Articles filed under Political Figures
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With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump's lawyers press immunity claims before lower courtDec 24, 2023 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a f...
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The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecutedDec 22, 2023 1:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be pr...
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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report saysDec 22, 2023 10:00 am - Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed i...
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The Constitution's insurrection clause threatens Trump's campaign. Here is how that is playing outDec 20, 2023 12:37 pm - DENVER — Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago. The Colorado Sup...
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Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is runDec 18, 2023 7:44 am - VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone gathered in a hist...
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'Insurance godmothers' sign up Latinos for Obamacare in pro-Trump areas as he threatens to repeal itDec 16, 2023 8:13 am - MIAMI (AP) — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for “ Obamacare,” where they...
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Putin supporters formally nominate him as independent candidate in Russian presidential electionDec 16, 2023 8:08 am - MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin 's supporters on Saturday formally nominated him to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, stat...
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With Iowa's caucuses a month away, Trump urges voters to hand him not just a victory, but a blowoutDec 15, 2023 10:01 am - CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was uncharacteristically serious when he implored an audience in eastern Iowa to carry him to a blowout in next month's Republican ca...
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Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until goals are achieved, while offering rare detailsDec 14, 2023 6:07 am - MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday that there would be no peace in Ukraine until his goals are achieved and said those objectives remain unchan...
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The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friendsDec 14, 2023 6:06 am - TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticul...