Give by 12/31, so we can continue to deliver intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Marcia Coyle Marcia Coyle Leave your feedbackBy the end of this week, the U.S. Supreme Court may decide to take up former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity from his Jan. 6-related criminal prosecution. And with a likely appeal of Tuesday’s…
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JOHN BONIFAZ Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, in Reno, Nevada. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, declared Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest…
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Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and worked in banking, marketing and construction.Addressing a legal brief submitted by Donald Trump's lawyers to the Supreme Court requesting that the…
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q&a J. Michael Luttig explains why he thinks the 14th Amendment should prevent Trump from running for president again. J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar and former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, promoted the idea that the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from seeking a second term. |…
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WASHINGTON — Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court will reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.At the heart of the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday is a provision in the 14th Amendment. The amendment bars certain officials who…
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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) suggested in a Thursday interview that the 14th Amendment should not apply in any modern situations, as he railed against the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to block former President Trump from seeking public office. In a radio interview on “Cats & Cosby,” Gingrich made the case that the 14th Amendment…
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Elections Trump’s legal drama “distorted the primary,” the Florida governor said. The Florida governor’s comments served to frame expectations as he scrambles to gain traction with just weeks to go before primary voting begins. | Charlie Neibergall/AP By Shia Kapos 12/21/2023 12:51 PM EST Link CopiedRon DeSantis said in an interview aired Thursday that Donald…
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These efforts are indications of the pressure he and other GOP candidates would face to do so if elected.The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision about the most common pharmaceutical used for medication abortions may be just the beginning of the political battle over the drug.Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Thursday he thinks the U.S. Constitution “could not be any clearer” that former President Trump is ineligible to hold public office again under the 14th Amendment. “This is a chance for these [Supreme Court] justices to show that they really mean it when they talk about textualism, when they talk…
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SEARCHSmith Counselor Jay Bratt dismissed Tump’s objections as “long on rhetoric and baseless accusations that do not merit a response.”Breaking News InternSpecial Counsel Jack Smith’s team on Thursday urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to move ahead with preparations for the impending trial against former President Donald Trump in May.Trump’s team argued on Wednesday that…
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Legal The Supreme Court may become the decisive player in the 2024 election. Donald Trump shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts on Feb. 4, 2020. A pair of explosive Trump cases in 2024 will test Roberts' long campaign to shore up the Supreme Court's public standing. | Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images By John F. Harris…
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Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said she’d take the gig if offered, but added, “The only drawback would be that I would have to move to Washington, D.C.”
q&a The internet legend explains why the Biden campaign isn’t wrong to compare Trump to Hitler. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. | Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP By Calder McHugh 12/19/2023 10:32 AM EST Link CopiedCalder McHugh is deputy editor of POLITICO Nightly. Any time people start…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday implored the Supreme Court to reject former President Trump’s immunity claim in the federal election interference case and to do so “as quickly as possible.” “The Supreme Court must decide this question as quickly as possible if justice is to be served, and it’s got to reject the extravagant…
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Sunny. High near 55F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.. Mainly clear. Low 37F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: December 21, 2023 @ 12:56 pm A Colorado attorney who argued in favour of a ruling removing Donald Trump from the state’s ballot has suggested Biden is open for scrutiny.Speaking on GB…
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When Tammilynn Elerath tuned into the third Republican primary debate last month, she was expecting to be wowed by businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Then came the entrepreneur’s unceasing verbal attacks against his opponents.“I was so turned off by how he treated those around him. I just couldn’t get past it,” Elerath, a 50-year-old youth pastor from…
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Former President Trump has requested a delay of trial proceedings in a defamation lawsuit against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The former president asked for a 90-day delay in the case in a motion Thursday, according to court records obtained by CNN. Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that Trump cannot assert immunity…
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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, argued that there is “no depth” to which the ex-president “will sink” to stir up his base after Trump defended his recent anti-immigrant rant.Cohen, in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Beat” Wednesday, called out Trump, who claimed he never read “Mein Kampf” after his “poisoning the…
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"This weekend, Trump was embracing his old pal Putin," Biden said.President Joe Biden on Tuesday night claimed former President Donald Trump "embraces political violence" and downplayed early polling showing him losing to Trump in a hypothetical rematch in 2024."He's threatened to use the U.S. military on the streets of America," Biden said at a campaign…
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BOULDER, Colo. – A complicated mix of emotions greets the shock court decision that barred former President Donald Trump from next year’s ballot in Colorado — even from people who support the unprecedented move.The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Trump is ineligible for office, citing his Jan. 6 urging for his supporters to…
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Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and worked in banking, marketing and construction.A filing submitted by Donald Trump's lawyers imploring the Supreme Court to delay ruling on whether…
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WASHINGTON — Conservative former federal judge J. Michael Luttig applauded the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot as “masterful” and “brilliant.”The Colorado Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling was based on a provision of the 14th Amendment that disqualifies certain elected officials who have engaged in an…
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