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    Love him or loathe him - can jurors be fair to Donald Trump?

    When prospective New York City jurors gather for Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial on Monday, it may be tough to find ones who don't have an opinion about the brash businessman-turned-politician who began building his real estate empire in Manhattan decades ago. They will be questioned by lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate and the state of New York seeking to uncover biases and possible political agendas before impaneling 12 jurors to hear what could be the only criminal c

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    Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham are again at odds, now over abortion. The strife could help both men

    The long and occasionally quixotic relationship between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham has again turned negative after the South Carolina senator criticized the former president for refusing to support a federal abortion ban. Trump repeatedly disparaged Graham on his social media site and said he regretted endorsing the senator during his last reelection campaign. Graham, a staunch abortion opponent who has pushed for a national ban, did not back down from his criticism, saying Trump's view w

    Associated Press6 min read
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    5 things to know ahead of Trump’s hush money trial

    The first criminal trial of any U.S. president is set to begin Monday, when former President Trump stands trial for his role in a hush money deal with a porn actress ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump for months has sought to push back the start of his first criminal trial, launching a series…

    The Hill6 min read
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    Florida Democrat's bid to upset Sen. Rick Scott faces daunting odds, exclusive poll finds

    An exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos poll showcases the tough fight ahead for Florida Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign against incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott.

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    Poll: More Florida Republicans view DeSantis favorably than Trump

    Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump feuded in the GOP presidential primary, but it didn't hurt DeSantis in Florida, a new poll finds.

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    Trump, in Pennsylvania, attacks judge as first criminal trial looms

    SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump again slammed the judge overseeing his first criminal trial during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, comments that portend a rough-and-tumble several weeks ahead as the former president gears up for court. Trump is expected to be in Manhattan on Monday for the beginning of the trial, a case involving hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president has frequently attacked Justice Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Att

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    Election spoiler? How President Biden's allies hope to stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Haunted by spoilers in past elections, President Joe Biden's Democratic allies have mobilized efforts to stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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    Scaramucci on Trump: US must ‘gird for when he loses in November’

    Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said the U.S. must “gird for when” his ex-boss loses in November. “I think the country has to gird for when he loses in November — and he’s gonna lose in November,” Scaramucci told anchor Abby Phillip during a “CNN NewsNight” appearance Friday a clip highlighted by…

    The Hill2 min read
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    Will Biden be on the ballot in Ohio and Alabama? That's up to Republicans

    President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation's fractious politics. Both states, which carry a combined 26 electoral votes, have deadlines for appearing on the ballot that precede the Democratic National Convention from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22 in Chicago. Lawyers for Biden's campaign have asked their secretaries of

    Associated Press5 min read
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    Joe Biden catching up to Donald Trump in 2024, poll finds

    President Joe Biden is catching up to former President Donald Trump’s polling lead, according to a new poll.

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    Trump considering ‘loan’ system for future Ukraine aid

    Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson held a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Friday, where Trump suggested future aid to Ukraine should come in the form of a loan.

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    Alvin Bragg's about to become the most famous prosecutor in America (but no questions, please)

    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is cutting a different path than other Donald Trump adversaries, declining to discuss his case outside of the courtroom.

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    Student debt relief could be lifeline to swing states, young voters for Biden

    President Biden is pouring a tremendous amount of political capital into student loan relief ahead of the November election, and experts say the impact in key states could be crucial. “The swing states are going to be kind of where we look to see the biggest targeted return, states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan,” said…

    The Hill5 min read
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    Abortion shapes Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's legacies. It may help one of them win reelection.

    How Joe Biden and Donald Trump navigate the minefield of abortion politics could determine which one is elected in November.

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    Kamala Harris hammers Trump on abortion in Arizona visit

    Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday went after former President Donald Trump in a visit to Arizona highlighting reproductive rights just days after the state's Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 near-total abortion ban is enforceable.

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    Trump and Mike Johnson zero in on noncitizen voting. It’s already illegal and very rare.

    Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson want to crack down on noncitizen voting, even though it's already illegal and rarely happens.

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    Trump says embattled House Republican Speaker Johnson doing 'good job'

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threw his support behind embattled U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, seeking to demonstrate unity as Johnson struggles to quell dissent within his fractious Republican majority. Another party hardliner, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, has threatened to make a similar move against Johnson if he allows a vote on more aid for Ukraine as it struggles to fight off Russia's invasion. Greene had also voiced opposition to a surveill

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    Speaker Mike Johnson meets with Trump and gets his praise amid threats to his job

    With his job in jeopardy, House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to meet with former President Donald Trump with a speech on "election integrity" Friday.

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    Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why

    House Speaker Mike Johnson came to the former president's Florida compound to announce that he would introduce a bill to stop those who are not citizens from voting in elections. Trump has made baseless claims about this subject before, like in 2016, when he blamed his loss of the popular vote on voting by immigrants, and then appointed a commission to investigate the issue. It disbanded without identifying a single case of a noncitizen casting a vote.

    Associated Press5 min read
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    'I tell the truth': Trump says he'll testify at hush money trial as judge rejects last minute plea

    Former President Trump announced Friday he will testify at his upcoming trial in New York City. "All I can do is tell the truth," he said.

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    'I stand with the speaker.' Trump backs Speaker Mike Johnson amid rebellion from right

    Trump and Johnson met in Palm Beach Friday as the House speaker faces pressure from the right. Trump said, "I stand with the speaker."

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    President Biden's son Hunter loses bid to dismiss gun charges

    A federal judge in Delaware on Friday declined to dismiss gun charges against Hunter Biden, one of the two criminal cases against Joe Biden's son as the Democratic U.S. president ramps up his campaign for re-election. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in Wilmington ruled against Hunter Biden's request to dismiss two counts of lying about his use of illegal narcotics when he purchased a Colt Cobra handgun in 2018 and a third count of illegally possessing that weapon. The ruling clears the w

    Reuters2 min read
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    Abortion is a winning issue for Democrats. But will it be decisive?: From the Politics Desk

    Abortion has proven to be a winning issue for Democrats in recent elections. But whether it will be a decisive one for President Joe Biden is unclear.

    NBC News4 min read
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    'Unprecedented' and 'stunning' number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection

    Trump faces what historians describe as "extraordinary" and "unprecedented" criticism from people who worked in his administration.

    USA TODAY11 min read
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    Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to 'remedy' state abortion ruling that he says 'went too far'

    Former President Donald Trump urged Arizona lawmakers on Friday to swiftly “remedy” the state Supreme Court ruling allowing prosecutors to enforce a near—total abortion ban that he declared anew “went too far.” Trump has repeatedly expressed pride in his role in overturning the national constitutional right to an abortion by appointing three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court during his one term as president.

    Associated Press3 min read
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    Trump's untruths pile up. Biden gets facts wrong too. Do voters care?

    Trump said he talked to a crime victim's family. Her sister denied it. And the fact-checkers called out the former president, again.

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    Kamala Harris Will Blame Donald Trump for Arizona’s Abortion Ban

    In a speech in Ariz., Harris will frame Arizona’s abortion ban as a direct consequence of Trump-era policies and rhetoric.

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    Biden campaign: We don't want the votes of 'Death to America' protesters in Michigan

    The Biden campaign has condemned anti-American chants made at a rally in Dearborn, Michigan, and said it does not want the votes of the anti-Israel agitators.

    Fox News5 min read
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    AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama's congressional primary runoffs

    Voters in a new Alabama congressional district at the center of an ongoing legal and political dispute will return to the polls Tuesday to select the nominees in a U.S. House contest that could help decide control of the narrowly divided chamber this November. Shomari Figures, a former top aide to Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Anthony Daniels, the state House Minority Leader, will compete for the Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District after neither candidate recei

    Associated Press5 min read
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    Americans say Biden, Trump presidencies hurt US for different reasons: Poll

    Americans believe both President Biden and former President Trump’s times in office did more harm than good, but they say so for different reasons, a new survey found. The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs survey found that people think Biden’s presidency hurt the country due to cost of living, immigration and international relations. Those surveyed…

    The Hill2 min read
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    Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows

    There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don't think either man has much to brag about when it comes to his own record. Trump, meanwhile, faces an electorate where substantial shares think he harmed the country on a range of issues. A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that more than half of U.S. adults think Biden’s presidency has hurt the country on cost of living and imm

    Associated Press7 min read
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    What does the gag order mean in Trump's hush money case?

    The gag order imposed on Donald Trump by a judge in next week's New York criminal trial bars the former U.S. president from talking publicly about certain people involved in the case and their families. Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment before the 2016 election to stop porn star Stormy Daniels from talking about a sexual encounter she says she and Trump had in 2006. Trump denies an encounter.

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    Johnson showcases ties to Trump amid Greene threat

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scheduled to appear alongside former President Trump on Friday as they find themselves on opposite ends of a pair of contentious debates on Capitol Hill. The gathering at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is being billed as a press conference to tout legislation that would prevent noncitizens from voting, something that is…

    The Hill7 min read
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    The looming battle over the Democratic platform: From the Politics Desk

    Progressives are gearing up for a platform fight at the 2024 Democratic National Convention over Biden's policy toward Israel's war with Hamas.

    NBC News5 min read
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    Progressives are gearing up for a platform fight on Israel at the Democratic convention

    President Biden’s team is bracing for a potentially bruising and divisive battle over Israel at the Democratic convention.

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    Trump calls for more and earlier presidential debates with Biden

    Donald Trump’s campaign is calling for more presidential debates to be held between the former president and Joe Biden, and for the proposed face-offs to begin as early as possible to ensure more Americans “have a full chance” to see the candidates in action before they cast their ballot.

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    Mike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from voting

    House Speaker Mike Johnson will introduce an “election integrity” bill aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting with Donald Trump.

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    Trump campaign demands Biden debate him 'much earlier' and more often

    The Trump campaign is calling for additional 2024 presidential debates and for them to take place “much earlier" than initially proposed by the debate commission, with former President Trump telling Fox News Digital that he is “totally committed" to debating President Biden “anytime, anywhere, anyplace."

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    Biden campaign launches Arizona ad blitz on heels of abortion ruling

    President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign launched a paid media blitz about reproductive rights in Arizona on Thursday, two days after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating to 1864.

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    Trump's conflicting abortion stances are coming back to haunt him — and his party

    On Monday, Donald Trump declared that abortion decisions should be left to the states, a statement he made to tamp down a fervor about his lack of clarity over how he'd handle the issue as president.

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson to deliver remarks with Trump on 'election integrity'

    House Speaker Mike Johnson will travel to Mar-a-Lago Friday for remarks on “election integrity” with former President Donald Trump, sources said.

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    Speaker Johnson to meet with Trump, offers Marjorie Taylor Greene advisory role as own job teeters

    His job on the line, House Speaker Mike Johnson is dashing to Florida to meet with Donald Trump this week and has offered far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a seat on his own “kitchen cabinet” as he draws closer to the MAGA forces that now dominate the GOP. The House Republicans are tearing themselves apart, unable to work together to push party priorities through Congress yet watching their majority fritter away the days without a cohesive agenda or much to show for their 15 months in power

    Associated Press5 min read
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    Arizona ruling puts abortion at center of 2024 presidential election

    (Reuters) -Democrats wasted little time capitalizing on Tuesday's ruling from Arizona's high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, organizing press conferences in swing states across the country and blaming former Republican President Donald Trump for eliminating a nationwide right to abortion. The decision from the conservative Arizona Supreme Court sent a shockwave through the battleground state, which is poised to play a pivotal role in November's presidential election while also host

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    Trump loses third bid this week to delay hush money trial

    NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appeals judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's third last-ditch attempt this week to delay his April 15 criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, paving the way for the first-ever trial of a former U.S. president. During an earlier hearing, Trump lawyer Emil Bove said the trial should be delayed because Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, has not yet ruled on their request for him to recuse himself. Bove also said Mer

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    Cornel West names L.A. professor, activist Melina Abdullah as running mate on presidential ticket

    Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, said she and West 'want to disrupt the narrative that you have only two choices,' referring to Biden and Trump.

    LA Times7 min read
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    Trump, Speaker Johnson to hold joint press conference Friday on election integrity

    Former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are set to hold a joint press conference Friday focussed on election integrity, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, an appearance that comes as one of Trump’s close allies is threatening to oust the Speaker from the top job. The press conference is…

    The Hill2 min read
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    Biden is building a behemoth of a campaign. Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up.

    President Joe Biden has been scooping up record-making donations and plowing the money into an expanding campaign operation in battleground states that appears to surpass what Donald Trump has built thus far.

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    Most voters in new poll see Trump hush money charges as serious

    Most voters in a new survey said they see former President Trump’s charges in the hush money case as at least “somewhat serious.” A Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that roughly 64 percent of registered voters said the charges in the New York case are “somewhat serious.” Another 34 percent of respondents said the case…

    The Hill2 min read
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    Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates

    Allies of former President Donald Trump are discussing ways to elevate third-party candidates in battleground states to divert votes away from President Joe Biden, along with other covert tactics to diminish Democratic votes. They plan to promote independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a “champion for choice” to give voters for whom abortion is a top issue — and who also don’t like Biden — another option on the ballot, according to one person who is involved in the effort and who, like se

    The New York Times10 min read
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    AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

    President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at caucuses in each of the state’s 23 counties. Seven names will appear on the ballot, but Biden is the only major candidate competing for votes.

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    Trump hush money charges seen as serious by most voters, Reuters/Ipsos finds

    The New York criminal charges against Donald Trump for allegedly covering up hush-money payments to a porn star are serious in the eyes of a firm majority of U.S. voters, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found ahead of the former president's trial starting next week. Some 64% of registered voters in the five-day poll, which closed on Monday, described the charges as at least "somewhat serious," compared to 34% who said the charges lacked seriousness. The trial, due to begin this coming Monday, is the firs

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    Trump says Jews who vote for Biden do 'not love Israel' and 'should be spoken to'

    Former President Donald Trump said any Jewish person who votes for President Joe Biden “does not love Israel” and “should be spoken to,” invoking an antisemitic trope suggesting American Jews have dual loyalties to the U.S. and Israel.

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    Witnesses in Trump documents case can remain private, judge rules

    A federal judge decided on Tuesday to allow the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents to shield the identities of possible witnesses in the case for now. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to reconsider a prior ruling that prosecutors argued would have revealed the names of certain witnesses who spoke to investigators, and subjected them to intimidation and harassment from Trump and his supporters. Lawyers for Trump, the

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    GOP Senate hopeful looks to distance himself from link to Texas green energy firm

    FIRST ON FOX: Republican Utah Senate candidate Trent Staggs previously worked for a firm that describes itself as an "ESG company," despite his stance against ESG policies.

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    Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November's election

    Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that could dominate a critical 2024 battleground. The ruling permits doctors or others to be prosecuted for performing an abortion at any time unless the mother’s life is in danger, with no exceptions for rape or incest. President Joe Biden 's campaig

    Associated Press5 min read
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    Zelenskyy warns Russia has penetrated US politics, invites Trump to Ukraine

    In an exclusive interview, the president of Ukraine talks about his outreach to Trump, stalled Ukraine aid and Russia’s growing influence in the U.S.

    Politico6 min read
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    Arizona abortion ruling roils election

    Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Arizona abortion ruling roils election The state’s high court ruled Arizona will enforce an existing law making abortion a felony for anyone who performs or helps a woman obtain one, a day after former President Trump said abortion laws should…

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    Trump jurors to be asked their views on his treatment in hush money case

    Prospective jurors in Donald Trump's trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star will be asked their opinions on how the Republican presidential candidate has been treated in the case, as the judge strives to seat a fair panel. Jury selection for the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president is due to start on April 15 in a New York state court in Manhattan. Justice Juan Merchan made public the questionnaire late on Monday that all people called for possible servic

    Reuters2 min read
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    Trump favorabilty among Latinos rising as Biden’s falls: Survey

    Former President Trump’s favorability is rising among Latinos while President Biden’s has fallen, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Axios/Ipsos survey shows Biden’s favorability among Latinos has fallen 6 points since last summer — 47 percent in June 2023 to 41 percent last month. Trump’s favorability among Latinos in the same time period rose…

    The Hill2 min read
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    Trump hush money trial stems from 'zombie case' brought back to life

    Manhattan prosecutors started and stopped the investigation that culminated in Donald Trump's upcoming criminal trial so many times that it came to be known as a "zombie case," like the mythical character who returns from the dead. The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president is set to begin on April 15. Trump stands accused of concealing his reimbursement of former lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election in exchange for her

    Reuters4 min read
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    Why America’s Longtime Ally in Asia Is So Anxious About Trump 2.0

    The possible return of Donald Trump to the White House has bred a deep sense of insecurity among Japan’s business and political elite.

    Politico6 min read
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    Colorado politics reporter's expulsion from a Republican gathering causes uproar

    Politicians and news outlets in Colorado expressed anger over the expulsion from a Republican gathering this weekend of an experienced politics reporter who was told that the state party chairman "believes current reporting to be very unfair." Journalists and prominent politicians, including the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, came to the defense of Colorado Sun reporter Sandra Fish and against current state GOP Chairman Dave Williams, who said he had “no apologies” for ejecting

    Associated Press4 min read
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    Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states

    Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights," Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site. Trump, in the video, did not say when in pregnancy he believes abortion should be banned — declining to endorse a national cutoff t

    Associated Press7 min read
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    Trump says abortion laws should be decided by US states

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that abortion laws should be determined by U.S. states, stopping short of proposing a national ban that could have imperiled his chances with swing voters in the November election. Trump previously signaled support for a ban beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy but said political considerations were paramount in the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decisio

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    Trump makes another appeal to Georgia court to dismiss charges on First Amendment grounds

    Former president Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case have asked a judge to let them appeal the indictment against them on First Amendment grounds.

    Fox News5 min read
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    How Abortion, and IVF, Flipped an Alabama State House Seat

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — When Marilyn Lands, a Democrat, won an election last month for a northern Alabama state House district that Republicans had held for more than two decades, she stretched the political power of reproductive rights into the edges of Appalachia. Democrats lauded her victory as an example of how potent the issue will be in November, more than two years after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade. And while Republicans argued that Lands’ suburban district

    The New York Times7 min read
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    What to Know About the Trial Donald Trump Faces in Manhattan

    NEW YORK — In just one week, Donald Trump will go on trial in Manhattan — the first former U.S. president to be criminally prosecuted. The trial, which will begin with jury selection and last up to two months, will oscillate between salacious testimony on sex scandals and granular detail about corporate documents. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, all of which are tied to the former president’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn actor, Stormy Da

    The New York Times6 min read
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    Explainer-Why Republicans impeached Biden's top border official Alejandro Mayorkas

    The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week is due to deliver its impeachment case against President Joe Biden's top border official, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, to the Democratic-majority Senate. That chamber's majority Democrats are seen as all but certain to bring the proceedings to a swift end, arguing that Republicans have fallen short of the "high crimes and misdemeanors" standard that impeachment calls for. Republicans accuse Biden and Mayorkas

    Reuters5 min read
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    Republican impeachment of Biden's border chief may see swift end in Senate

    The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate is likely to bring a quick end this week to House Republicans' months-long drive to impeach President Joe Biden's top border official, who they accuse of failing to deter record-setting levels of illegal immigration. Almost two months have passed since the House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, an election-year move so divisive that it required two attempts to pass

    Reuters3 min read
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    Trump says he will disclose abortion policy on Monday

    (Reuters) -Donald Trump said he would outline his long-awaited policy on abortion on Monday, one that he suggested will be a compromise position with the potential to inflame both sides of the debate. In a post on Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, the Republican presidential candidate said his policy will include exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. While Trump did not provide further details, it seems likely that he will call for a federal ban less res

    Reuters2 min read
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