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Would Trump or Harris win in an election rematch today? What a new poll found
If the 2024 presidential election were held again today, President Donald Trump might not win the White House, according to new polling.
In a Strength in Numbers/Verasight survey, 40% of respondents said they would vote for former Vice President Kamala Harris “if the U.S. was holding a do-over election today.” Meanwhile, 36% said they would...Read more

Supreme Court sounds open to limits on nationwide injunctions
WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready Thursday to place some limits on the power of single federal district judges to freeze presidential actions nationwide, in oral arguments over the future of President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship.
However, the justices appeared divided on just how to do so in...Read more

Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country illegally or temporarily.
None of the justices spoke in favor of Trump's plan to restrict birthright citizenship, and several were ...Read more

Will taxpayers pay Donald Trump's Georgia legal bills? Here's what we know
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation this week that could allow President Donald Trump and others to recoup millions of dollars in legal costs in the Georgia election interference case. Here’s what we know:
What does the bill do?
Senate Bill 244 would allow a criminal defendant to recover “reasonable” attorney fees and legal ...Read more

Trump is a grandfather for the 11th time after Tiffany welcomes baby boy
President Trump became a grandfather for the 11th time on Thursday when his youngest daughter gave birth to her first son.
“Welcome to the world our sweet baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos,” Tiffany Trump posted on social media. “We love you beyond words! Thank you for coming into our lives!”
The latest edition to the Trump family is ...Read more

Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Donald Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country illegally or temporarily.
None of the justices spoke in favor of Trump's plan to restrict birthright citizenship, and several...Read more

4 takeaways from birthright citizenship arguments before the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday probed the Trump administration’s pursuit to end birthright citizenship by asking justices to limit the reach of lower court judicial injunctions.
The arguments in Donald J. Trump v. CASA, et al. stem from an executive order seeking to stop granting citizenship to children born in the United States...Read more

Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court Thursday heard arguments on President Donald Trump’s landmark effort to end birthright citizenship, which has been considered settled law for more than 150 years after being enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
A majority of judges on the conservative-dominated court sounded skeptical about Trump’s effort to ...Read more

The GOP's trying again to cut Medicaid. It's only gotten harder since 2017
It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and make drastic cuts to Medicaid.
With Donald Trump back in the White House and the GOP back in control of Congress, Republicans again have their eyes on Medicaid, the government health ...Read more

Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration 'corrupt, incompetent and treasonous' in European tour opener
PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen’s set of European tour dates, that he kicked off with the E Street Band in Manchester, England, on Wednesday night, is called the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour.
The name is taken from a gospel-fired song that has been a Springsteen live staple for decades. It holds fast in its belief that the American ...Read more
Trump says US and Iran are closer to reaching a nuclear deal
President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. is closer to an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear activities, prompting a sell-off in oil.
“I think we’re getting close to maybe doing a deal,” Trump said in Qatar at an event with business leaders on Thursday. “You probably read the story that Iran has sort of agreed to the terms.”
Trump ...Read more

Editorial: No thanks to Qatari gift -- Forget the fancy free plane
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, President Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping it for his own personal use after leaving office has too many problems to fly.
From appearance’s sake to security concerns to the ...Read more

Editorial: Big old jet airliner -- Free plane is an awful look
President Donald Trump celebrates controversy. He also must revel in unnecessarily gifting his political opponents issues to exploit.
That would appear to be the case with the latest White House dust-up, this one involving a “free” plane from Qatar. The Middle Eastern nation is reportedly considering donating a 10-year-old Boeing 747-8 to ...Read more

Trump-themed shop could be closed over code issues, but owner says it's political
A 6-foot-tall inflatable Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to passersby outside the Trump Truth Store in far northwest suburban Huntley, Illinois, which sells all varieties of Trump-themed merchandise from Make America Great Again T-shirts to DOGE baseball caps.
But the replica of the controversial 47th president — along with the business it�...Read more

Floridians Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio at forefront of Trump's controversies
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both joined President Trump’s Cabinet promising to restore “integrity” to their offices. Nearly four months in, however, both prominent Floridians are neck deep in administration controversies.
Though in a role seen as independent, Bondi says she works “at the directive of ...Read more

Commentary: Trade war risk military crises
This week, the U.S. and China reached an initial trade agreement that will, in theory, halt the countries’ slide toward a full-blown trade war.
Yet the dynamics that fueled President Donald Trump’s attempt to single-handedly decouple the world’s two largest economies persist. Absent more vigorous efforts to limit misunderstandings and ...Read more

Gift or Grift? Prospect of plane from Qatar hits political turbulence
President Donald Trump defended the prospect of accepting the gift of a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, even as criticism emerged from both sides of the aisle.
“Only a fool would not accept this gift on behalf of our country” said Trump of the offer.
“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense,...Read more

Nationwide or nowhere? Supreme Court weighs power to block Trump's citizenship crackdown
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case that will help frame President Donald Trump’s power to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States whose parents didn’t enter the country legally.
The emergency appeal hearing stems from a January executive order signed by the president and ...Read more

Trump impeachment effort pulled moments before House vote
WASHINGTON — A long-shot effort by Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled Wednesday evening after a group of Democrats signaled they would vote with Republicans to block the move.
Moments before a planned vote on a motion to table Thanedar’s impeachment resolution — a ...Read more

Trump's speedy appeals put Supreme Court on tricky path
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s special sitting for oral arguments Thursday exemplifies a balancing act the justices face in the second Trump administration, as the president and his allies in Congress criticize the courts that have stood in the way of his push to reshape the government.
Since the start of his second term, the federal ...Read more
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