Tag Archives: President Donald Trump

Ariana Figueroa, Nebraska Examiner President Joe Biden said Wednesday that there was “no question” former President Donald Trump was responsible for supporting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol more than two years ago. Biden’s comments followed Tuesday’s ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court that ordered Trump barred from appearing on the state’s …

Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain to be promptly appealed to the nation’s highest court. Six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, …

House Democrats on Monday called for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a pending case involving former President Donald Trump and the insurrection effort that took place on January 6, 2021. A letter spearheaded by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and signed by seven other Democrats cites …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump’s recent comments at a New Hampshire rally, where he stated that immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country,” have sparked intense controversy. The remarks, swiftly rebuked by President Joe Biden’s campaign, drew historical parallels as Trump’s language echoed terminology …

Former President Donald Trump is slated to take the stand in his $250 million civil fraud trial, his attorneys announced in a New York court on Monday. Chris Kise, Trump’s attorney, revealed that the former president will be the defense’s final witness on December 11, while his son Eric Trump …

Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate Most of the candidates in this year’s 2024 Republican race for the presidential nomination mirror hard-line immigration policies set by the front-runner, former President Donald Trump. What were once considered far-right policies are now common talking points among the GOP candidates. That includes support for building …

Chase Woodruff, Florida Phoenix The widely anticipated next phase of a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek office again began on Monday with separate appeals filed by Trump and the plaintiffs who brought the case to the Colorado Supreme Court. A Denver District Court judge ruled last …

Patrick Svitek and Maia Pandey, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday endorsed Donald Trump’s comeback campaign for the White House, while hosting the former president at the Texas-Mexico border. “We need Donald J. Trump back as our president of the United States of America,” Abbott said during a …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday afternoon to consider prosecutors’ request to revoke Harrison Floyd’s bond for allegedly making incendiary statements about witnesses in the 2020 presidential election interference case. McAfee’s ruling will determine whether the ex-director of Black …

A Colorado judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” on January 6, 2021 but allowed him to remain on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot due to a disupted technicality that critics hope will be reversed on appeal. Judge Sarah Wallace’s 102-page ruling states that …

Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Some scholars say a little-known, Civil War-era provision in the U.S. Constitution should prohibit former President Donald Trump from appearing on state ballots in next year’s presidential election. But it seems increasingly unlikely that he will be disqualified. Courts in Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey and elsewhere are …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump pledged during a Veterans Day speech on Saturday to “root out” those he described as “radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country” if he’s elected in 2024, an openly fascistic threat that drew comparisons to Nazi rhetoric. “We are …

Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline A Denver courtroom on Monday heard opening arguments in a legal challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek that office again, in a landmark case widely expected to ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court. In a lawsuit filed last month on behalf of …

A federal judge has reinstated a gag order on former President Donald Trump, lifting a temporary hold placed on it earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order on Sunday evening, rejecting Trump’s request to set aside the limitations on his public statements while he appeals. Chutkan …

  Former President Donald Trump faced a $10,000 fine on Wednesday and was summoned to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial after being accused of violating a gag order. This marks the second time within a week that Trump has been penalized for his out-of-court comments. The judge, …