National The Slovenian immigrant became an American citizen during her son-in-law’s presidency. Amalija Knavs and her husband, Viktor Knavs, are seen at the White House in 2019. | Carolyn Kaster/AP By Associated Press 01/10/2024 01:41 AM EST Link CopiedWASHINGTON — Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, has died at the age…
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Elections “The only person he cares about is himself,” a Biden campaign spokesperson said. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Matt Berg 01/10/2024 11:16 AM EST Updated: 01/10/2024 01:46 PM EST Link CopiedPresident Joe Biden’s campaign…
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Jenna Ellis speaks during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee on December 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)Colorado officials have again accused Jenna Ellis, previously an attorney for former President Donald Trump, of professional misconduct and asked a state judge Tuesday to impose further disciplinary action.The accusation came in a…
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Jump to The judge in Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial on Wednesday denied the former president’s unusual request to be allowed to help deliver his own closing arguments on Thursday.Trump failed to meet a noon deadline to agree to limitations that would be imposed if he were to directly face the judge and make…
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Senior Reporter, HuffPostRep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) painted a terrifying picture as he poked holes in Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity.In a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Trump’s attorney argued that his client was immune from prosecution for actions he committed while he was in office, and that presidents cannot be prosecuted unless they were…
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Former President Trump won’t make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president would stick to “relevant” matters.Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments in the trial.The trial could cost Trump hundreds of…
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A Texas man who filed over two dozen challenges to former President Trump’s ballot eligibility was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he filed 17 sets of false tax documents to the IRS. John Anthony Castro was indicted last week on 33 counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns. Prosecutors claim he ran a…
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A Jefferey Epstein accuser, Sarah Ransome, claims the late pedophile recorded sex tapes of his prominent friends.
President Biden polled ahead of former President Trump in Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground state the president won in 2020, according to a survey released Wednesday. The new poll from Quinnipiac University found Biden received 49 percent support and that Trump received 46 percent support from voters in the swing state. The 3-point lead over Trump comes after…
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Former President Trump will take part in a Fox News town hall Wednesday night at the same time as CNN’s Iowa presidential debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Trump was one of three candidates who met CNN’s polling requirements to qualify for participation in the debate, which will be the last one before the Iowa…
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Legal With Trump looking on, three judges grilled his lawyer on his claim that he cannot be prosecuted for subverting the 2020 election. By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 01/09/2024 11:06 AM EST Updated: 01/09/2024 12:34 PM EST Link CopiedA federal appeals court panel strongly suggested Tuesday that it would reject Donald Trump’s claims of…
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The 2024 presidential race once again pits elites versus the people. Viewed historically, there is nothing unusual in this juxtaposition. What makes this race unusual is how definitively the parties have switched the group they represent. While the campaign rhetoric may lag — and Democrats will assuredly deny — the reality of each party has…
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Former President Trump will not be allowed to make his own closing argument in his New York civil fraud trial after his lawyers refused to guarantee he would stick to matters “relevant” to the case. A day before scheduled closing arguments, Judge Arthur Engoron told Trump’s legal team that the former president will not speak…
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Breaking NewsDuring arguments Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expressed appropriate skepticism about Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from charges that he attempted to overturn the 2020 election. But what happened afterward may have been even worse for Trump than the hearing itself: The former president refused to…
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The reason for not allowing Trump to deliver the closing argument at his civil fraud trial is a familiar one.
President Joe Biden’s support is on shaky ground in Michigan, and he trails Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup 10 months before the Nov. 5 election, according to a new statewide poll commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4).The survey of 600 likely general election voters in the…
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As the legal and political shenanigans unfold around Donald Trump and Joe Biden, we should not forget that the business of America is business. Now that we are in what pundits call “the silly (election) season,” the corporate sector is wondering what a Biden second term might mean for their bottom line. If Biden…
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Former President Donald Trump aims to deliver his own closing argument Thursday in his New York civil business fraud trial in addition to his legal team’s summations, according to two people familiar with the highly unusual plan.Trump is a defendant in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She claims his net worth was…
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Biden slams Trump as ‘revealing twisted true colors’ after Trump says he hopes economy crashes in 2024 CNBC Biden campaign pounces on Trump’s prediction of an economic crash CNN Trump is driving economists crazy — again Yahoo Finance source
Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Leave your feedbackDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sprawling storm hit the South with tornado warnings and high winds that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida on Tuesday. Another storm brought cities…
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Conservative attorney George Conway said Wednesday that the presidential immunity argument made by former President Trump’s legal team in federal court Tuesday “made absolutely no sense.” Trump’s lawyers took a firm position in attempting to persuade an appeals panel that he is immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that…
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A panel of three federal appellate judges expressed skepticism Tuesday about Donald Trump’s claim to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution and concerns about the implications, with one suggesting that it would allow a future president to have a political rival assassinated by the military without repercussions.Trump argues that he cannot be tried for trying to…
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