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Donald Trump's return to the White House will most likely set off a "political whirlwind" in Washington, D.C. — especially if he can place his preferred choices in top administration positions, a CNN analyst wrote Monday. "One big unknown is whether Republican senators are again prepared to challenge Trump’s judgment after it quickly became clear that Gaetz wouldn’t have enough …

The recently held US presidential elections have some Americans on edge. To soothe their concerns about Donald Trump’s return to the White House, many are now indulging in doom spending — the practice of spending money to calm oneself. Representational image/Reuters Some other experts define doom spending as buying things we would normally not spend money on because we are …

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Donald Trump just had a big win, but he might be about to fall into a trap, a conservative economist said Saturday. Oren Cass, who previously flagged concerns with Trump's political campaign, wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times over the weekend that suggests the former president and president-elect might make a decision that could ultimately doom his …

A pollster nicknamed the "harbinger of doom" for her history of calling elections correctly highlighted on Sunday a serious problem dogging former President Donald Trump in a typically Republican state. Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer unpacked the startling news that Vice President Kamala Harris', the Democratic presidential nominee, has a strong lead in the pollster's conservative state with the Bulwark …

How Project 2025 could doom Donald Trump with key voter group in battleground state of Pennsylvania

On Sunday the Democratic Party flew a banner over the Philadelphia Eagles football game reading: 'Go Birds! Donald Trump may have tried to distance himself from Project 2025, a hardline conservative manifesto setting out a program for government written by his allies, but our new poll reveals just how damaging it could be for him in the critical swing state …

A federal court shot down Donald Trump's request for a new trial or a reduced penalty in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case. "There was evidence that Mr. Trump’s statements about Ms. Carroll only increased in frequency and vitriol as trial approached, with Mr. Trump repeating the same or similar attacks on Ms. Carroll despite knowing that a jury and the …

As Donald Trump heads into "Super Tuesday" — and is expected to wipe the floor with his opponent — his former communications director sees warning signs that he should be very concerned about. Even though he's clearly beating Nikki Haley, Alyssa Farah Griffin sees substantial numbers voting for her — and those people, she said, will not be joining team …

Judge Scott McAfee on Thursday approved an expedited trial for two of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, severing their case from those of the other 17 defendants. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis used Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to have all 19 defendants in the case stand …

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is unprecedented in many ways. Moreover, no U.S. presidential candidate has had so many close associates or former associates who were convicted of or pled guilty to criminal charges — a list that includes Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, veteran GOP operative Roger Stone, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and "War …

With polls showing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gaining on former President Donald Trump in the preferences of Republican voters in New Hampshire, there has been speculation that the GOP might be able to successfully move on from the twice-impeached former president in 2024. However, Politico columnist Jeff Greenfield argues that the GOP will face certain doom if it makes anyone …

The party is ostracising internal Trump critics like Liz Cheney, cementing the idea that it’s Trump or bust for the GOP. US House Republicans’ swift sacking of Representative Liz Cheney, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, from her leadership post as the party’s conference chairwoman on Wednesday is the clearest signal yet that the GOP is pledging strict …

Jeff Daniels interview: The Comey Rule star discusses if the show can sway the US elections, spell doom for Donald Trump

Former FBI director James Comey may or may not have influenced the 2016 US presidential elections, but the new two-part miniseries about the role he inadvertently played in Donald Trump’s victory certainly believes that it could influence voters ahead of the 2020 polls. The Comey Rule will give people more information about something they think they know but really don’t,” …