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Trump says McConnell ‘got played like a fiddle’ on Democrats spending bill: Former President Trump laid into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky ...
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Trump says McConnell ‘got played like a fiddle’ on Democrats spending bill
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Trump says McConnell was 'played like a fiddle' on Dem spending bill: The Senate on Sunday passed Democrats' huge climate, tax, and healthcare package ...
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Trump says McConnell was 'played like a fiddle' on Dem spending bill
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Trump says McConnell ‘got played like a fiddle’ on Democrats spending bill: Former President Trump laid into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky ...
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Trump says McConnell ‘got played like a fiddle’ on Democrats spending bill
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Trump says McConnell was 'played like a fiddle' on Dem spending bill: The Senate on Sunday passed Democrats' huge climate, tax, and healthcare package ...
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Trump says McConnell was 'played like a fiddle' on Dem spending bill
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges ...
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Trump campaign says it will deploy thousands of election workers to monitor poll sites
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Trump campaign says it will deploy thousands of election workers to ...
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Hush money judge warns Trump against intimidating jurors: Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday warned former President Trump that he would not put up with any ...
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Hush money judge warns Trump against intimidating jurors
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Trump cuts into Biden’s lead among young people, poll finds: The president is still leading with people under 30, but by smaller margins than four years ago.
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Trump cuts into Biden’s lead among young people, poll finds
Quick Glance: Trump Narrows Gap with Young Voters, Biden's Lead Shrinks - Survey Results
  • A new poll shows that former President Donald Trump continues to reduce his deficit with young voters compared to President Joe Biden.

  • In the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday, Biden leads among 18- to 29-year-olds with 45 percent compared to 37 percent for Trump, while 16 percent are undecided.

  • Biden holds a significant lead among likely voters who are non-white or female. He outperforms Trump by 47 points among college graduates and by 23 points among students.

  • The survey also indicates that Trump's younger supporters are much more enthusiastic about the former president than their peers who support Biden, and that Biden's approval rating among young adults is only at 31 percent.
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Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Against RFK Jr.: President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family as he aims ...
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Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Against RFK Jr.
Quick Glance: Biden Receives Kennedy Family Endorsements in Philadelphia
  • President Joe Biden received endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy, and sister of the current presidential candidate, delivered the endorsements in Philadelphia, calling Biden her hero.

  • The decision to highlight the Kennedy family's support more than six months from Election Day indicates how seriously Biden's team is taking a long shot candidate using his last name's lingering Democratic magic.

  • Biden used the event to keep up the pressure on Trump, emphasizing the importance of the election not for himself, but to keep Trump out, stating the race was significant due to the potential consequences if they lose this election. The Kennedy family endorsements for Biden were hardly a surprise, as prominent members of the Democratic family did not politically align with Kennedy Jr.
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement: The Biden campaign is seeking to make former President Trump the face of the anti-abortion movement ...
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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Melania Trump says US ‘must unite’: Melania Trump is making a pitch for unity and says the “safety” of Americans would be her prime concern if her husband ...
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Melania Trump says US ‘must unite’
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Trump Fumes as Judge Orders Him to Sit Like a Dog : While the judge maintains a stoic demeanor at all times, the tone was decidedly sharper than even the one ...
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Trump Fumes as Judge Orders Him to Sit Like a Dog
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social Unveils Streaming Platform, Stock Tanks Anyway: Look out, Netflix. The company plans to focus on content that is otherwise being ...
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social Unveils Streaming Platform, Stock Tanks Anyway
Quick Glance: Trump Launches Streaming Platform, Stock Plummets
  • The parent company of Truth Social revealed a new plan for a streaming service featuring religious, family-friendly, and suppressed content.

  • Following the announcement, Trump Media & Technology Group's stock dropped over 12 percent, now down 65 percent since late March.

  • The company plans to roll out the streaming platform in three phases, emphasizing the importance of providing a platform for discriminated content.

  • Despite significant losses last year, expanding offerings will be crucial for long-term survival.
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CNN analyst warns of ‘civil unrest across the country’ if Trump jailed for gag order violation
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CNN analyst warns of ‘civil unrest across the country’ if Trump jailed for ...
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Trump rages at judge hours before hush money case begins: Former President Trump railed against the judge in his criminal hush money case early Monday ...
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Trump rages at judge hours before hush money case begins
Quick Glance: Trump Faces Landmark Trial Over Hush Money Case
  • Donald Trump will go down in history as the first former president to stand trial in Manhattan on criminal charges. The historic case revolves around a potential sex scandal cover-up just days before the 2016 elections.

  • The prosecution alleges that Trump falsified business records to hide hush money payments aimed at influencing the election outcome. Trump maintains his innocence and refutes any involvement with Stormy Daniels.

  • The trial will feature key witnesses from Trump's inner circle testifying against him, including Michael Cohen and David Pecker. It will delve into the Oval Office, where Trump allegedly approved the cover-up.

  • Prosecutors must prove that Trump falsified business records with intent to commit or conceal another crime. Trump's defense is likely to focus on the legality of the hush money payments and attempt to distance him from the accounting handled by his employees.
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Prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump $3,000 over social media posts calling out witnesses
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Prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump $3,000 over social media posts calling ...
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Trump Bellyaches About ‘Sitting in a Courthouse’ All Day: The former president arrived for Day 4 of his criminal hush-money trial and wasted no time airing his ...
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Trump Bellyaches About ‘Sitting in a Courthouse’ All Day
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Trump Rants About 'Presidential Immunity' As Hush Money Trial Begins: The former president argued in all-caps that "if they take away my presidential immunity ...
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Trump Rants About 'Presidential Immunity' As Hush Money Trial Begins
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Quick Glance: Senate's Decision on Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas
  • The Senate rejected the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, halting the House Republicans' effort to impeach the Cabinet secretary over his management of the US-Mexico border.

  • With Democrats contending that the articles were unconstitutional, senators voted to dismiss both impeachment charges and conclude the trial.

  • Senate Republicans had called for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his border actions.

  • Republicans argued that President Joe Biden was ineffective at the border, while Democrats suggested accepting a bipartisan Senate compromise instead of impeaching Mayorkas to reduce illegal immigrants.
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Former Jan. 6 panel chair seeks to strip Secret Service protection from felons: The former chair of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee introduced a bill Friday ...
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Former Jan. 6 panel chair seeks to strip Secret Service protection from ...
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Trump’s Truth Social shares fall again: "The corporate media's misreporting on every aspect of Truth Social is relentless and intentional ...
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Trump’s Truth Social shares fall again
Quick Glance: A Swift Tech-Stock Bubble and Burst in Three Weeks
  • The value proposition of buying shares of Truth Social's parent company revolves around Donald Trump's ability to make you wealthy, a unique focus.

  • Trump's history of promising financial gains extends to the realm of Truth Social stock, which currently presents a stark contrast.

  • The current trajectory of Trump's stock value compared to its initial rise creates a tech-stock bubble phenomenon.

  • Examining what Truth Social offers without the Trump factor reveals its foundation as a social network built on Mastodon, lacking technical uniqueness.
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Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine: The speaker wrestled over whether to lead the House in approving a foreign aid package of $95 ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson risks his job to deliver aid to Ukraine
Quick Glance: Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill Advances in House
  • The House has advanced a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support with rare bipartisan support.

  • Speaker Mike Johnson implemented a strategy to secure support for wartime funding, especially for Ukraine in its battle against Russia.

  • President Joe Biden and even Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump have endorsed the speaker's efforts.

  • To pass each bill, complex bipartisan coalitions need to be formed by Johnson due to his slim Republican majority in the House, relying on Democratic support.
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Trump’s Trial Now Has 12 Jurors—and One Angry Man: But the slog is far from over, as prosecutors and defense lawyers must now screen dozens of other jurors to ...
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Trump’s Trial Now Has 12 Jurors—and One Angry Man
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Trump will face hearing over alleged gag order violations in N.Y. criminal case: Trump previously said that going to jail for violating the gag order would be ...
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Trump will face hearing over alleged gag order violations in N.Y ...
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Trump meets with Orbán, Saudis, Cameron as they prepare for his return: Former President Trump is holding court with world leaders as foreign governments brace ...
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Trump meets with Orbán, Saudis, Cameron as they prepare for his return
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Judge rejects Trump co-defendants’ request to dismiss charges in documents case: A federal judge rejected efforts from former President Trump’s two co-defendants ...
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Judge rejects Trump co-defendants’ request to dismiss charges in documents ...
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Bill Barr, frequent Trump critic, says he will support the ‘Republican ticket’ in November
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Biden, Trump now tied in Decision Desk HQ aggregate poll: President Biden and former President Trump are now neck and neck, according to The Hill/Decision Desk ...
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Biden, Trump now tied in Decision Desk HQ aggregate poll
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Trump appears to fall asleep in court on first day of N.Y. hush money trial: Trump has made attacks on President Biden's age and energy levels central to ...
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Trump appears to fall asleep in court on first day of N.Y ...
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Donald Trump Told to Ignore Judge Juan Merchan: 'Call His Bluff': Trump possibly having to miss Barron Trump's graduation to appear in court sparked outrage from ...
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Donald Trump Told to Ignore Judge Juan Merchan: 'Call His Bluff'
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Why it’s impossible for Trump to get a fair jury: It is preposterous to suggest that any American citizen called as a prospective juror could be “unbiased” when ...
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Why it’s impossible for Trump to get a fair jury
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New York judge says Trump can’t attend Supreme Court arguments on presidential immunity
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New York judge says Trump can’t attend Supreme Court arguments on ...
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Live updates: Trump New York hush money criminal trial: Jury selection will continue Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial ...
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Live updates: Trump New York hush money criminal trial
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N.H. governor backs Trump in feisty interview: “Nobody should be shocked that the Republican governor’s supporting the Republican president ...
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N.H. governor backs Trump in feisty interview
Quick Glance: N.H. Governor Supports Trump Despite Controversy
  • New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu stated his backing for former President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, despite acknowledging Trump's role in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021.

  • Sununu emphasized that his support for Trump is more about the Republican administration and values rather than the individual candidate, expressing that a significant percentage of Americans favor Trump's return to the presidency.

  • Addressing the possibility of Trump facing legal challenges, Sununu highlighted the preference for focusing on substantial issues over legal matters in the Republican Party, accepting Trump as a symbol of the desired cultural change within the party.

  • When questioned about his personal stance on Trump, Sununu reiterated his alignment with the majority of Americans who continue to support Trump's presidential candidacy despite concerns over his past actions and potential legal issues.
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Biden chokes up while talking about Beau and Trump's remarks on service members: “That man doesn’t deserve to have been the commander in chief for my son ...
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Biden chokes up while talking about Beau and Trump's remarks on service ...
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Trump, Johnson to tout bill to prevent noncitizen voting: Report: Former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are teaming up to promote a bill to ...
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Trump, Johnson to tout bill to prevent noncitizen voting: Report
Quick Glance: Focus on Support for Israel and Ukraine by Mike Johnson
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson is heavily advocating for support for Israel and Ukraine while trying to push a national security package through the House.

  • Johnson faces the challenge of juggling the Republican Party's divided support for Kyiv's defense while feeling the pressure to pass a comprehensive aid package for U.S. allies.

  • In his quest to find ways to promote funding for Ukraine, Johnson is engaging in discussions with the White House and former president Donald Trump. The divisive dynamic within the party and the urgency of the situation in Ukraine present a significant challenge for Johnson.

  • Johnson must craft a package that includes some policy wins for Republicans while also gaining Democratic approval. Despite concerns from some progressive Democrats regarding support for Israel, most Democratic lawmakers have rallied behind the Senate-passed package.
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Trump allies seize on judge’s delayed decision on Barron’s graduation: Allies of former President Trump have seized on the judge overseeing the New York hush ...
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Trump allies seize on judge’s delayed decision on Barron’s graduation
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Biden sees highest approval rating since November: President Biden saw his highest approval rating since November on Monday, ticking up to 43 percent ...
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Biden sees highest approval rating since November
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Donald Trump Trial 'Much More Serious' Than Expected: Legal Analyst: "Trump's alleged 2020 attempt to overthrow our government distorts perceptions of how ...
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Donald Trump Trial 'Much More Serious' Than Expected: Legal Analyst
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Trump could have helped response to Jan. 6 riot — but didn’t — per new testimony: Two senior leaders of the D.C. guard at the time of the Capitol attack painted ...
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Trump could have helped response to Jan. 6 riot — but didn’t — per new ...