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HuffPostMary Trump Thinks She Knows Exactly Why Ivanka And Don Jr. Haven't Turned Up In Court
Their no-show at Donald Trump's hush money trial is down to two things, said the former president's niece.
- The Daily Beast
CNN Reveals Its Debate Moderators—and Trump Might Not be Happy
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesJust hours after Donald Trump and Joe Biden agreed to debate each other on CNN in June, the cable news network announced that the debate will be moderated by its anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The debate will take place in Atlanta at 9 p.m. on June 27, and will air live on CNN. It will be the first of at least two agreed upon presidential debates, with the second slated to be hosted by ABC on Sept. 10.Both Tapper and Bash have experience as debate mode
- Time
Trump Breaks Silence About Kristi Noem Killing Her Own Dog
Noem received widespread backlash when she admitted to shooting and killing her 14-month old dog, Cricket.
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MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo
Fox Business NetworkRep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) made a bizarre claim Thursday, insisting that he has “evidence” to support his allegation that President Joe Biden was “jacked up on something” during the State of the Union address. He even offered to show his so-called proof to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo “offline.”The MAGA congressman’s wild accusation seemed to go too far for the pro-Trump conspiracy-loving Bartiromo, who once relied on “wackadoodle” claims made by a woman who thinks
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‘That Was a Lie!’: Trump Lawyer Brawls With Michael Cohen
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersDonald Trump calls them “Perry Mason moments.” The 77-year-old likes to reference the TV series from his childhood and the dramatic legal showdowns in real life which so far seem to be the only things keeping him fully awake during his own trials.That altercation finally came midday Thursday, as his lead lawyer Todd Blanche eventually shed the apologetic tone he’s maintained during two days of questioning Michael Cohen. The forme
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Vladimir Putin Is Promoting A Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Earth Yet Again
The Russian president said: "I am convinced that this view is shared by most people on the planet."
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Laura Ingraham's Rhetorical Question About Trump Gets Brutal Series Of Answers
The Fox News host questioned the credibility of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, opening herself up to a wave of mockery.
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George Conway Goes There With Scathing Personal Challenge For 'Wuss' Trump
The conservative attorney is trying to goad the former president into testifying at his criminal trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert Ridiculed For Attending Trump's Trial, But Not Her Son's
The Colorado congresswoman didn't attend her own son's court appearance on May 9.
- Miami Herald
Trump trial, his Florida guests, reveal what a sick joke American politics have become | Opinion
We’ve reached the act in Donald Trump’s hush money trial that is no longer farce, but infuriating | Opinion
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Trump uses CNN commentator to argue he should be found not guilty
Former President Trump on Thursday pointed to recent remarks from a CNN legal analyst to bolster his argument that he should not be found guilty in his hush money trial in New York. Trump, speaking with reporters following a day in court, listed off a series of news outlets and their respective analysts who have…
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Rachel Maddow Can't Get Over What Donald Trump's GOP Allies Wore To Court
Maddow's MSNBC colleague Nicolle Wallace called it "clownish."
- The Daily Beast
‘No Wonder They Shot Him’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Shares Wild Conspiracy Theory
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesMarjorie Taylor Greene wasted no time in suggesting that the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Wednesday could be linked to his position on COVID vaccines.The MAGA lawmaker shared a post on X Wednesday which contained a video with English subtitles in which Fico purportedly rails against the treatment of those who opposed vaccination and other government measures to manage the pandemic (The Daily Beast has not verified the translation
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Russia’s Most Notorious Enforcer Looks Set to Get One Hell of a Promotion
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Amid a flurry of changes in the Russian government this week as Vladimir Putin carries out his post-inaugural reshuffle, something strange and potentially dangerous happened in Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov’s longtime righthand man, Magomed Daudov, suddenly up and quit.“After a meeting with the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, I decided to resign as chairman of the parliament of the Chechen Republic,” Daudov was quoted as announcing on local television.He gave no fur
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Journalist Says He Saw Trump Editing Speeches For His Stooges To Give Outside Court
MSNBC's Alex Wagner questioned the legality of the move, given the gag order the former president is currently under.
- The Canadian Press
The Latest | Judge is sorting out the final stretch of Trump's hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors' star witness in the hush money case against Donald Trump was back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers tried to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president. The trial resumed in Manhattan with the potentially explosive defense cross-examination of Cohen, whose credibility could determine the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s fate in the case. Cohen is prosecutors’ final witness — at least for now — as they try to
- HuffPost UK
Were Putin And Xi Really Spotted With 'Nuclear Footballs' Amid The Russian President's Trip?
A display of power – or social media jumping to conclusions?
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Robert De Niro Exposes Donald Trump’s True Intentions With NSFW Slogan
The Oscar-winning actor’s furious commentary on the “vicious” former president was muted on ABC’s “The View.”
- CNN
Opinion: Stormy Daniels testified about something billions of humans do. Why was she demeaned for it?
The media decided to erroneously describe a grown woman openly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with a grown man as obscene, writes Danielle Campoamor.
- The Canadian Press
'Enough is enough': Saskatchewan Speaker says he was repeatedly harassed, threatened
REGINA — The Speaker of the Saskatchewan legislature has cut up his party membership card and accused some members in Premier Scott Moe's caucus of intimidating him to the point that he fears the government house leader is packing a handgun. Randy Weekes told the chamber Thursday that when government house leader Jeremy Harrison disagreed with his rules, Harrison would yell, text Weekes, make threatening gestures and occasionally flash the inside of his suit jacket as if to reveal a concealed we