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DeSantis eyes parallel investigation into apparent assassination attempt
Almost immediately after Ryan Wesley Routh was taken into custody, a robust investigation into the apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump got underway involving the Secret Service, the FBI, and the Justice Department. Two days later, however, the public learned of a separate, parallel investigation. The New York Times summarized the dynamic nicely: Usually, after…
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Increasingly desperate, Trump unveils yet another weird tax idea
Two weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, Donald Trump seemed to realize that his party was poised to suffer significant losses. The then-president, however, thought he could stem the tide with a new idea: He and congressional Republicans, Trump said two weeks before Election Day, were working “around the clock” on a new, “very major”…
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Embarrassed Trump resorts to racist playbook after Harris debate defeat
This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 15 episode of “Inside with Jen Psaki.” If getting totally embarrassed by Vice President Kamala Harris in front of more than 67 million debate watchers made Donald Trump furious — and you know that it did — it’s pretty clear the rest of the week’s events only…
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JD Vance’s defense of making up pet eating stories is appalling
After being called out for spreading lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance doubled down over the weekend. Strikingly, he didn’t do this through weasel words or by pointing to some undiscovered set of evidence. Instead, he appeared to defend the idea that fabricating facts to support…
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Senate Republicans reject bill to protect IVF access (yes, again)
It was nearly a month ago when Donald Trump, apropos of nothing, published a one-sentence missive to his social media platform. “The Republican Party is charging forward on many fronts,” the former president wrote, “and I am very proud that we are a LEADER on I.V.F.” No one was altogether sure what he was talking…
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New book exposes lies behind the myth of Trump’s business acumen
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Vance hopes Americans forget Trump’s routine use of violent rhetoric 08:08 Now Playing New book exposes lies behind the myth of Trump’s business acumen 11:40 UP NEXT Out-of-touch Republicans get shocking dose of reality in abortion stories 07:08 Republicans cut…
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VP Harris blasts Donald Trump for comments about Springfield, OH
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Bans in states with abortion restrictions leading to preventable deaths 11:45 Growing number of former senior military officials endorsing VP Kamala Harris for President 09:16 Now Playing ‘A whole community put in fear’: VP Harris blasts…
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What Trump and Ben Shapiro don’t understand about ‘stochastic terrorism’
On Sunday, there was another apparent attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump. Though the suspect was never close enough to Trump to have him in rifle range and his motive is unclear, Trump said on Fox News that the man “believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it.”…
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How Georgia’s LIFE Act killed Amber Thurman
If the Christian right had not had its way at the Supreme Court, Amber Nicole Thurman would be alive today. She would have been able to get the medical care she needed in 2022. She would have lived to pursue her career ambitions and see her little boy grow up. Instead, the 28-year-old died a…
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Trump’s crypto business presents possible conflict of interest
Sept. 18, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC By Stephanie Ruhle This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 16 episode of “Inside with Jen Psaki.” On Monday night, during a livestream on X, Donald Trump unveiled his latest business venture: World Liberty Financial. It’s basically a crypto stock exchange where you can borrow, lend and invest.…