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North Carolina Republicans Censure Thom Tillis
“Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies,” the…
Trump Says ‘They’re Coming After You’
At a political event in Georgia, Donald Trump delivered “a grievance-laced takedown of what he said was a biased federal law enforcement apparatus,” NBC News reports. Said Trump: “In the…
Trump Vows to Stay in Race Even If Convicted
“Donald Trump vowed Saturday to continue running for president even if he were to be convicted as part of the 37-count federal felony indictment that was issued against him this…
Trump Appointee Will Remain Judge in Documents Case
“The criminal case against President Donald J. Trump over his hoarding of classified documents was randomly assigned to Judge Aileen M. Cannon,” the New York Times reports. “The chief clerk…
A Referendum on Trump Again
Despite historically low approval ratings and a big majority of Americans believing the country is on the wrong track, Joe Biden has to be favored to win re-election. That’s because…
Quote of the Day
“If you want to get to President Trump, you’re going to have to go through me, and 75 million Americans just like me. And most of us are card-carrying members…
Ted Kaczynski Is Dead
New York Times: “Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber, who attacked academics, businessmen and random civilians with homemade bombs from 1978 to 1995, killing three people and injuring 23 with the…
Trump’s Freedom Is On the Ballot in 2024
Axios: “If Trump is the GOP nominee next year, he essentially could be campaigning for his freedom — an unprecedented scenario in the United States. Winning the presidency would give…
Trump Urges Supporters to Gather at Federal Courthouse
“Donald Trump, the only former president to ever face criminal charges, will make his first public remarks Saturday since the release of a federal indictment accusing him of mishandling classified…
Trump will Hold Two Rallies Today
“Donald Trump on Saturday is set to make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking to friendly Republican audiences in Georgia and North Carolina as he tries to…
Trump Faces Severe Jail Time
Politico: “Each count of willful retention of records carries a maximum 10-year sentence. Obstruction charges each carry a 20-year maximum sentence. False-statements charges each carry a five-year maximum.” Save to…
Trump’s GOP Defenders Leap Into Action
“Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida,” the AP reports. “But about a thousand miles…
How Trump Plans to Respond to the Indictment
Washington Post: “An adviser said Trump probably would play up a narrative that he was a victim, asking supporters to rally around him as he takes on the FBI and…
Why Did Trump Want the Documents So Badly?
New York Times: “For all the detailed evidence laid out in the 38-count indictment accusing former President Donald J. Trump of holding onto hundreds of classified documents and then obstructing…
Trump’s Case Puts the Justice System on Trial
Peter Baker: “History’s first federal indictment against a former president poses one of the gravest challenges to democracy the country has ever faced. It represents either a validation of the…
A Rebuttal to the Whataboutism
Aaron Blake: “Without saying so directly, the indictment offers a counterpoint to Trump defenders’ efforts to whatabout his behavior by comparing it to others like President Biden also having classified…
A Split Screen of Campaign and Criminal Trials
“Donald Trump is about to have his fate decided by both jurors and voters,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The indictment of the former president assures that his legal woes…
Trump’s Rivals Are Still Terrified of Criticizing Him
Daily Beast: “Since the news broke Thursday of Trump’s indictment, on charges related to his mishandling of classified documents, every serious GOP presidential contender, save for one, has leapt to…
Trump Indictment Thrusts Biden Into Uncharted Territory
Washington Post: “That notion — the ironclad separation of law and politics — will now be tested like rarely before in American history.” “Trump, who is Biden’s predecessor and also…
Trump Indictments Are a New Beginning
Lawfare: “The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump that was unsealed today by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida represents a beginning in several distinct…