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Adam Schiff Repeats One Word 34 Times at House Hearing

It was 'guilty,' in reference to Trump's conviction

(Newser) - At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the office of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and its probe into Donald Trump's hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, Adam Schiff started off his line of questioning by making a point. "I want to begin by quoting the jury...

SCOTUS: 'Trump Too Small' Can't Be Trademarked

Ruling on slogan was unanimous but opinions differed

(Newser) - If you want to create merchandise with the slogan "Trump too small," the Supreme Court is not going to stand in your way. In a unanimous ruling issued Tuesday, the court sided with the Biden administration in a trademark case involving the slogan, CNN reports. Steve Elster, a...

Back on Capitol Hill, Trump Makes Some Odd Headlines

An MTG joke, a reported Milwaukee slam, and an odd assertion about Nancy Pelosi

(Newser) - Donald Trump made his first visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday since the 2021 Capitol riot by his supporters, reports NPR . And while the purpose of the visit was ostensibly to talk policy and election strategy with House and Senate Republicans, it also "symbolized his official return to Washington...

$4.6M in Campaign Funds Went to Trump Businesses

Trump properties, aviation company collected millions for transportation, facilities use

(Newser) - Nearly $5 million donated to former President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign went to his business empire, financial records show. Trump's businesses collected $4.6 million in campaign money through payments for food, transportation, and facilities, Forbes reports, citing Federal Election Commission records. Some $4.2 million went to...

Biden Tweaks Trump in Visit to US Cemetery

Predecessor canceled planned trip while in France during his term

(Newser) - President Biden closed out his five-day trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped when he was president. Before returning to the US, Biden honored America's war dead at the Aisne-Marne American cemetery in Belleau, about an hour outside Paris, the...

Jon Stewart Skewers Trump Conviction Coverage in 5 Points
Jon Stewart Skewers Trump
Conviction Coverage in 5 Points
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 8, 2024 1:10 PM CDT

Jon Stewart Skewers Trump Conviction Coverage in 5 Points

Host blasts the left, the right, and the media

(Newser) - It was a one-two punch from Jon Stewart on Monday as the Daily Show host offered his typically skewering take on media coverage of former President Trump's fraud conviction. He also hit out at the left, the right, and, occasionally, both at the same time. The major points and...

Trump Ups the Revenge Rhetoric
Trump: 'Revenge
Can Be Justified'
Jun 7, 2024 12:42 PM CDT

Trump: 'Revenge Can Be Justified'

He talks of going after Democrats 'based on what they've done'

(Newser) - Former President Trump is threatening revenge for his fraud conviction while asserting that the country is worse off after he became the first US president convicted of a felony. Trump sat down Thursday with Dr. Phil McGraw , who suggested the presumptive Republican presidential nominee didn't have time to "...

11 End Up in Hospital While Waiting for Trump Rally

Heat-related injuries took place in Phoenix, where temps reached a record 112 degrees

(Newser) - Neither a series of criminal indictments or even a guilty verdict is keeping fans of Donald Trump away from his rallies—nor is extreme heat. Temps around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, breaking the previous daily record from eight years prior, but that didn'...

Trump Is Vetting These 8 People as Possible Running Mates

Half of them are senators

(Newser) - Donald Trump appears to be zeroing in on a running mate. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign has requested vetting documents from eight people, sources tell the Washington Post : GOP Sens. Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Tom Cotton, and Tim Scott; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum; Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik...

Biden: No, I Won&#39;t Pardon Hunter
Biden: No, I Won't
Pardon Hunter
Jun 6, 2024 4:45 PM CDT

Biden: No, I Won't Pardon Hunter

President rules out the possibility in interview with ABC

(Newser) - President Biden says he won't pardon son Hunter if his ongoing trial on federal gun charges ends in a conviction. In an interview with ABC News , the president answered yes when asked by David Muir if he would accept the outcome of the trial, and he gave the same...

Op-Ed: We Should Stop Calling Trump a &#39;Felon&#39;
Op-Ed: We Should Stop
Calling Trump a 'Felon'
OPINION
Jun 6, 2024 11:27 AM CDT

Op-Ed: We Should Stop Calling Trump a 'Felon'

Marshall Project leader objects to the word being used as a label for anyone, period

(Newser) - After Donald Trump was convicted of felonies, it wasn't hard to find examples of media coverage referring to him as a "felon." (Maybe the most straightforward example was a damning editorial from the New York Times headlined, "Donald Trump, Felon.") But in a Washington ...

Next on NYPD's Radar: Trump's Gun License

Felons in New York, Florida can't possess firearms; NYPD reportedly seeking to revoke Trump's license

(Newser) - As a convicted felon, Donald Trump is no longer legally allowed to own a firearm, under both federal law and state law in New York and Florida. Now, the NYPD is reportedly looking to lock that down. A senior police official tells CNN that the police department is getting ready...

Georgia Court Hits the Brakes on Case Against Trump

Suspension makes trial before election even less likely

(Newser) - The Georgia Court of Appeals delayed the election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday, virtually guaranteeing the trial will not take place before the November presidential election. The order says the prosecution will remain on hold until a panel of three of the court's judges decides whether Fulton...

Trump, RNC Now Promote Voting by Mail
Trump Flops on Voting by Mail
Jun 5, 2024 4:35 PM CDT

Trump Flops on Voting by Mail

He urges supporters to 'vote any way possible'

(Newser) - "You know mail-in voting is largely corrupt," Donald Trump told a rally last month. But the Republican presidential candidate can't win without votes, and he's thought better of that stance. His team has joined with the Republican National Committee to launch a campaign encouraging supporters to...

Prosecutors Argue Against Lifting Trump Gag Order

His lawyers call for 'unrestrained campaign advocacy' now that trial has concluded

(Newser) - Prosecutors don't want the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money trial to lift what the former president calls a "nasty gag order." In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan made public on Wednesday, prosecutor Matthew Colangelo argued that the restrictions should remain in place "at least...

Trump Joins TikTok, Which He Once Tried to Ban
Trump Joins TikTok
Jun 3, 2024 1:30 AM CDT

Trump Joins TikTok

Former president quickly amassed more followers than current president

(Newser) - Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in US history to be found guilty on felony...

One in 10 Republicans Less Likely to Vote for Trump

New poll finds some dissatisfaction after former president's guilty verdicts

(Newser) - All eyes are on Republican voters after Donald Trump was found guilty this week of 34 felony charges related to his hush-money trial . According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll , the bloom is coming off the rose for some on the former president. In the survey of 2,500-plus adults nationwide...

Polls Hint at Worrisome News for Biden on Young Voters

President has lost big ground among Gen Z, millennials from 2020, per NPR survey

(Newser) - Young voters flocked to Team Biden in 2020 in droves, giving Joe Biden a 20-point lead over Donald Trump among the 18-to-29 set. That doesn't seem to be the case this time around, with a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll showing the current president and former president in a statistical...

Trump Blasts Judge in Trump Tower Press Conference

He says his trial was 'very unfair,' confirms he will be 'appealing this scam'

(Newser) - A little under nine years after he came down the escalator at Trump Tower to announce his successful candidacy for president, Donald Trump spoke in the building's atrium again on Friday. His remarks were wide-ranging in the 33-minute press conference , but his main focus was what he called his...

How Trump&#39;s Lawyers Got It Wrong
How Trump's Lawyers
'Lost a Winnable Case'
OPINION
May 31, 2024 9:53 AM CDT

How Trump's Lawyers 'Lost a Winnable Case'

Former federal prosecutor says 'deny everything' approach backfired

(Newser) - Donald Trump is now a convicted felon , but his hush-money trial in New York could have ended differently if his lawyers hadn't blown it, according to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti. "The prosecution's case had flaws that couldn't be wallpapered over" and with a better defense...

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