By Alex Newman With inflation plaguing the economy as the U.S. dollar is increasingly being sidelined in international trade, potentially even at risk of losing its status as the global reserve currency, lawmakers in Washington and state capitals are touting gold and precious metals as the solution. From congressional efforts that would once again back […]
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Special Counsel Using Court Schedule to Prevent Trump From Running for President, Defense Argues
By Lawrence Wilson Defense attorneys have accused U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith of intentionally hampering former President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct a presidential campaign and to effectively defend himself in two major criminal trials that could be held within weeks of one another. At issue is the tight scheduling of two major trials, which […]
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Biden Campaign Launches $25 Million Ad Blitz in Key Battleground States
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is increasing its advertising early in the 2024 election cycle by launching a $25 million series of ads targeted at seven critical battleground states. According to the campaign’s Aug. 20 press release, the ad buy reflects the earliest reelection investment in Hispanic and African American media in history. The […]
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Judge Sets Trump’s Georgia Bond at $200,000, Restricts Communication
By Janice Hisle A judge has begun setting bonds and release conditions for former President Donald Trump and some of his 18 indicted co-defendants in the Georgia case alleging they unlawfully interfered in the 2020 election. According to newly posted court records (pdf) in Fulton County, Georgia, on Aug. 21, Judge Scott McAfee set bond […]
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Says She’d Consider Being Trump’s VP If Asked
By Jack Phillips South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said that she would consider becoming former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick in 2024, if she was asked. While she has long evaded questions about a possible 2024 presidential bid, she gave a recent interview suggesting that she would be the GOP presidential nominee’s No. 2. […]
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RFK Jr. Courts South Carolina Voters Ahead of February 2024 Primary
By Jeff Louderback With South Carolina scheduled to lead off the 2024 Democratic presidential primary season in February, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is traveling around the state for what will be the first of many visits as he challenges President Joe Biden for the party’s nomination. Mr. Kennedy appeared at a town hall in Charleston […]
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Biden Admin Quietly Auctioning Off Parts of Trump’s Border Wall
By Tom Ozimek Apparently making good on President Joe Biden’s pledge not to build “another foot” of former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall, the Biden administration has been quietly auctioning off wall materials, reports indicate. Determined to plug the gaps in America’s porous southern border and stem the flow of illegal immigration into the […]
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Like Meadows, Trump Can Try Nixing Georgia Case Through Federal ‘Removal’: Appellate Lawyer
By Petr Svab Former President Donald Trump may be able to extricate himself from charges in Georgia related to his efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election. Like his former chief-of-staff Mark Meadows, the 45th president can ask a federal court to “remove” the case from the state court on the grounds that […]
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Former AG Barr Says Trump’s Georgia Indictment ‘Too Broad,’ Likely Not Triable Before 2024 Election
By Katabella Roberts Former Attorney General William Barr believes the Georgia election indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants is “too broad” and helps “feed the narrative” that he is being “victimized.” Mr. Barr made the comments in an interview with Fox News on Aug. 17. President Trump was charged with 13 counts […]
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Judge Orders Sealed Hearing for Protective Order in Trump Classified Documents Case
By Catherine Yang U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon canceled a scheduled Aug. 25 hearing and ordered a sealed hearing on a request for a protective order under the Classified Information Protection Act (CIPA) in a case the U.S. Department of Justice brought in Florida against former President Donald Trump, his aide Waltine Nauta, and his […]
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What We Know About Fani Willis, the Prosecutor Leading the Georgia Election Case Against Donald Trump
By Katabella Roberts Former President Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time this year on Aug. 14, this time as part of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ probe into claims that he and others attempted to dispute the results of the 2020 election in the state of Georgia. The 98-page indictment lists a […]
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Judge to Hold Emergency Hearing on RFK Jr.’s Google Censorship Lawsuit
By Jeff Louderback Two weeks after he filed a lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company Google over allegations they engaged in a “censorship campaign” against his remarks about vaccines, Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have his case addressed at an emergency hearing on Aug. 16. Federal Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins set […]
