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SCOTUS Rules Against Move to Nix Trump Gag Order

High court rebuffs Missouri AG's argument that gag order in NY hush-money case would stifle Trump

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Trump's hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the...

Trump Lawyer Cuts Deal in Arizona's Fake Electors Case

Agreement requires Jenna Ellis to testify against Meadows, Giuliani

(Newser) - Jenna Ellis, a lawyer for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the Arizona election subversion case. The plea agreement Ellis signed Monday ends her own prosecution. She was facing a series of felony counts tied to the effort to install fake slates of...

Trump, Fox Agree to a Debate on Sept. 4, but Not Harris

Candidates' posts don't yield on the date

(Newser) - Donald Trump said he has a detailed deal with Fox News to debate his Democratic opponent on Sept. 4, but Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that she's agreed to no such appearance. Per Reuters , Trump posted on Truth Social, "I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala...

Judge Has Trump Election Case Back From Supreme Court

Chutkan has to apply immunity ruling to prosecution's case

(Newser) - The federal election interference case against Donald Trump is back with the trial judge after sitting at the Supreme Court for months. The three-judge appeals court panel returned the prosecution on Friday to US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, CBS News reports, who can now set a schedule and announce next...

Jimmy Carter Says He's Holding On for One Thing

Ex-president, 99 and in hospice, says he wants to vote for Kamala Harris, help beat Trump

(Newser) - With his wife gone and his remaining days to be spent in hospice , Jimmy Carter still has one more thing he wants to hold on for: helping to defeat Donald Trump in November. "I'm only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris," the 99-year-old former...

Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a &#39;Toss-Up&#39;
Nate Silver: The Race
Is Now a 'Toss-Up'
ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2024 11:14 AM CDT

Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a 'Toss-Up'

Kamala Harris is polling far better than Biden did, but will the enthusiasm last?

(Newser) - In his first election model since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, elections analyst Nate Silver predicted she would win the popular vote in November, but former President Trump would easily take the Electoral College and therefore the presidency. Two days later, he wasn't so sure....

Vance on Trump's Harris Remarks: 'Totally Reasonable'

VP candidate says reaction to ex-president's comments on Harris' race has been 'hysterical'

(Newser) - JD Vance is weighing in on Donald Trump's appearance Wednesday in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. On Thursday, Trump's running mate stuck up for the former president in Arizona, calling Trump's comments about Harris' racial identity "totally reasonable," adding that the current...

&#39;There Was No Deal to Be Had&#39; Without Vadim Krasikov
'There Was No Deal to Be
Had' Without Vadim Krasikov
the rundown
Aug 2, 2024 7:31 AM CDT

'There Was No Deal to Be Had' Without Vadim Krasikov

A look inside the unprecedented prisoner swap that was months in the making

(Newser) - It was the biggest prisoner swap in recent history , involving 24 people and seven countries. Sixteen journalists, pro-democracy activists, and others held by Russia and Belarus were exchanged Thursday for eight Russians jailed for espionage, murder, hacking, and other crimes in the US, Norway, Germany, Slovenia, and Poland. Here's...

Democrats Try to Undo Immunity Ruling

Bill specifies what's not up to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday affirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's landmark decision last month. Schumer's No Kings Act would declare that presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarify that Congress, not...

New York Court Keeps Trump's Gag Order in Effect

Court denies former president's appeal; Merchan's order will stay in effect until sentencing

(Newser) - A New York appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's bid to end a gag order in his hush-money criminal case, reports the AP , rejecting the former president's argument that his May conviction "constitutes a change in circumstances" that warrants lifting the restrictions. A five-judge panel in...

Trump: I'd 'Absolutely' Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters

'If they are innocent, I would pardon them,' he tells NABJ conference during interview

(Newser) - Former President Trump reiterated a promise on Wednesday to pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he returns to the White House. "Oh, absolutely I would," Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott during the National Association of Black Journalists' conference in Chicago. "If they are innocent, I would pardon...

Trump Now Hawking $500 Bitcoin Sneakers

Former president is calling himself the 'Crypto President'

(Newser) - Donald Trump headlined the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, joining independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., comedian Russell Brand, and US Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, among others, to dish about cryptocurrency. Trump one-upped the others in his offline enthusiasm, however: The former commander in chief...

Harris Challenges Trump to 'Say It to My Face'

With Harris as candidate, Georgia may not be off the table, reports Politico

(Newser) - With Joe Biden as the presidential candidate, Georgia increasingly seemed off the table for Democrats in November. But Kamala Harris "has created an opening," as Politico puts it. It flags her lively Tuesday rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center—before her biggest crowd yet, of 10,000,...

Trump: I Meant What I Said With 'Won't Have to Vote Again'

He doubles down on controversial line

(Newser) - In a Fox News interview on Monday, Donald Trump didn't try to walk back his remark that Christians won't have to vote again if they vote for him in November. Laura Ingraham urged the former president to clarify the remark and rebut what she called "ridiculous" claims...

Iran Trying to Undermine Trump Ahead of Election

US spy agencies suggest Iran thinks a Trump win would be worse for US-Iran relations

(Newser) - Iran is using a covert influence campaign in an attempt to undermine Donald Trump's candidacy ahead of the US presidential election in November, according to intel from US spy agencies. Tehran reportedly believes a Trump win would be worse for US-Iran relations than the alternative, the Wall Street Journal...

Trump Rally Gunman Started Buying Weaponry a Year Ago: FBI

FBI says a motive still has not been determined

(Newser) - The Trump rally shooter who killed one and injured others, including Donald Trump himself, at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month had been stockpiling bomb-making materials and equipment related to guns for more than a year, according to FBI officials. Starting in spring of 2023, the gunman made 25 purchases...

FBI Issues One-Sentence Statement on Trump Shooting

Agency says former president was indeed struck by a bullet on July 13 at Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump's near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president's ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president's injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. "...

Report: Trump Tweaks Rally Plan After Shooting

Rallies are now to take place indoors

(Newser) - The Trump campaign is making a big change after this month's attempted assassination: No more big outdoor rallies. That's according to NBC News , which spoke with sources who said Trump would participate only in indoor rallies and, possibly, "smaller outdoor events" utilizing venues with easy-to-secure entrances and...

Trump Is Going After Biden Campaign Funds

Former president's campaign files FEC complaint, says Harris isn't entitled to Biden's funds

(Newser) - Former President Trump's campaign is attempting to block the transfer of $91 million from the campaign of President Biden to that of his VP Kamala Harris. The Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, accusing Biden and Harris of "the largest campaign finance...

Attack on Trump Supporter Shakes Michigan Town

'Politics should not bring violence,' says Hancock police chief, warning that the victim may die

(Newser) - An ATV driver in Michigan allegedly ran over an elderly Trump supporter who was posting political signs in his yard before calling 911 to confess. The caller asked to be picked up by police on Monday, the Guardian reports. When authorities arrived, however, they found a 22-year-old man dead of...

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