Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday, saying his support for a bipartisan border security deal was his “worst” mistake and “spectacularly stupid.” McConnell initially backed a border security deal that quickly faced loud opposition from House Republicans after being endorsed by Democrats, including President Biden. McConnell then…
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Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert lit into House Republicans after the conference, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), was dealt some embarrassing defeats this week. Colbert, in Wednesday night’s opening segment of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” laid out a series of disappointments for the GOP conference this week, including the…
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Education has become one of America’s most significant dividing lines. Those with bachelor’s and advanced degrees have mostly prospered, while employment prospects, wages and advancement opportunities for those with less education have fallen. Yet, with so much else dividing our country, there is a growing bipartisan consensus that we must tear “the paper ceiling” that denies…
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Nevada’s Republican caucuses give Trump another chance to demonstrate his grip on the GOP base Yahoo Newssource
Donald Trump win risks replay of UK gilt crisis for Treasuries, Amundi says Financial Timessource
Opinion: Congress has already disqualified Trump from the ballot CNNsource
And rightly so.Updated at 3:14 p.m. ET on February 6, 2024A federal appeals court ruled today that former President Donald Trump does not enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his actions following the 2020 presidential election, upholding the basic principle that no American is above the law.“We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that…
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Another ex-attorney for former President Trump predicted the Supreme Court would rule against his claims of immunity from criminal prosecution. Former Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore said on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” that he believes it is likely the Supreme Court will take up Trump’s immunity case and rule against the former president. “I do…
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Lawyers Tell Trump Civil Fraud Judge They Have No Details on Witness’s Reported Perjury Plea Talks U.S. News & World Reportsource
Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election.READ…
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Senior Reporter, HuffPostA federal judge reaffirmed his rejection of a mistrial in the defamation case against former President Donald Trump after writer E. Jean Carroll was awarded $83.3 million in damages last month.U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a 30-page decision supporting his rejection on Wednesday, saying Trump’s legal team had no “merit” when it…
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2024 Elections The Republican National Committee chair is expected to step down this spring. Donald Trump (left) posted that Ronna McDaniel (right) was a “friend” but that he would be “making a decision the day after the South Carolina Primary" on “RNC growth.” | Susan Walsh/AP By Natalie Allison and Meridith McGraw 02/08/2024 05:00 AM…
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Attorney Eric Olson, far right, argues before the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. The oral arguments before the court were held after both sides appealed a ruling by a Denver District Court judge on whether to allow former President Donald Trump to be included on Colorado’s presidential ballot. (AP, pool/David…
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But most of the justices seemed skeptical that states have the ability to disqualify a presidential candidate on their own.
The Supreme Court will decide whether to affirm or reject a Colorado ruling that the 14th Amendment bans Trump from holding office ever again.
The Supreme Court will decide whether to affirm or reject a Colorado ruling that the 14th Amendment bans Trump from holding office ever again.
Energy & Environment Eric Beightel, one of the Biden administration’s top infrastructure officials, worries that the ex-president’s return would be “catastrophic” for clean energy projects — especially offshore wind. Joe Biden has aimed to jump-start offshore wind — approving six commercial-scale projects in the past three years, making the industry a central element of his…
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New York lawmakers challenge Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility for ‘insurrection’ Courthouse News Servicesource
Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Nine U.S. Supreme Court justices — including three appointed by former President Donald Trump — are set Thursday to hear oral arguments on Trump’s eligibility in this year’s presidential election.The question became unavoidable for the Supreme Court after…
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The Supreme Court is slated to hold oral arguments Thursday as former President Trump’s lawyers appear before the justices in an attempt to demolish lawsuits challenging the GOP front-runner’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment. Thursday’s arguments are set to be the most momentous milestone yet in the patchwork of challenges seeking to prevent Trump’s return to…
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The irony of Donald Trump’s assertion that he would seek to have dictatorial powers for the first day of his presidency is that he was supposed to be saying he had no authoritarian inclinations at all.Trump’s original formulation of the idea came during a conversation with Fox News host Sean Hannity in December. Hannity aired…
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The former president’s eligibility is being challenged by a group of Colorado voters, citing the Constitution’s insurrection clause.
The former president’s eligibility is being challenged by a group of Colorado voters, citing the Constitution’s insurrection clause.
AdvertisementThe former South Carolina governor, who was outvoted by “None of These Candidates” after Donald Trump declined to participate in the primary, criticized the state of the Republican Party.By Jazmine UlloaReporting from Los AngelesNikki Haley on Wednesday blasted Donald J. Trump for his backroom effort to twist delegate and primary rules in his favor, calling…
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