A group of House Democrats is warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a second Trump White HouseWASHINGTON — Warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Donald Trump White House, a group of House Democrats has launched a task force to start fighting the proposal and stop it from taking hold if…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is endorsing a bill that would allow presidents to move any state-level prosecutions or civil suits in which they are named to federal court, potentially clearing the way for their dismissal or pardon. The legislation from Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) would allow both sitting and former presidents and vice presidents to…
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AdvertisementSupported byThe retired neurosurgeon and former housing secretary is a wild card in the vice-presidential sweepstakes. His main advantage is that Donald Trump genuinely likes him.By Michael C. BenderReporting from WashingtonJust about the only person who shows any interest in Ben Carson as the Republican vice-presidential nominee is the one whose opinion matters the most:…
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Brian Steel, who represents the Atlanta rapper, was held in contempt after he accused the judge and prosecutors of an improper meeting with a key witness.ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the criminal racketeering case against Young Thug ordered the Atlanta rapper’s lead attorney to be taken into custody Monday and held in contempt after he…
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Donald Trump Gets Worst Poll Yet in State He Has Always Won Newsweeksource
Americans are more likely to approve than disapprove of former President Trump’s guilty verdict in the New York criminal case, according to a new poll conducted just over a week after the historic conviction. About half (48 percent) of Americans say they approve of Trump’s conviction, while 29 percent say they disapprove, and 21…
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Donate to PBS NewsHour by June 30! Laura Barrón-López Laura Barrón-López Shrai Popat Shrai Popat Leave your feedbackThe guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal…
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On June 2, Mexico concluded its largest-ever election, choosing a new president, both houses of Congress, nine governorships and numerous state and local positions. Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate for incumbent president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s Morena party, won nearly 60 percent of the vote, double that of the main opposition candidate, Sen. Xochitl Galvez of the Strength…
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Bolton says people not taking Trump’s threats of revenge seriously enough The Hillsource
The opinions expressed in this op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Military.com. If you would like to submit your own commentary, please send your article to opinions@military.com for consideration.The gist of Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s op-ed published earlier this month by Military.com is that former President Donald…
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) agrees with Democrats that the future of democracy may be at stake in the upcoming election, but in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal he says the biggest threat is posed by liberals who want to bury democratic accountability under bureaucracy. “Across all three branches of the…
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Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts was a victory for the rule of law. But it won’t shake his core base support among white evangelicals. That’s because the quasi-mystical bond they share is based on something more than facts; it’s rooted in “evangelical anxiety.” Understanding why this dynamic exists — and what drives it…
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Burgum emerges as surprise top contender for Trump VP The Hillsource
Donald Trump Jr. moves to be MAGA’s new kingmaker Axiossource
Bragg and fellow Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will testify before Congress as Rep. Jim Jordan requested.
Trump completed pre-sentencing interview with New York probation office, source tells CNN CNNsource
Former President Trump has a two-in-three chance of winning the White House in November, according to The Economist’s election forecast model launched Wednesday. The model predicts Trump has a 66-in-100 chances of winning, while President Biden has a 33-in-100 chance of winning. The results are similar to a forecast model from Decision Desk HQ and The Hill released…
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Former President Trump on Wednesday pushed for all remaining Bitcoin to be mined in the United States, marking his latest shift in support for the crypto industry. “We want all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE USA!!! It will help us be ENERGY DOMINANT!!!” Trump wrote Wednesday on Truth Social. The former president…
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The felony conviction of former President Donald Trump may have consequences related to his business holdings in the Garden State: namely, his three liquor licenses.The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is “reviewing the impact of President Trump’s conviction” on the liquor licenses held at three golf clubs throughout the state, a spokesperson for the Office…
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The Trump Organization pushed back against the new probe into the liquor licenses of three Trump-owned golf courses in New Jersey, stating the inquiry is baseless as former President Trump is not the holder of the licenses. “President Trump is not the holder of any liquor license in New Jersey, and he is not an…
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Paul Ryan: ‘Death, taxes and weird stuff from Donald Trump’ are life’s sure things The Hillsource
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) called former Speaker Paul Ryan (R) a “piece of garbage” after the former House Speaker called former President Trump “unfit for office” and vowed not to vote for him in November, in an interview earlier Tuesday. “Paul Ryan, you’re a piece of garbage. You’re a piece of garbage. And you we…
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In a campaign email Wednesday, former President Trump continued his post-conviction threats of revenge against his enemies by sharing the message “Haul out the Guillotine!” After being found guilty of 34 felony counts last month, Trump and his allies have had revenge on their to-do lists. As he races to make up for lost time…
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Trump puts forward new effort to throw out classified documents case CNNsource