On Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter ruled that Donald Trump is barred from appearing on the ballot for next month’s Illinois Republican primary thanks to the “insurrection clause” contained within the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. This states no person shall “hold any office, civil or military” who having taken an oath to “support the […]
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Supreme Court to hear Trump immunity claim
The Supreme Court will decide if ex-President Donald Trump is immune from being prosecuted on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 conservative majority court said it will hear arguments in April. A ruling could come by the end of June.A US Court of Appeals panel has already rejected Mr Trump’s argument.He […]
Trump handily wins Michigan primary
Former President Donald Trump has won Michigan’s Republican primary as he continues his charge toward the GOP presidential nomination. The Associated Press (AP) called the race for Trump at around 9:00 p.m. ET after the last polls closed across the state, signaling that he handily defeated his lone remaining opponent, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC). […]
Trump stomps Haley in her native South Carolina
Donald Trump is one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after a massive win over Nikki Haley in South Carolina. The former president won his primary opponent’s home state by a 20-point margin, his fourth consecutive victory.As he celebrated Mr Trump made no mention of Ms Haley, who vowed to stay in the race. […]
Top Dems won’t certify election if Trump wins
Senior House Democrats signaled Friday that they may not certify the 2024 election results if former President Donald Trump wins, according to The Atlantic. During oral arguments earlier this month to consider a Colorado ruling finding Trump ineligible for the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” the Supreme Court did not appear persuaded that […]
Trump calls Biden a “nasty & vicious racist”
Donald Trump branded President Biden “a very nasty and vicious racist” during a speech on Friday at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual gala in Columbia, South Carolina. In response, the White House referred Newsweek to comments made by Biden-Harris 2024 Black media director Jasmine Harris before Trump’s address, in which he branded the Republican presidential […]
Judge Engoron bans Trump from NY business
Judge Arthur Engoron banned Donald Trump on Friday from conducting business in New York for three years after he found the former president liable for business fraud. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and two firm executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney, […]
Trump faces 2 critical court cases in 1 day
Two cases that could defy Donald Trump’s capacity to thwart prosecutions and even to overturn eventual convictions against him if he returns to the White House reach critical tests on Thursday with major implications for the 2024 election. In the latest remarkable twist of his multiple legal sagas, Trump is expected to show up in […]
Latino voters could flip this battleground state
Shuffling through jeans on a clothing rack in her small store at a Latino market, Christy Rosales says she hopes Trump returns to office. The 40-year-old native of Colombia complains that sales in her store have improved since COVID, but not to where they were before the pandemic. “You can speak to many of the […]
SCOTUS seems wary of kicking Trump off ballot
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a landmark case that will decide whether former President Donald Trump is ineleigible to run for a second term in office because of his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which culminated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, […]
Biden Privately Calls Trump A ‘Sick F*ck
President Joe Biden used obscene language to describe former President Donald Trump in private settings despite campaigning on civility, Politico reported on Thursday. At least three people have heard Biden call Trump a “sick f—” in private settings, citing claims that Trump was cheering on the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol building, according […]
Willis will not recuse herself from Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not recuse herself from the investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election despite calls from conservatives to step back from the case over an alleged relationship with one of the special prosecutors. Willis’s decision to stay stems from her concerns that leaving the […]