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Finally, a First Look at Musk&#39;s Donations to Trump
Finally, a First Look at
Musk's Donations to Trump
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 16, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

Finally, a First Look at Musk's Donations to Trump

X owner gave $75M over last 3 months, per new FEC filing

(Newser) - Elon Musk remains the world's richest man, with a net worth of $241 billion at last peek. But he's pumped tens of millions from that pot into reelection efforts for Donald Trump, showing that Musk "has vaulted into the top ranks of Republican donors," per NBC...

Trump Refuses to Comment on Alleged Putin Calls

'But I will tell you that if I did, it's a smart thing'

(Newser) - Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he's spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward's latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be "a smart thing" for the United States.
  • Trump was pressed
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Trump Turns Into a DJ After Medical Scares Interrupt Event

The final 40 minutes of Pennsylvania town hall were filled with music

(Newser) - Donald Trump 's town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert Monday after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room, the AP reports. The Republican presidential nominee paused during a question-and-answer session as a doctor in the room attended to the...

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice
Trump Blasts
Biopic The Apprentice
Oct 14, 2024 11:20 AM CDT

Trump Blasts Biopic The Apprentice

'It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job,' he says of the film

(Newser) - Donald Trump couldn't stop the US release of the controversial biopic The Apprentice over the weekend, but he's weighing in as movie critic on Monday:
  • "It's a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job," he wrote on Truth Social . The former president called out screenwriter
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Man With Loaded Gun Arrested at Trump Rally Checkpoint

Secret Service says Trump was never in any danger

(Newser) - A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition, and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert , authorities said. He was released the same day on $5,000 bail, the AP reports. The...

Far-Right Site Admits Innocence of Georgia Election Workers

Gateway Pundit publishes admission after settling lawsuit with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

(Newser) - The Gateway Pundit published an admission Saturday that Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss did not commit voter fraud when counting votes in the 2020 presidential election, a false accusation the far-right site gave life to by being the first to name the Georgia election workers. The allegations led to intimidation...

Trump: I'll Use 1798 Law to Carry Out 'Operation Aurora'

GOP nominee uses dehumanizing language for migrants to describe mass deportation plans

(Newser) - Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states on Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns. Trump's...

Obama Had Some Words for 'the Brothers'

He addresses what he sees as hesitancy on the part of some Black men to support Harris

(Newser) - Former President Obama minced no words Thursday in Pittsburgh during an unannounced stop at a campaign field office for Vice President Kamala Harris hours before Obama appeared at one of Harris' rallies for the first time. Declaring his intention to "speak some truths" to voters, but especially Black male...

Asked to List 3 Trump Virtues, Harris Struggled to Come Up With 1

But she's heard he loves his family

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month's election, Donald Trump, possesses—but was barely able to come up with even one, the AP reports. At the end of her town hall for Spanish-language network Univision in Las Vegas on Thursday,...

Biden Answers Trump Directly on Hurricane Misinformation

President tells GOP candidate to help people affected instead of spreading false stories

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to "get a life, man" and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Speaking at the White House on the government's work to address Hurricanes...

For Kids Who Endured COVID, Trump, Harris Can't Just Give Up

NYT columnist Jessica Grose pushes for more action in the K-12 arena from Trump, Harris

(Newser) - When COVID made its way onto the scene almost five years ago, it indisputably had an effect on America's students, especially those in the K-12 grades. But although the pandemic was like "this comet that hit our education system," as one expert puts it, "the downward...

Trump Has Made a Decision on Another Debate

Former president declares 'THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH' with VP Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Another debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris doesn't seem to be in the cards after one of the candidates issued his all-caps thoughts on the matter. Politico reports that both Fox News and CNN have invited the former president and current vice president to go head-to-head one more...

Trump Bibles Were Printed in China
Trump Bibles Were
Printed in China
Oct 9, 2024 6:20 PM CDT

Trump Bibles Were Printed in China

Records show they were shipped to the US by printing company in Hangzhou

(Newser) - Thousands of copies of Donald Trump's "God Bless the USA" Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices—China. Global trade records reviewed by the AP show a printing company in China's...

Melania on 2020 Election: 'It Was a Mess'

Former first lady dishes on that, her first encounter with husband, son Barron, and more in new book

(Newser) - Melania Trump's new memoir, Melania , dropped on Tuesday, and the reviews range from describing it as one of "graceful grievance" to calling it "truly bad" and "deeply weird." The former first lady's remarks about her stance on abortion rights earned attention before the 256-page...

On Call, Trump Keeps Calling Maine Gov a 'He'

Gov. Janet Mills is a woman

(Newser) - During a call with Maine supporters Monday, Donald Trump repeatedly referred to the state's female governor, Janet Mills, as "he." The Republican presidential nominee spoke for more than 15 minutes during the "tele-rally" to mark the first day of early voting in the state, and a...

Woodward: Trump Secretly Sent Putin COVID Tests

'I don't want you to tell anybody,' the Russian leader reportedly told him

(Newser) - Bob Woodward has a new book coming out, one that covers national and international affairs, and outlets have begun offering highlights. The Washington Post , for example, zeroes in on Woodward's assertion in War that then-President Trump secretly sent COVID tests to Vladimir Putin in 2020 for his personal use....

Independent Worries GOP Senate Incumbent

Newcomer has pushed Republicans into spending money in Nebraska

(Newser) - Republicans are worrying about an election threat of a different kind in Nebraska: an independent who's challenging GOP Sen. Deb Fischer. Dan Osborn, a political newcomer, is offering voters a nonpartisan option in a state that's leaned Republican and supported Donald Trump in 2020 by nearly 20 percentage...

WH on False Helene Rumors: Stop 'Spreading This Poison'

Conspiracy theories about disaster relief abound in the wake of deadly hurricane

(Newser) - As local, state, and federal authorities scramble to help those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene , which killed more than 220 , they've got another problem to deal with: conspiracy theories about relief efforts, per Reuters and CNN . "Disinformation of this kind can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when...

Trump's Return to Fateful Rally Site Will Include Special Guest

Billionaire Elon Musk 'will be there to support' presidential candidate in Butler, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Elon Musk will be in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to watch Donald Trump's return to the place he was shot . "I will be there to support!" the world's richest person, and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, wrote Thursday on X, where he's lately been complaining...

Melania Trump Staunchly Supports Abortion Rights in Book

According to the Guardian , which says it received an advance copy of her memoir

(Newser) - Melania Trump's upcoming memoir , out on Tuesday, reportedly includes a staunch defense of abortion rights, according to the Guardian , which says it received an advance copy of the book. Three key passages quoted by the newspaper:
  • "It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their
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