The White House says those living in homeless encampments in the nation’s capital will have two choices in the coming days: accept treatment at a homeless shelter, or go to jail. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the ultimatum during a Tuesday press conference as reporters prodded about President …
Read More »Trump's week shaped by crime agenda, potential guard deployment to Chicago
More details of President Donald Trump’s potential deployment of additional National Guard troops to Chicago could come into focus this week. The move comes as the Trump administration doubles down on its tough-on-crime agenda, seeking a larger federal footprint in Democrat-led cities, drawing pushback from local leaders who contend the …
Read More »Eric Trump to take the stand in non-jury civil trial against Trump Organization stemming from NYAG lawsuit
Eric Trump is expected to take the stand Thursday in the non-jury civil trial stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the Trump family and Trump Organization. The former president’s son is an executive vice president at the Trump Organization. Eric Trump has oversight over the company’s …
Read More »Judges signal they may loosen Trump gag order in federal election interference case
A gag order against former President Donald Trump in a federal election interference case is being weighed by a three-judge panel after they heard arguments in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Monday. During the two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the appeals court judges appeared skeptical of both sides …
Read More »2024 showdown: Biden faces bigger polling deficit now than Obama did in 2011
Amid a spate of polls suggesting President Biden trails former President Donald Trump in a likely 2024 election rematch, the Biden campaign and Democratic allies point back nearly a dozen years. That’s when former President Barack Obama – with Biden as his running mate – won re-election to a second …
Read More »Judge pauses Jan. 6 case against Trump amid former president's appeal to dismiss
The judge presiding over the case against former President Donald Trump and his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election acknowledged she does not have jurisdiction over the matter while it is pending before the Supreme Court, and put a pause on the case against the Republican 2024 frontrunner until …
Read More »Biden's Hispanic support plummets with voters disgruntled over economy, immigration: We're 'struggling'
Dropping poll numbers among young and Hispanic voters are signaling more bad news for President Biden, while former President Trump appears to be gaining ground, setting the stage for a potential rematch. “[The conservative] message is really resonating with us,” Monet Flores-Bacs, strategic director at the New Mexico-based nonprofit LIBRE …
Read More »Nevada judge rejects Trump ballot eligibility challenge, says GOP opponent 'improperly manufactured' standing
A federal judge in Nevada rejected a case challenging the eligibility of former President Trump to run in 2024, ruling GOP challenger John Anthony Castro, who brought the lawsuit in the Silver State, “lacks standing.” U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro, who was appointed by former President Obama, issued …
Read More »National Guard troops from six red states head to DC to help tackle crime
Just more than one week after President Donald Trump unveiled plans to deploy troops from the D.C. National Guard and to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle crime in Washington, six states have pledged to send in their own National Guard troops to pitch in with the effort. Now, …
Read More »Trump signs executive orders to eliminate no-cash bail for suspects in DC and nationwide
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that aims to eliminate cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and a separate order focusing on ending the policy nationwide. Fox News confirmed earlier Monday that Trump was ordering the end of cash bail policies nationwide by threatening to …
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