Jimmy Williams A Georgia judge ruled on Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants. However, the judge imposed a major condition related to a conflict of interest stemming from Willis’ romantic relationship …
Read More »After Two Months Of Primaries And Caucuses, Biden, Trump Clinch Their Nominations
Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner The rematch is set. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ nominations for president by winning state primaries Tuesday, setting up the same choice voters saw in the 2020 election. Both candidates are unpopular with the general electorate, but neither faced serious …
Read More »Mitch McConnell Endorses Donald Trump
Jimmy Williams Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has officially endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency in 2024, following Trump’s significant victories on Super Tuesday. McConnell, a high-profile Republican, had refrained from endorsing Trump for several months but now acknowledges that Trump has earned substantial support among Republican …
Read More »Biden and Trump Rack Up Super Tuesday Wins As Expected While Down-Ballot Races Take Shape
Hundreds of delegates were at stake in the Super Tuesday presidential primaries bonanza that included 15 states and the U.S. territory of American Samoa. While President Donald Trump netted the lion’s share of delegates, Republican challenger Nikki Haley pulled her second upset in recent days in Vermont. President Joe Biden …
Read More »Trump Holds Lead Over Biden in Latest Poll
Jimmy Williams In a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, former President Donald Trump holds a 4 percent advantage over President Joe Biden among likely voters. The survey, conducted from February 25-28, reveals that 48 percent of likely voters would choose Trump if the election were held today, while 44 …
Read More »Presidential Campaign Moves To The Border, As Biden Urges Trump To Back Immigration Deal
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon paid competing visits to the nation’s southern border, where Biden called on Congress to reconsider a bipartisan border security deal that Republicans tanked at Trump’s direction. Biden traveled to Brownsville, Texas, while Trump journeyed to …
Read More »Biden And Trump Win Michigan Presidential Primaries
Jon King, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump each won their respective primaries Tuesday in Michigan. The Associated Press made the call about an hour after polls in most counties closed at 8 p.m., with just over 10% of the votes tabulated. Four western Upper Peninsula …
Read More »Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Is Immune From Prosecution For Acts As President
Jacob Fischler, Kentucky Lantern The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be immune from criminal charges related to the 2020 election. In a one-page order, the court set an expedited briefing schedule, with oral arguments to be held the week …
Read More »In CPAC Speech, Trump Predicts ‘losing World War III’ If He Is Not Elected
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump painted a bleak picture Saturday of what would happen to the United States should voters reelect Joe Biden to the Oval Office in November. The front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, who made similar predictions ahead of the 2020 presidential election, …
Read More »Trump, Biden To Visit Texas In Competing Border Trips Thursday
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are separately heading to Texas border towns on Thursday in competing visits ahead of the March 5 primary. Biden will meet with U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement in Brownsville, while Trump will be about 300 …
Read More »Trump Vows ‘Judgement Day’ for Opponents and ‘Largest Deportation in History’ If Elected
Jon Queally, Common Dreams Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said Election Day in November this year will end up being a “judgement day” for his political opponents if he wins and vowed mass deportations on a scale never seen in the United States. As part of a rambling and bizarre …
Read More »New York Judge Orders Donald Trump to Pay $454 Million in Civil Fraud Case
A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay approximately $454 million in penalties as part of the ruling in his civil business fraud trial. This substantial figure includes around $355 million in disgorgement, a term for returning ill-gotten gains, along with over $98 million in prejudgment …
Read More »Trump Comes Out Against Alabama IVF Ruling As National Republicans Scramble For Distance
Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. …
Read More »Trump’s $350 Million Fraud Judgment Faces Immediate Enforcement as Judge Rejects Delay
The judge overseeing a fraud case against Donald Trump swiftly dismissed a plea from his lawyer, Clifford S. Robert, to delay the enforcement of a monumental $350 million judgment. With pre-judgment interest, the judgment now exceeds $450 million. This legal battle, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, has …
Read More »Trump Ordered to Pay Over $350 Million in Fraud Case: Business Ban and Financial Penalties Imposed
Jimmy Williams In a significant legal development, a judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump, along with his sons and the Trump Organization, must pay more than $350 million in damages. The ruling stems from a civil fraud case brought by the New York Attorney General, Letitia James. The …
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