In what may be the most closely watched case this term at the Supreme Court – involving the highest-profile appellant – former President Donald Trump has offered a sweeping argument for why he should not face trial for alleged election interference. The high court will hold arguments Thursday morning in what could determine the former president’s personal and political future. …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s worried about the “overindulgence” of former President Trump’s hush money trial and suggests that focusing on the former president could give him an electoral advantage. MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked the Democrat governor about a “chorus” of people who think the hush money trial is only helping Trump politically, which she said was driving …
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A New York Democratic congressional candidate celebrated the House passing a $60 billion bill to fund Ukraine while hoping for the death of the MAGA movement, a message posted to X shows. “Slava Ukraine,” New York congressional candidate Nate McMurray posted to X Saturday afternoon. “Die MAGA die. You lose,” he added of former President Trump’s supporters and those who …
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NBC News’ Steve Kornacki sounded the alarm on the outlet’s latest polling, noting some “troubling numbers” for President Biden, as he trails former President Trump in several key categories, such as mental and physical health. According to the NBC News poll, Trump leads Biden among voters in handling a crisis, being competent and effective, dealing with inflation, having the necessary …
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Former President Trump’s defense team insists facts are on their side as they lay out their battle plan for opening arguments in the “highly irregular” hush money trial slated to begin Monday. Trump attorney Will Scharf, appearing Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” said a part of that battle plan means casting doubt on the credibility of the prosecution’s key …
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested on a podcast Friday that her old rival, former President Trump, would be happy to “kill his opposition” if he’s re-elected president. Clinton made those comments on the “Democracy Docket” podcast with host Marc Elias, a Democratic election lawyer who previously served as general counsel on her 2016 presidential campaign. In their conversation, …
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The man who set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump’s hush money trial was being held has been pronounced dead, according to officials. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Florida, died Friday night from his severe burns after lighting himself on fire earlier in the day inside Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan …
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EXCLUSIVE – It’s been over a half century since a Republican won a Senate election in blue state New Jersey. But real estate developer and hotelierCurtis Bashaw is optimistic about his party’s prospects in November’s elections to end the decades-long losing streak. Bashaw, one of the two leading contenders in a multi-candidate field in June’s GOP Senate primary in New …
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House Democrats have introduced a bill that would strip Secret Service protection from convicted felons sentenced to prison, a move directly targeting former President Trump who is currently on criminal trial in New York City for alleged hush moneypayments made during the 2016 election campaign and faces several other cases which could land him behind bars. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., …
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Maxwell Azzarello, the man who died after setting himself on fire while former President Trump’s hush money trial was taking place, once worked for the Democrat congressman who flipped Rep. George Santos’s seat blue, according to online records. Rep. Tom Suozzi currently represents Nassau County and parts of Queens, having taken office earlier this February. He also served as a …
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