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Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that Florida’s law banning most abortions after six weeks is “too short,” but was cagy about whether that means he will vote for Amendment 4 this fall, which would enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the state’s Constitution. …

Jimmy Williams In the wake of a new indictment filed against him by special counsel Jack Smith, former President Donald Trump shared over a dozen posts on his Truth Social network on Wednesday, calling for the trial or imprisonment of various political figures, including those who investigated the January 6 …

Originally published by The 19th The Harris-Walz campaign is turning its attention to Georgia with a bus tour that started Wednesday — but they’re staying away from the Democratic stronghold that is metro Atlanta and instead heading to south Georgia. It’s part of a bet that voters there — a …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a block on the Biden administration’s latest plan to reduce student loan repayments, leaving millions of borrowers in financial uncertainty while legal battles proceed in lower courts. The plan, known as the SAVE program, aims to lower payments for millions of borrowers …

Jimmy Williams The Trump campaign is downplaying reports of an altercation that occurred during former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, amid concerns about potential political fallout. The incident, which allegedly involved Trump campaign staffers and a cemetery official, has sparked debate over Trump’s respect for …

Ashley Murray, Kentucky Lantern U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reverse the dismissal of a case alleging former President Donald Trump mishandled classified documents at his Florida home after he left the Oval Office. The appeals process could take months, likely closing the door …

Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, have three scheduled campaign stops in Michigan this week. Trump’s first event was speaking on Monday to the National Guard conference in Detroit, where he was endorsed by former U.S. Rep. Tulsi …

Jimmy Williams In a notable political shift, more than 200 Republicans who previously worked for both Bush administrations, the late Senator John McCain, and Senator Mitt Romney have publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Their endorsement was made in an open letter released on Monday, which comes on …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump has been reindicted on four felony charges by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., related to his efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The 36-page indictment, secured by Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, represents an effort by prosecutors to streamline their …

Jimmy Williams On Monday, an incident involving members of former President Donald Trump’s campaign and an official from Arlington National Cemetery occurred during a solemn wreath-laying ceremony. NPR has learned that the altercation took place in Section 60, a hallowed area where many of the most recent U.S. military casualties …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Several Democratic Georgia lawmakers, and religious and civil rights leaders implored Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three Donald Trump loyalist State Election Board members accused of holding an illegal meeting and enacting illegal election rules over the last several weeks. The fallout from a July …

Jimmy Williams A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration program that allowed undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to apply for green cards without leaving the U.S. The program, titled Keeping Families Together, provided a form of legal relief known as …

Jimmy William Former President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he might back out of the scheduled ABC News debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on September 10, claiming that the network is hostile toward Republicans. Speaking at a Vietnamese restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia, Trump expressed displeasure with the treatment …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch “Mass deportation now!” is a catchphrase for the Trump presidential campaign, as the Republican nominee proposes a crackdown on immigration that would oust thousands of undocumented people. Often citing a deportation operation enacted by former President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, former President Donald Trump …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Sen. Elizabeth Warren responded forcefully to Sen. JD Vance on Sunday after the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that Donald Trump—who has repeatedly celebrated and taken credit for the Supreme Court decision that revoked abortion rights at the federal level—would veto legislation imposing a nationwide abortion …