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Donald Trump would have been convicted if not elected president, Jack Smith report says
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Donald Trump would have been convicted if not elected president, Jack Smith report says

The Independent  

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Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe

Raw Story  

Prosecutors in Arizona working under Attorney General Kris Mayes have gained access to a large cache of emails, phone records, and other messages sent by allies of President-elect Donald Trump in their criminal investigation of the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Politico reported Friday. "Arizona prosecutors are continuing to advance one of the only remaining significant criminal cases …

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This red California county had an election surprise in 2020. What happened this year?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

This red California county had an election surprise in 2020. What happened this year?

LA Times  

A yard sign in the Inyo County city of Bishop reflected some residents’ unhappiness with both major-party candidates before the election. Four years ago, rural — and staunchly conservative — Inyo County delivered an election day surprise when voters there chose Joe Biden over Donald Trump by just 14 votes. David Blacker, chairman of the Inyo County Republican Central Committee, …

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Key to Trump’s Win: Heavy Losses for Harris Across the Map
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Key to Trump’s Win: Heavy Losses for Harris Across the Map

New York Times  

Change in votes compared with 2020 2.5 million more votes for Trump 7.1 million fewer votes for Harris than Biden Key to Trump’s Win: Heavy Losses for Harris Across the Map It may seem like a clear story: Donald Trump won the election by winning the most votes. Change in votes by county partisanship, compared with 2020 Counties Harris Trump …

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Biden continues White House tradition with Trump invitation even though President-elect brushed it off in 2020
2 months ago

Biden continues White House tradition with Trump invitation even though President-elect brushed it off in 2020

Hindustan Times  

Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of Democratic President Joe Biden, who had hoped to defeat his Republican predecessor a second time and reside there for four more years. Obama White House press secretary Josh Earnest described the meeting as “at least a little less …

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How shifts among key demographic voting groups sealed Trump’s 2024 election victory
2 months, 1 week ago

How shifts among key demographic voting groups sealed Trump’s 2024 election victory

The Independent  

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'God help us': Ex-FBI agent alarmed by Trump loyalists up for key national security posts
2 months, 1 week ago

'God help us': Ex-FBI agent alarmed by Trump loyalists up for key national security posts

Raw Story  

A former FBI agent expressed alarm Wednesday night after a report that a pair of controversial Trump loyalists were in the running for top national security posts for President-elect Donald Trump. Politico reported Wednesday night that Richard Grenell is seen by several Trump insiders as a "shoo-in" for a position, and whose name has been floated for secretary of state, …

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Legal Teams Wargaming for Historic Legal Battles in 2024 Election
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal Teams Wargaming for Historic Legal Battles in 2024 Election

CNN  

Both campaigns have spent years laying the groundwork for a post-election courtroom battle by recruiting lawyers in every state, wargaming possible scenarios and drafting potential pleadings. The Trump campaign has assembled teams of lawyers in battleground states and beyond, while the Harris campaign has recruited hundreds of lawyers across key states with the expertise needed to fight a variety of …

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Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks at a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6, 2021. In a post Friday on his social media platform Truth Social, the Republican presidential nominee wrote that there was “rampant Cheating and Skulduggery” in 2020; that he and his allies are watching closely for similar problems in the current race; …

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'Outrageous abuse of power': Governor slams Trump for withholding aid after criticism
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Outrageous abuse of power': Governor slams Trump for withholding aid after criticism

Raw Story  

A new report describes how former President Donald Trump routinely denied federal disaster aid money to states whose governors either criticized him or declared President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. The irony of Trump withholding aid to Washington state is that even though it's considered safe Democratic territory in presidential elections, the wildfires primarily affected the eastern …

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Harris Warns of Election Night Uncertainty as Trump's Victory Claim Looms
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris Warns of Election Night Uncertainty as Trump's Victory Claim Looms

Live Mint  

Vice President Kamala Harris expresses readiness against Donald Trump's potential victory claim and prepares for election night uncertainty. In an interview, she emphasizes her campaign's preparedness for any scenario, particularly given Trump's history of challenging election results. The memo from the Harris campaign and the DNC highlights the team's extensive preparations, including veteran lawyers working on multiple scenarios and coordinating …

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Letters to the Editor: Democrats need to stop it with ‘this election should be a no-brainer’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Democrats need to stop it with ‘this election should be a no-brainer’

LA Times  

To the editor: I don’t want to see former President Trump reelected any more than any other Democrat. But one letter writer’s belief that this election is a no-brainer is emblematic of the Democratic Party’s failure to understand the America that gave Trump 11 million more votes in 2020 than it did in 2016, and that was after four years …

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5 times when Donald Trump changed his stance on an issue
3 months ago

5 times when Donald Trump changed his stance on an issue

LA Times  

President Trump has a record of saying outrageous, contradictory and untrue things. Here is a look at some of his clearer, more consequential policy shifts: Abortion What he said then: "Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.” in 2020 What he says now: “My administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.” in …

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Prosecutors Reveal New Evidence in Trump's 2020 Election Interference Case: A Roadmap to Trial
3 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors Reveal New Evidence in Trump's 2020 Election Interference Case: A Roadmap to Trial

Associated Press  

Prosecutors have released new evidence in the Trump 2020 election interference case, detailing Trump's increasingly desperate efforts to cling to power even as those close to him sought to convince him that he had lost the presidency. This evidence could potentially move forward to trial, despite the Supreme Court's recent ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.

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Trump Again Dismisses U.S. Troop Injuries From 2020 Iranian Attack As ‘Headaches’
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Again Dismisses U.S. Troop Injuries From 2020 Iranian Attack As ‘Headaches’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump once again dismissed traumatic brain injuries sustained by American troops during a 2020 ballistic missile strike in Iran, diminishing the injuries as mere “headaches” when asked if he should have been tougher on Tehran. When asked why he said no Americans were hurt after the Iranian missile strikes, Trump said: “I heard that …

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Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power

LA Times  

Former President Trump, campaigning Tuesday in Milwaukee, is not immune to 2020 election charges for private actions, prosecutors argue in a newly unsealed filing. Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud, and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according …

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‘Stopping the Steal’ examines Trump’s attempt to subvert 2020 election, and what it means for 2024
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Stopping the Steal’ examines Trump’s attempt to subvert 2020 election, and what it means for 2024

LA Times  

President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. HBO’s “Stopping the Steal” follows Trump’s attempts to subvert the election, leading up to the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Despite its title, HBO’s “Stopping the Steal” is as much about what lies ahead of us as it is about that other election that put Joe Biden in office and then-President Trump on a …

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Trump won Tuesday’s debate like he won the 2020 election
4 months ago

Trump won Tuesday’s debate like he won the 2020 election

Raw Story  

And he’s handling his debate loss the same way he handled his 2020 loss: by lying about it. When Harris named Trump’s military advisors who called Trump “a disgrace,” a threat to democracy and the military, including General Mark Milley, who Trump wants to execute, she looked directly at him. “Several House GOP lawmakers … acknowledged Trump ‘missed’ opportunities during …

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Why Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate won’t decide presidential election
4 months ago

Why Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate won’t decide presidential election

Firstpost  

US voters, including Indian-Americans, have already decided for whom they will vote on key issues like the economy Former US President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at the presidential debate. There were around 4.8 million Indian-Americans as of 2022, accounting for 20 per cent of America’s Asian-American population, according to 2020 US Census Bureau data. Indian-Americans and 2024 …

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J.D. Vance says in 2020 he wouldn’t certify election: ‘Let the country have the debate’
4 months ago

J.D. Vance says in 2020 he wouldn’t certify election: ‘Let the country have the debate’

Raw Story  

Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, said Monday that if he were in former Vice President Mike Pence's place, he would not have certified the election on January 6, 2021. Speaking as part of a panel on the All-In Podcast, Vance told cohost Jason Calacanis the issue wasn't necessarily Pence deciding not to "overturn the election results," but rather that …

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New rules from GOP-majority election board could cause disarray in battleground Georgia
4 months, 1 week ago

New rules from GOP-majority election board could cause disarray in battleground Georgia

CNN  

Atlanta CNN — The once-wonky Georgia State Election Board has burst into the limelight this year as a new Republican majority – made up of a retired obstetrician, a former state senator who put out feelers for a Trump administration job and a right-wing media personality – push ahead with new rules that could create chaos in November. But she …

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'Not a slip': Critics explain Trump's admission that he lost 2020 'by a whisker'
4 months, 1 week ago

'Not a slip': Critics explain Trump's admission that he lost 2020 'by a whisker'

Raw Story  

During an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Donald Trump claimed that he really only lost the 2020 election "by a whisker." Read Also: Trump’s felony convictions force Republicans into telling even bigger lies Gen Z activist Harry Sisson, who boasts over 261,000 followers, caught that admission last week, noting that Trump "conned all of these MAGA lunatics into believing his …

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The bombshell story that hurts Kamala Harris most with swing voters
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The bombshell story that hurts Kamala Harris most with swing voters

Daily Mail  

After decades in public life as a prosecutor, senator and vice president, Kamala Harris has a long track that could provide fodder for opponents. But the issue that could hurt her most is her support for a bail fund blamed for freeing a man who went on to commit murder, according to our exclusive poll of likely voters. It reveals …

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Harris offers ‘freedom’ and contrast to Trump, but not many policy details
5 months ago

Harris offers ‘freedom’ and contrast to Trump, but not many policy details

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris has developed a crowd-pleasing line for when she campaigns against Project 2025, the 887-page policy agenda written for former President Trump by his Republican allies. But it also reveals what has so far been Harris’ tendency to campaign in broad themes on “ freedom ” and her contrast with Trump without exposing her own vision to …

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