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Damn the torpedoes: Hard-charging Trump ready to again take on the political establishment
Former President Donald Trump is gearing up for a big announcement Tuesday about a 2024 White House run despite disappointing midterm election results that have sowed turmoil in the GOP and tested his grip on the party.
Midterm election finale shifts focus to Trump's 2024 announcement
Everyone in Trump World is convinced the former president will launch a third White House run, but his team of advisers has different ideas about whether he should jump in right after the Nov. 8 elections or hold off for a while.
Task one in Trump Organization trial: Picking a neutral jury
Donald Trump's company goes on trial Monday in a criminal tax case and the first task facing the court is a big one: Picking a jury of New Yorkers who don't have a strong opinion about the former president.
Trump demands Senate GOP show strength by using debt limit to kill Biden's social welfare bill
Former President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans on Tuesday to use the looming debt ceiling deadline to pressure Democrats into abandoning the White House's roughly $1.75 trillion social welfare bill.
Trump congratulates Kyle Rittenhouse on acquittal
Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kyle Rittenhouse on being found not guilty on five charges, including first-degree intentional homicide.
Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after being indicted for failing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert shows off 'Let's go Brandon' dress in mock homage to AOC
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, is mocking President Biden, taking a page from a Democratic "Squad" House member's book to promote a popular conservative meme on Twitter.
FBI file disproves Trump-Alfa Bank link
Special counsel John Durham has obtained the complete FBI investigative file on the bureau's conclusion that there was no secret internet communication channel in 2016 between then-candidate Donald Trump and Alfa Bank, a large Russian lender controlled by Kremlin-tied billionaire oligarchs.
People tried to register accounts before Trump's social platform launches
People moved quickly to register accounts on former President Donald Trump's new social media platform before its formal launch next year.
Jan. 6 panel to start contempt proceedings against Steve Bannon for not showing up
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot announced that it will vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt after the former White House strategist failed to appear for a scheduled deposition Thursday.
Milley war-scare calls to Chinese general questioned
President Trump and his closest aide insist they were never informed of intelligence in late 2020 suggesting China's military was prepping for a surprise U.S. attack, information that prompted the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to launch private, back-channel diplomacy to de-escalate supposed war tensions.
Trump target Liz Cheney posts strong fundraising haul ahead of primary fight
Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is flexing her financial muscle as she prepares to defend her seat against former President Trump and his pick to replace her in the GOP primary next year.
'Don't give up': Trump rallies GOP to oppose raising the debt limit
Former President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans on Wednesday to hold the line in their refusal to help Democrats raise the federal debt ceiling.
Trump celebrates Gonzalez's exit: '1 down, 9 to go!'
Former President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated Rep. Anthony Gonzalez's decision to not seek re-election by delivering stern warning for the other House Republicans who voted to impeach him.
Partisan feud erupts over Pa. GOP's subpoenas of 2020 presidential election records
A partisan battle is brewing in Pennsylvania over Republican plans to subpoena voting records in a probe of the 2020 presidential election -- records that would include driver licenses, birth dates and the last four digits of Social Security numbers of the nearly 7 million voters who cast ballots.
Former presidents call for unity on 9/11 anniversary; Trump takes different path
Most of America's former commanders-in-chief on Saturday joined President Biden in urging unity as the country remembers the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Former President Trump took a different tack, however.
Judge rules House can subpoena some, not all, of Trump's taxes
A federal district court judge in Washington ruled Wednesday that House Democrats can access some of former President Donald Trump's tax documents, but warned that the congressional subpoena to access Mr. Trump's accounting firm must be narrow.
Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro: Jan. 6 rioters 'will end up rotting in prison, as they should'
Ben Shapiro said Friday that pro-Trump rioters should rot in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol, contrasting himself with other prominent conservatives who recently complained about their incarceration.
Trump to GOP legislators: 'Think twice' about 'terrible' infrastructure deal
Former President Donald Trump warned GOP lawmakers on Saturday that a vote for the White House's $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal could result in losing his endorsement in the future.
Trump blames 'Leftist Maniacs' for women soccer team's Olympic bronze medal
Former President Donald Trump ripped into the U.S. women's national soccer team after they took home a bronze medal, blaming "Leftist Maniacs" for the team not winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
Republicans slam DOJ ruling on Trump's taxes as politically motivated
Republicans on Friday accused the Biden Justice Department of partisanship in ruling that the Treasury Department must turn over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress, while the Biden official who authored the ruling has gone out of her way previously to taunt Mr. Trump publicly.
Trump: GOP support for $1.2T infrastructure deal gives Democrats a 'big win'
Former President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure Friday on Senate Republicans to oppose President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, arguing its passage would be a "big win" for Democrats.
Trump returns to border, blames Biden for immigration mess
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to touch down in Texas to cast a bright light on what he sees as the Biden administration's failed approach to illegal immigration and the "humanitarian crisis" that is playing out in his absence.
Biden DOJ drops Trump administration's lawsuit against John Bolton
President Biden's Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit against former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton for publishing a book that the Trump administration said contained classified information.
Trump urges states to resist DOJ's effort to 'suppress accountability' in the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that states should fight back against what he called the Biden Justice Department's efforts to whitewash "massive voter fraud" in the 2020 presidential election.
IG report could help defense in lawsuit over Lafayette Park clearing
The federal report that cleared former President Trump of ordering police to clear Black Lives Matter protesters from Lafayette Park could be part of the government's defense against a lawsuit claiming the feds violated the protesters' constitutional rights, said legal scholars.
Trump sent 'wrong message' about Xi, Christie says
Former Trump ally Chris Christie said Thursday that President Trump sent the wrong message while in office by praising Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "good guy," saying Mr. Xi should have been called out as a human-rights abuser.
House Speaker Donald Trump? Former president calls idea 'very interesting'
Speaker of the House Donald Trump? The former president's not ruling out the notion.
Trump blasts Facebook extending ban as an 'insult to' his 'record-setting 75M' voters
Former President Donald Trump ripped Facebook's decision on Friday to extend its ban on him until at least 2023.
House Republicans see 'political bias' in DOJ hire of outspoken Trump critic
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday demanded the Justice Department turn over information related to the hiring of former CNN analyst and Trump critic Susan Hennessey.
Paul Ryan re-emerges to slam Trump, warn GOP against rallying behind 'one personality'
Former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan plans to lay out his vision for a post-Trump Republican Party on Thursday during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.
Donald Trump cheers Geoff Duncan calling it quits in Georgia
Former President Trump is celebrating the news that Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced he will not seek re-election. "He was the one who, along with Governor Brian Kemp, stopped the Georgia State Senate from doing the job they wanted to do on the 2020 Presidential Election Fraud," Mr. Trump said in a statement Tuesday. "Duncan's fight against Election Fraud made him unelectable."
Liz Cheney says she regrets voting to reelect Donald Trump in 2020
Rep. Liz Cheney, freshly ousted from Republican leadership, said that she regrets having voted for former President Trump when he unsuccessfully ran for reelection in November as the party's nominee.
Biden reverses Trump orders, including several tied to monument defacement
President Biden on Friday issued an executive order that revokes a handful of orders from former President Trump, including several tied to the defacement and vandalism of public monuments amid last year's racial justice protests.
Trump takes 'Trump vaccine' victory lap: 'Great accomplishment' for himself, his administration
Former President Trump took credit Thursday for fast-tracking the development and delivery of the coronavirus "Trump vaccine" that has saved millions of lives around the world and put the nation on a path toward a return to normalcy.
Anti-Trump Republicans who backed Joe Biden in 2020 threaten to bolt GOP
A cadre of Republicans who backed President Biden in the 2020 election are threatening to bolt the GOP if former President Donald Trump continues to play a leading role in the party.
Trump to relaunch Make America Great Again rallies: senior adviser
Donald Trump isn't running for office in 2022, but his Make America Great Again rallies are making a comeback. Mr. Trump "has already begun to vet and endorse candidates for 2022, with an eye toward electing not just Republican candidates, but America First Republican candidates," senior adviser Jason Miller told Axios.
Trump take aim at Facebook: 'These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price'
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday ripped Facebook and other tech platforms that have banned him, following Facebook's decision to keep its indefinite ban in place while it reviews his case.
Trump puts blame for 'socialist nightmare' on Cheney, Pence, McConnell
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Rep. Liz Cheney is on the verge of losing her seat in Congress because she isn't willing to rally behind his stolen election claims.
Donald Trump says he prefers issuing 'elegant' press releases to posting on 'very boring' Twitter
Former President Donald Trump, permanently banned from Twitter, slammed the social media service in an interview that aired Friday and said he preferred issuing press releases to posting on the platform.
Rand Paul: Courts didn't fully hear election fraud cases
Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday courts never really weighed allegations of election fraud waged by former President Trump in the November election.
Trump encourages Sen. Ron Johnson to seek reelection
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Sen. Ron Johnson to "Run, Ron, Run!" for re-election, delivering his "Complete and Total Endorsement" of the Wisconsin Republican.
Trump: Boycott 'woke companies' that oppose Georgia's election reforms
Former President Donald Trump called Tuesday for a boycott of "woke companies" that oppose stricter voter ID laws that critics argue suppress voter turnout.
Trump urges Americans to boycott baseball, U.S. corporations over Georgia's election law
Former President Donald Trump urged Americans on Saturday night to boycott major U.S. industries and companies, including Delta Airlines and Major League Baseball, over their resistance to Georgia's conservative overhaul of its election system.
Zuckerberg tells Congress Trump 'should be responsible'; don't blame social media for division
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress on Thursday not to blame social media companies for Americans being pitted against one another, saying their complaint is really with former President Trump and should be directed to him personally.
Trump tells RNC to stop fundraising off his name
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump sent Republican Party officials cease-and-desist letters, telling them to stop using his name in fundraising pitches.
Trump to speak at CPAC conference in Florida
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the annual CPAC conference in Orlando, Florida, next week about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
Seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump explain their decision
The seven Republican senators who broke with their party and voted to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting a riot said Saturday they felt it was the right thing to do. "Our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person," said Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. "I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty."
Pelosi blames 'cowardly' GOP senators for Trump's acquittal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her impeachment managers who lost the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "cowardly" Republican senators who acquitted him.
McConnell, Schumer slam Trump for actions before and during Capitol riot
Both Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell excoriated former President Donald Trump after his acquittal of inciting the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Former President Trump's statement on Senate acquittal
Former President Donald Trump issued this statement on Saturday, immediately after the Senate found him not guilty of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Senate acquits Trump in second impeachment trial on charge of inciting Capitol riot
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial, voting against holding Mr. Trump responsible for inciting the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Trump properties in New York under investigation: Report
Former President Trump is facing scrutiny from prosecutors in Manhattan over millions of dollars in loans he took out for several properties in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
'Highly motivated to find dirt': Dem impeachment team scours pro-Trump blog for evidence
Jody Williams was not shocked when House impeachment trial managers used his website, TheDonald.win, as evidence that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump's defense team will show clips of Democrats urging violence in 2020
Former President Donald Trump's defense at his Senate impeachment trial will include videos of Democrats encouraging violence, one of his lawyers said Friday.
Facebook's Oversight Board to review Trump ban as company doubles down on banning president
Facebook's Oversight Board is set to review the company's decision to ban former President Trump indefinitely. While the board is intended to operate independently of Facebook to review its content moderation decisions, Facebook executive Nick Clegg said he expects the board will approve of Facebook's ban.
Trump picks S.C. lawyer for impeachment trial: Report
Former President Donald Trump will be represented by South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers in a Senate impeachment trial, according to several reports.
Trump leaves White House for last time, promises to return 'in some form'
President Trump left the White House for the last time on Wednesday morning, vowing to supporters that he'll be back.
YouTube extends Trump ban for at least seven more days
YouTube extended its ban preventing President Trump from posting videos for an additional seven days.
No pardons by Donald Trump for Edward Snowden, Julian Assange
Fugitive national security contractor Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed out on pardons from outgoing President Trump on Wednesday.
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