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Former President Trump is set to address the National Rifle Association (NRA) this weekend in Dallas.  This will be the ninth time the presumptive GOP nominee will address the gun rights group’s members, according to the NRA. He is scheduled to speak on Saturday at 2 p.m. at its Leadership Forum.  Trump’s appearance at the…
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Tuberville after attending Trump trial: ‘Most depressing thing I’ve ever been in’  The Hillsource

As toxic as American democracy has become in 2024, it’s far more functional today than it was the 1800s when the shadowy bosses of political machines vied for power and profit. Until recently, modern politics has been comparatively civilized thanks to determined reformers who established laws and institutions that reduced corruption and promoted democratic principles.This…
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Former Trump lawyer faces cross-examination in New York after accusing ex-president of taking part in hush money scheme.Donald Trump’s erstwhile lawyer Michael Cohen has faced a tough cross-examination, as he delivered a second day of testimony in the former United States president’s hush-money trial in New York.Cohen is the prosecution’s star witness — and his…
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Polling sets off fresh alarm bells for Biden  The Hillsource

A federal appeals court last week affirmed the longtime Trump ally’s conviction and four-month sentence over his decision to defy a congressional subpoena.

Former President Trump responded to the backlash against South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R)’s anecdote about killing her dog several years ago, saying in a new interview it was a “tough story” but that “we all have bad weeks.” “I think [Noem’s] terrific. A couple of rough stories, there’s no question about it,” Trump said…
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reportedly went after fellow members of her party who have attended former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York. “Do we have something to do around here other than watch a stupid porn trial? I mean, this is ridiculous,” the Alaska Republican said Tuesday, according to HuffPost, when the outlet…
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President Biden is set to address the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the Capitol Wednesday. The annual ceremony, sponsored by the National Fraternal Order of Polices (FOP), honors police officers who lost their lives in the fulfillment of duty. Reuters reports that the number of police killed in service has been high in recent…
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I never intended to be a poll critic. In fact, I’m more a poll celebrant.  Nate Cohn of the New York Times is one of the more celebrated members of our profession and properly so: careful, thoughtful, creative and transparent, he even answered my nebbishy questions about his latest polls on a Monday evening.   Cohn’s…
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Porn actor Stormy Daniels’s husband said there is a “good chance” the couple would leave the U.S. if former President Trump is acquitted in the hush money case.  “I don’t think it gets better for her. I think if [he] is not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance we’ll probably vacate…
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President Biden and his campaign is taking a jab at former President Trump and his ongoing hush money trial, launching a new fundraising campaign that mocks Trump only being “free on Wednesdays,” a nod to the only day of the week there is guaranteed to be no court hearing held in the former president’s criminal…
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Trump’s lawyer confronted Michael Cohen with a bang (and an expletive). Then things fizzled.  POLITICOsource

Trump defense cross-examines Michael Cohen in hush money trial  CNNsource

Former President Trump is expected to have lunch Wednesday in Indian Hill just east of Cincinnati with Sen. JD Vance and supporters willing to pay $50,000 a plate.Trump’s visit with Vance comes amid speculation Vance could be a frontrunner for Trump’s running mate.Neither the campaign nor Cincinnati-area Republicans have released many details of the fundraiser.…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWith his hush money trial still in full swing, former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential prospects have turned the lower Manhattan courthouse into a proving ground.Several of the most frequently mentioned contenders to join Trump’s ticket have started to show up at 100 Centre…
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Hint: It’s not justice.

You wouldn’t know it from his campaign’s all-smiles exterior, but President Biden’s web of campaign advisers is deeply irked by an electorate that credits his predecessor, Donald Trump, for many of Biden’s signature victories. In an especially deep cut to Biden’s signature bipartisan infrastructure bill, a majority of voters now say Trump did more to…
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed he was taken aback when independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. floated the idea of making the four-time NFL MVP his running mate for the 2024 election. “My thing is, [Donald Trump] had four years to do it and didn’t drain the swamp,” Rodgers said in an…
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Michael Cohen Testifies for Second Day in Trump Hush-Money Trial – WSJ  The Wall Street Journalsource

CNN polling expert Harry Enten signaled Tuesday that President Biden once welcomed surveys when he was ahead during the 2020 election but dismisses them now because they show he’s trailing former President Trump in some key states. “He loved the polls four years ago when they showed him ahead,” Enten told CNN anchor Erin Burnett…
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Takeaways from the first day of Michael Cohen’s cross-examination in the Trump hush money trial  CNNsource

The Fox News host questioned the credibility of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, opening herself up to a wave of mockery.

With the New York criminal trial of Donald Trump now in its fourth week, the defense is running out of options. Unless the jury decides that the crimes Trump is facing should not be crimes, or at least not actions that should render a former president a felon, he will likely be convicted. Trump is…
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Trump attorneys seek to demolish Michael Cohen  The Hillsource