping into a fight with former President Trump over the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. …
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Jump to In an early-morning screed, former President Donald Trump said the repeated times he’s mixed up the names of former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden during speeches have been intentional.“Whenever I sarcastically insert the name Obama for Biden as an indication that others may actually be having a very big influence running…
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Former President Donald Trump, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are hosting events in Iowa this week to continue their presidential campaigns.The 2024 presidential election will take place Nov. 5. The Iowa Republican caucuses will be held Jan. 15, 2024.Trump will be in Iowa on Saturday to deliver a speech encouraging Iowans…
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A federal judge Monday rejected former President Trump’s efforts to subpoena information related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that the former president had accused government officials of failing to preserve, determining the request amounted to a “fishing expedition.” An October filing from Trump repeated a disputed claim that the former House select committee investigating…
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Insurance for tens of millions of people, and pre-existing condition guarantees, could be in jeopardy if the former president wins the 2024 election.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election said Tuesday that she expects his trial will be underway through Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made the comments at an event sponsored by…
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An immigrant family wades through the Rio Grande while crossing from Mexico into the United States on Sept. 30, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)This is one of an occasional series comparing the Republican presidential candidates’ positions on issues.WASHINGTON — Most of the candidates in this year’s 2024 Republican race for the presidential…
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