The Supreme Court recently handed a temporary procedural victory to former President Donald Trump, in his effort to establish “absolute immunity” from prosecution for conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Although Special Prosecutor Jack Smith may have suffered only a minor setback when the court rejected his petition to review the immunity issue on an expedited basis, the unanimous ruling revealed a…
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Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday criticized a recent Truth Social post by former President Trump.“It’s horrible to put that out on Christmas, it really is,” Mulvaney said Tuesday on “The Hill on NewsNation.” “But face it, if you don’t like that kind of stuff, you’ve already made up your mind…
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Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg on Tuesday pushed back against the sentiment that the Democratic Party will be outmaneuvered in the 2024 election, arguing that the strength of President Biden’s record is underestimated while former President Trump’s “baggage” will cost the GOP the election. In an op-ed for MSNBC, published Tuesday, Rosenberg said he is “optimistic…
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SEARCH Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.It’s the last week of 2023 and 2024 already feels like too much to handle—what with Donald Trump’s promise to be a dictator for “one day” if reelected and his insistence that immigrants are “poisoning” American blood. In The…
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It’s hard to imagine anyone putting 2023 into the highlight reel of America’s best years. A former president caught 91 felony charges, including multiple counts related to alleged election interference. Our children and our families were terrorized by 40 mass shootings this year — a grim new record. More than 40,000 people died as a…
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One of the 16 Republicans accused of a “false elector” scheme in Michigan after the 2020 election indicated he was remorseful for his involvement, according to a New York Times report. James Renner, 77, is the only one out of the 16 defendants to have his charges dropped after he and the office of Michigan…
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Trump Michigan tape: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel asked officials not to certify the election results. Slatesource
The state’s Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal to remove Trump based on the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban.”
The United States is barreling toward a 2024 rematch between President Biden and former President Trump that few Americans want to see.Biden has for months been hounded by questions about his age and voter concerns about whether he is up for another four years in the White House. The president would be 86 at the…
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Court voted 4-3 last week that ex-president was ineligible to run for White House again under US constitution’s insurrection clauseColorado police are working with the FBI to investigate threats directed at justices of the state’s supreme court after its decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot.The court voted 4-3 last week that…
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Help keep Salon independentAfter the U.S. Supreme Court declined to quickly decide Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to undo the 2020 election results, the former president urged a federal appeals court to dismiss the federal election interference case in Washington, DC, arguing that presidential immunity shields him from prosecution.Lawyers for…
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Colorado police investigate threats against judges after Trump removed from presidential ballotColorado authorities are investigating possible threats against state Supreme Court justices, Denver police said on Tuesday, one week after the court's decision barring former president Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot.The Denver Police Department also said it was providing "extra patrols" around…
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Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inMr Trump juggling four criminal trials with a total of 91 felony counts Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump doubles down on anti-immigrant rhetoric after Supreme…
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Trump bizarrely reposted a word cloud showing what poll respondents suggested are his main motivations for becoming president again.
Watch CBS News By Melissa Quinn December 26, 2023 / 1:26 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Law enforcement in Denver is investigating threats against justices of the Colorado Supreme Court in the wake of its landmark decision finding that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding the presidency due to his conduct…
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Former President Trump touted fellow 2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie’s criticism of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that rendered Trump ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot in 2024.Trump published a series of posts Tuesday afternoon on his social media platform, Truth Social. The vast majority of the posts sharply criticized the court’s…
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Digital Replica EditionSign up for Newsletters and Alerts Sign up for Newsletters and AlertsDigital Replica Edition Trending: By COLLEEN SLEVIN (Associated Press)DENVER (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision to remove former President Donald…
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AdvertisementSupported byGuest EssayBy Norman Eisen, Celinda Lake and Anat Shenker-OsorioMr. Eisen was special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of Donald Trump. Ms. Lake is a Democratic Party strategist and was a lead pollster for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Ms. Shenker-Osorio is a political researcher and campaign adviser.Recent general-election…
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He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He’s posting it on Truth Social. No, not Santa Claus. Donald Trump gave us an angry, multiday rant about all his perceived enemies and slights on social media for Christmas.Trump’s screed, which spanned Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, highlighted the former president’s growing anger over the ways…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeFormer Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty Thursday morning in the Georgia election interference case just a day before jury selection in her trial alongside co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro was set to begin. Powell pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit election interference…
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Ivanka Trump spent her Christmas alongside her family. She shared various photos on Instagram showing the world how she decided to spend the holidays, including a rare appearance from her father, Donald Trump. Ivanka Trump, Anitta, and more celebs attend Fontainebleau opening in Las VegasIvanka Trump and Kim Kardashian’s night out in Las Vegas: Inside…
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Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba went after New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, saying she’s “just not that bright.”James is leading the ongoing civil trial against Trump alleging that he and his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent years committing business fraud by inflating and deflating the value of…
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About this rating In late December 2023, an image was circulated on social media, allegedly depicting former U.S. President Donald Trump while serving in the Army. "So grateful for Donald Trump who has led our troops to victories in every major war since our Nation’s birth," one post on X captioned the viral image.Stollen valor,…
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