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Trump prosecutors' case is 'dead' and cannot be revived, says former Michael Cohen adviser

Former Michael Cohen legal adviser Robert Costello told “The Brian Kilmeade Show” that the prosecution in New York v. Trump has “nothing” that could revive their case against the former president. Speculation swirled this week that Trump’s defense team could call Costello to the witness stand to lay out Cohen’s credibility issues. MSNBC HAILS ‘MOMENT OF REAL TRIUMPH’ FOR TRUMP …

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Youngkin vetoes slew of Virginia bills, including contraception access measure

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed several bills late Friday from the final batch of the year’s regular legislative session, including legislation that focuses on protecting access to contraceptives, as well as a measure that would have allowed small businesses to hostskill games, which are similar to slot machines. The vetoes came after Youngkin, a Republican, first proposed amendments thatthe legislature …

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London mayor urges foreign leaders to condemn Trump as racist, sexist, homophobic

London Mayor Sadiq Khan branded former President Trump a racist, a sexist and a homophobe as he urged his own Labour Party to do more to “call him out.” Ahead of the presidential election in November, the U.K.’s Labour Party appears to be working to strengthen its relationship with Republicans should Trump take back the White House. However, Khan, a …

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'Warning signs flashing': Biden, Trump struggle to lock up base voters ahead of first debate

As they prepare for their face-off on the debate stage next month, warning signals are flashing for President Biden and former President Donald Trump in their 2024 election rematch – as they both appear to struggle to lock up their base voters. More than two months after she dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination race, zombie candidate Nikki Haley …

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Swing state voters tell NYT why they're ditching Biden for Trump in 2024

Recent polls of swing state voters showed former President Trump with an edge over President Biden in six key battleground states where he was narrowly defeated four years ago. Now, some of those voters who supported Biden in 2020 are explaining why, looking ahead to the 2024 election, they want Trump back in office. Frederick Westbrook, a retired Las Vegas …

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House GOP infighting fuels bitter primary election season

Long-simmering tensions within the House GOP are poised to inflame as members of Congress find themselves in the throes of the election season. Ideological, political and even personal differences that have seen Republicans’ razor-thin House majority wracked with chaos in the 118th Congress are now manifesting in lawmakers endorsing primary challengers against their incumbent colleagues. “I think every member should …

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Schools across country disbanding DEI programs in droves; education expert explains why

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last summer to ban affirmative action practices in college admissions, in addition to various state legislation and mounting political pressure, a growing number of institutions for higher learning are dismantling their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices. The Chronicle of Higher Education has tracked changes at 158 college campuses in …

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Reporter's Notebook: Washington is no longer the center of politics; it's now New York City

When the U.S. Congress first convened on March 4, 1789, it did so at Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan. New York was the first seat of the incipient U.S. government. Congress decamped to Philadelphia a year later. Lawmakers eventually dropped anchor in what is now Washington, D.C. But for all the Congressional action in New York of late, one might …

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Thomas Massie introduces bills to audit, abolish the Federal Reserve

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced legislation that seeks to end the Federal Reserve – which has operated as the nation’s central banking system since it was created more than 110 years ago. H.R. 8421, theFederal Reserve Board Abolition Act, abolishesthe Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and its banks. It alsorepealsthe FederalReserve Act, the1913law that createdthe Federal Reserve …

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Fox News invites Trump, Biden campaigns to vice presidential debate

Fox News Media has invited the Trump campaign and the Biden campaign to participate in a vice presidential debate before the 2024 election. In a letter to the campaigns, Fox News Media said it requested the opportunity to host a vice presidential debate, and said it would be available to do so on July 23, August 13, or dates “following …

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