Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the laws surrounding former President Trump’s ballot eligibility are “up to the states.” Asked by ABC News “This Week” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos if her belief Trump engaged in an insurrection means she thinks he’s ineligible to be president, Pelosi said, “Those laws … those are up…
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Watch CBS News By Dan Snyder January 4, 2024 / 2:26 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of State, which oversees elections, says he has no power to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in November’s presidential election.“Pennsylvania’s Election Code does not give me, as Secretary…
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted “biased media” and said she was concerned about “the treatment of January 6th hostages,” echoing former President Trump’s remarks on the attack on the Capitol. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker played a video of Stefanik speaking on the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, when she…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence (R) said Sunday that efforts to remove former President Trump from the 2024 ballot, under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause,” is “antithetical” to democracy. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Pence criticized the push to remove Trump from presidential ballots and declined to call Jan. 6 an…
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House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) did not rule out the possibility of being Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential running mate and stressed that she would be honored to serve in the Trump White House should he win a second term. “Well, I, of course, would be honored to serve in any capacity in a…
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Biden’s plea to save democracy faces harsh democratic reality CNNsource
Help keep Salon independentDonald Trump's legal team "appears bent on helping prosecutors" in their election interference case against him based on a report cited in the former president's latest legal brief, according to a Washington Post analysis. Prosecutors have said the former president's false voter fraud claims fabricated grounds for him to illegally overturn the 2020…
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Politics New Mexico is one of several states where fake electors attempted to cast ballots indicating that Trump had won. Democratic Attorney General Raúl Torrez is making recommendations to state lawmakers that he says would enhance the security of the state’s electoral process and provide legal authority for prosecuting similar conduct in the future. |…
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At least when it’s his.Have you heard about the president who received money from China and other foreign countries? No, not the current president. The former one.House Republicans recently launched an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, premised on the claim that he is hiding, in the words of Speaker Mike Johnson, “millions of dollars…
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Donald Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, took the highly unusual step of predicting that a specific Supreme Court justice will rule in her client’s favor. Her comment came after his legal team asked the court to overturn a state decision barring him from the ballot.Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump must be removed…
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Trump says Civil War ‘could have been negotiated’ CNNsource
AdvertisementSupported byNearly a week before the state’s caucuses, a frenzy of campaigning belies a seemingly static G.O.P. race, with former President Donald J. Trump the prohibitive front-runner.By Shane GoldmacherShane Goldmacher reported from Des Moines, Indianola and Newton, Iowa.Donald J. Trump’s escalating attacks on Nikki Haley both on the airwaves and at his rallies — criticisms…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended former President Trump’s “poisoning the blood” remarks, arguing that while he would not use the language himself, he understands the “urgency” of Trump’s warning about immigration. Pressed by CBS News’s “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan if he agrees with Trump’s “poisoning the blood” comments, Johnson said, “That’s not…
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Jan. 6 (UPI) — Former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in Iowa over the weekend with a devastating lead on his opponents and just over a week until the state’s Republican caucus. Trump made multiple campaign stops in Iowa over the weekend 10 days before the Republican caucus on Jan. 15. Stopping Friday…
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Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse an unprecedented Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in that state. Colorado's top court said last month Mr Trump was not an eligible primary candidate because he had engaged in insurrection over the US Capitol riot.His appeal comes a day after he…
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A good deal of sunshine. High near 55F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Mainly clear. Low 32F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: January 7, 2024 @ 7:48 amA good deal of sunshine. High near 55F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Mainly clear. Low 32F. Winds NNW at 5…
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New York state lawyers increased their request for penalties to over $370 million Friday in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. He retorted, “They should pay me.”The exchange came as lawyers for both sides filed papers highlighting their takeaways from the trial in court filings ahead of closing arguments, set for next Thursday. Trump is expected…
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Former President Donald Trump said that negotiations could have prevented the Civil War while speaking at a campaign event in Iowa on Saturday, as the more than 150-year-old conflict remains an unexpected talking point along the Republican primary campaign trail.FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Oct. 29, 2023,…
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Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Iowa on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot Saturday, shrugging off the event as “patriotic and peaceful,” then attacking the lead prosecutor bringing charges against him and the congressional committee that investigated the insurrection.Trump persisted in falsely claiming that the 2020 presidential election he lost to…
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Iowa campaign trail recap: Trump calls Jan. 6 rioters serving prison terms ‘hostages’ NBC Newssource
SEARCHHolding the ex-president criminally liable might not be enough to save American democracy. We all have a responsibility to stop him once and for all.It has been three years since Jan. 6 and we still do not know how the coup attempt turned out.While the insurrection that was orchestrated by then-President Donald Trump and a…
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Trump deploys sharpest attacks on Haley to date CNNsource
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Trump, in Iowa, skirts Jan. 6 talk on attack’s anniversary Yahoo Newssource
Republican polling leader Donald Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government, according to an analysis of candidate petitions by the local news outlets WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times.His decision to not sign the pledge came…
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