About those immigrating languages that ‘nobody speaks’
It’s been understood for some time that there is no limit on the fearmongering Donald Trump will deploy when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border. His 2015 speech announcing his…
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In Fla. court, Trump’s lawyers urge Cannon to hold trial after election
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump pressed Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Friday to make a decision: Should the former president’s trial for allegedly mishandling…
Trump seeks to move Fla. trial to 2025, while prosecutors push for July
ORLANDO — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to push back Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida to July 8, probably after the Supreme Court rules on his claim…
Hunter Biden gives House Republicans the rebuttal they didn’t want
Hunter Biden’s appearance in front of investigators and members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees unfolded a bit like a Bruce Lee movie. Republican legislators and interviewers challenging the…
Congress passes short-term funding extension to avert government shutdown
Congress passed legislation Thursday to prevent a looming partial government shutdown, extending funding for federal agencies later into March — and teeing up another mad scramble over policy and spending…
Hunter Biden in testimony disputes claims his father benefited from his businesses
Hunter Biden sharply rebutted allegations that his father was involved with his business ventures, testifying repeatedly over the course of a nearly seven-hour deposition that Joe Biden did not receive…
Why Trump’s effort to run out the clock in federal election case is working
All of this began in the early morning hours of Nov. 4, 2020. After polls closed on Election Day, Donald Trump could have accepted that American voters had opted to…
The overlap of Trumpism and Christian nationalism
Shortly after the 2020 election, the research organization PRRI released a fascinating set of data showing just how closely support for Donald Trump was linked to religion. The higher the…
New polls spotlight the GOP’s IVF dilemma
The Alabama Supreme Court this month ignited a debate over in vitro fertilization (IVF). Democrats could scarcely be more anxious to have that debate — and Republicans could scarcely be…
Deputy who claimed to help police sentenced in Jan. 6 attacks on officers
An off-duty Tennessee sheriff’s deputy who claimed he was helping police was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in prison for aggravated assaults against two officers in one of the…