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The UAW strike and electric cars: Does Trump have a new wedge issue?
Former President Donald Trump will give a speech to autoworkers in Detroit next Wednesday, and he is expected to attack President Biden’s policies promoting a transition to electric cars.
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Trump legal news brief: Judge to rule on Letitia James's summary judgment request — or whether to dismiss Trump case altogether
A New York judge hears dueling arguments Friday on whether to find former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his business liable for financial fraud, as well as whether to dismiss the case outright.
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Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation's largest with a GOP mayor
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. to be led by a GOP mayor. Although mayoral offices in Texas are nonpartisan, the switch is a boost for Texas Republicans who have been losing ground around the state's major cities for more than a decade. Johnson was elected mayor in 2019 after serving more than a decade as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives.
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
The Colorado judge overseeing the first significant lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 presidential ballot on Friday issued a protective order prohibiting threats and intimidation in the case, saying the safety of those involved — including herself and her staff — was necessary as the groundbreaking litigation moves forward. “I 100% understand everybody's concerns for the parties, the lawyers, and frankly myself and my staff based on what we've seen in other case
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York's business fraud lawsuit against Trump
A New York judge peppered Donald Trump's lawyers with questions Friday — sometimes admonishing them — as they tried to persuade the court to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general accusing the former president and his company of deceiving banks, insurers and others by exaggerating his wealth. At times, Judge Arthur Engoron argued with Trump attorney Christopher Kise. A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James also tried to persuade Engoron to hand down a sum
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The fight over Arizona's shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits
Two federal lawsuits filed over former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's decision last year to place thousands of shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border have been dismissed after the state said it would pay the U.S. Forest Service $2.1 million to repair environmental damage. The Sept. 15 dismissal of the cases in U.S. District Court in Phoenix ends the fight over the double-stacked containers that were placed as a makeshift border wall in the summer of 2022. Ducey, a Republican, sued in U.S.
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Gun violence is the ultimate 'superstorm,' President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor whose experience is perfect for this effort, Biden said. The office's goals include ensuring a bipartisan gun safety law passed last year is fully implemented nation
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Jack Smith adds war crimes prosecutor — his deputy from the Hague — to special counsel team
The special counsel's office is gearing up to put Donald Trump on trial in two criminal cases next year.
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Judge hears arguments over scope of trial in New York's civil suit against Trump
Attorneys for Donald Trump and the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James argued over the scope of the forthcoming trial in the state's civil suit against the former president before a New York judge Friday.
3 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Trump notches another delegate selection rule win in Massachusetts
The state Republican Party on Thursday voted to keep a winner-take-all threshold likely to benefit Trump.
4 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Biden, Warning Trump Could ‘Destroy’ Democracy, Moves Past GOP Primary
This spring, as the Republican presidential primary race was just beginning, the Democratic National Committee commissioned polling on how the leading Republicans — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis — fared against President Joe Biden in battleground states. But now, as Trump’s lead in the primary has grown and hardened, the party has dropped DeSantis from such hypothetical matchups. And the Biden campaign’s polling on Republican candidates is now directed squarely at Trump, according to officials f
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‘Waiting for him to drop out’: DeSantis’ influence nosedives in Florida
Some party members view the once-powerful governor as weakened amid his campaign struggles.
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UAW files complaint against Sen. Tim Scott alleging that he violated federal labor law
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain filed a complaint against Tim Scott after he supported the idea that striking workers should be fired.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Biden leading Trump in New Hampshire survey
Editor’s note: This file has been updated to note that Dennis Kucinich is a former Ohio congressman. A CNN/University of New Hampshire poll released Friday found President Biden leading former President Trump in a hypothetical general election match-up in the Granite State. The poll found Biden leading Trump by 12 points, with Biden receiving 52…
2 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Schumer stirs hornet’s nest with dress code change
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing backlash from Democratic and Republican colleagues on his decision to loosen the Senate’s dress code to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) — and senators may wind up debating the issue on the Senate floor. Schumer provoked an uproar in Washington this week by announcing senators could…
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'You were warned': Judge reprimands Trump's lawyers in New York AG's $250M fraud case
A judge in New York expressed frustration at Donald Trump's defense counsel while considering sanctioning the defendants and their lawyers for making frivolous arguments in the state's civil case against the former president and others. "When I first heard those arguments, I thought that was a joke," said Judge Arthur Engoron, who added that he has repeatedly ruled on and been upheld on some of the arguments rehashed by defense. "As a lawyer, I have to make the arguments," Trump attorney Chris
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Biden campaign preps Latino outreach barrage to go alongside second GOP debate
President Biden’s reelection campaign is revving up an outreach blitz focused on Latino voters around the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in Simi Valley, Calif. The push will begin Monday, with a press call hosted by Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison in an attempt to counterprogram the debate’s messaging, according to a campaign…
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Rupert Murdoch exit may give Trump a Fox News 'reset,' Republican strategists say
Rupert Murdoch's departure as the chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp could provide an opportunity to mend the relationship between former President Donald Trump and Fox News as the 2024 election campaign heats up, said a former adviser to Trump and Republican strategists. A mutually beneficial relationship between Trump and Fox News broke down after the 2020 election in the wake of the network's coverage of the election and the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot by Trump supporters that left five d
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Francis Suarez promised gift cards for donations. Some donors are still waiting.
Republican presidential candidates promised gift cards to donors in exchange for $1 contributions. But the gift cards never came for some.
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Judge questions Georgia prosecutors' effort to freeze a new law that could weaken their authority
A judge expressed skepticism Friday at demands to freeze a new Georgia law creating a commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has rejected both a special session and the notion that Willis has done anything that merits sanctions from the new commission, although he supported the law, saying when he signed it that it would curb “far-left prosecutors” who are “making our communities less safe.”
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Menendez charges cost Biden key foreign policy ally
The charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez will cost President Joe Biden one of his most effective allies in Congress as he rallies support for aid to Ukraine and works to reclaim U.S. leadership on global issues from climate change to China. U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged Menendez and his wife with three felony conspiracy counts of bribery, fraud and extortion over their relationship with businessmen in his home state of New Jersey. Menendez said he decided to step down temporari
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President Joe Biden To Join Striking Autoworkers On Picket Line In Michigan
Former President Donald Trump, the leading Republican seeking to unseat Biden, is also courting autoworkers with a rally in Detroit.
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Menendez steps down as chair of Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Democrat bylaws require any member to step down from leadership if charged with a felony.
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Video of Biden whispering lewd remark to child is altered | Fact check
No, Joe Biden didn't make a sexual remark to a child. The audio was edited into footage of Biden making a different comment.
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Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office
President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the office, taking on an issue that is critical to her and Biden's political base. The president's 2024 re-election campaign is expected to focus heavily on efforts to reduce gun violence.
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Quavo talks with VP Kamala Harris about gun-violence prevention: 'I need to step up to the plate'
Quavo speaks with Kamala Harris and members of Congress about gun-violence prevention less than a year after Takeoff's shooting death.
3 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Haley rips Trump for 'reckless spending'
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley unveils her so-called Freedom Plan.
1 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Request for Gag Order on Trump Raises Free Speech Dilemma
WASHINGTON — The request by prosecutors that a judge impose a gag order on former President Donald Trump in the federal election subversion case presents a thorny conflict between the scope of his First Amendment rights and fears that he could — intentionally or not — spur his supporters to violence. There is little precedent for how the judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, should think about how to weigh strong constitutional protections for political speech against ensuring the functionin
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GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas' most populous county drops lawsuit
The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold in deeply red Texas, has dropped her lawsuit. Alexandra del Moral Mealer was one of 21 GOP candidates who had filed lawsuits challenging their losses in November’s election in Harris County, where Houston is located. Mealer had lost her bid to become Harris County judge, the county’s top elected official who deals with spending and is in
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Biden tells Zelenskyy U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles
President Joe Biden has informed Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. will provide a small number of long-range missiles to aid Ukraine's war with Russia.
3 min read - PoliticsReuters
Biden to visit Michigan to support auto strike, a day before Trump
WASHINGTON/TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to show support for the United Auto Workers' strike against Detroit automakers, putting him in the center of the dispute that has pitted his labor allies against major manufacturers. Biden, a Democrat, sees himself as a pro-union president and his visit to the state, a day before former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be there, will underscore his support for union workers' right to take action
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor's veto to follow
The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and give it to lawmakers as the 2024 elections get underway. With the Senate recording a party-line vote to accept a consensus GOP measure after the House completed a similar vote late Thursday night, the bill now heads to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper already has promised to veto it, saying it's a GOP power play
4 min read - PoliticsCBS News
White House creates office for gun violence prevention
President Biden is tapping Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee the new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
3 min read - USThe Guardian
US senator Robert Menendez and wife charged with bribery offenses
Prosecutors charge New Jersey Democrat with accepting bribes to use influence to benefit three businessmen and Egypt government
3 min read - USThe Guardian
US auto workers strike escalates as UAW president calls on 38 more plants to join
Shawn Fain announces additional strikes as contract talks remain far apart on economic issues, and invites Biden to join picket line
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Joe Biden to join picket line with striking auto workers in Michigan
President Joe Biden is set to join the UAW picket line in Michigan one day before former President Donald Trump visits the Detroit area.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. would provide logistics, including intelligence, airlift, communications and medical support to the mission, which still needs to be approved by the U.N. Security Council. Blinken urged the international community to pledge additi
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Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week's scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the Biden administration as part of an effort to protect an endangered whale species. The Biden administration on Friday asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to block the order issued Thursday night in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by U.S. District Judge James David Cain Jr. En
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US Supreme Court's Thomas attended Koch network donor events -ProPublica
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended at least two events for the conservative Koch network of donors in recent years, ProPublica reported on Friday, citing former employees and donors with the alliance. Thomas was brought in to the private events as a fundraising draw for the donor network, which has had multiple cases before the nation's top court, the sources told ProPublica. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report, which follows earlier reports
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
New GOP ad campaign for control of Virginia centers on abortion limits
Virginia's GOP is campaigning on a 15-week limit on abortion and painting Democrats as the party of "no limits" after a year of abortion-related election losses.
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'Morning Joe' Brands Rudy Giuliani With A Blistering New Nickname
"Following Donald Trump can get you thrown in jail or ruin you financially," MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said.
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Federal agents found more than $480,000 in cash 'stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing' in Sen. Bob Menendez's home, indictment says
The New Jersey Democrat says he's the victim of a "smear campaign" because people "cannot accept" that he's a "first-generation Latino American."
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Top House Democrat floats voting to save McCarthy's job — if he ends the Biden impeachment inquiry
Rep. Katherine Clark, the second-highest House Democrat, floated several things her party would want in exchange for voting against ousting McCarthy.
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White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media
President Joe Biden’s aides have asked that Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, stop posting messages on social media taunting Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three administration officials.
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Parents who want Youngkin's transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students, including one that would exclude transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams. The lawsuit, filed on the parents' behalf by the conservative-leaning Cooper and Kirk law firm, alleges that local school boards must adopt the Youngkin administration's initiatives, which roll back many accommodations for tr
3 min read - USPolitico
Sen. Bob Menendez charged with taking bribes to help business cronies, Egyptian government
It's the second time the New Jersey Democrat has been federally indicted. His corruption trial years ago ended in a mistrial.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell's Critique Of House Republicans Is As Blunt As It Gets
The lawmaker succinctly bashed the GOP and Kevin McCarthy over the looming government shutdown.
1 min read - USThe New York Times
Will Work Authorization Draw More Venezuelan Migrants to the U.S.?
Is it a case of a wish come true or “Be careful what you wish for”? The news that the Biden administration would grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who had already entered the United States was welcomed by Democratic leaders from cities overwhelmed with a large influx of migrants unable to work legally. The hope is that the move will let many Venezuelans make enough money to move out of shelters, where the cost of housing them is straining big cities, especially N
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Lawrence O'Donnell Torches 'Stupidest ... Most Disgraceful Senator Of The Year'
“He lives and breathes cruelty without feeling a thing," the MSNBC anchor said of the Republican lawmaker.
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