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Trump Blames Iran's Strike, Trial, Price of Gas on Democrats

Campaign rallies in Pennsylvania hear Democrats called communists, fascists

(Newser) - In his final campaign appearances before going on trial, Donald Trump cast President Biden and his fellow Democrats as "communists," "fascists," and "demented tyrants" responsible for Iran's strike against Israel, his upcoming criminal prosecution, and a list of other happenings. In return, he received...

Poll: Biden Basically Has Caught Trump

Gap that was 5 points in February has narrowed to 1

(Newser) - President Biden has improved his standing in a major presidential campaign poll, essentially evening the race with Donald Trump. The New York Times-Siena College poll has Trump up 46% to 45%, well within the margin of error of 3.3%, after having a 48%-43% lead in late February. It seems...

Did Arizona Go Too Far on Abortion? Trump Says 'Yeah'

He was asked about the state's supreme court decision at a campaign event

(Newser) - Days after saying decisions about abortion laws should be left to the states, former President Trump shared his thoughts on Tuesday's abortion ruling in Arizona . When asked if the state's supreme court went too far in its ruling that an 1864 law that prohibits nearly all abortions and...

Trump Makes His Promised Statement on Abortion

He says laws should be left to the states

(Newser) - Donald Trump's promised statement on abortion arrived Monday morning via a video posted to Truth Social . In it, the former president speaks favorably of his role in overturning Roe v. Wade but says abortion laws should be left up to the states as long as exceptions are present for...

Trump Wishes Immigrants From 'Nice' Places Would Come to US

'Like Denmark,' former POTUS says in echo of previous comments

(Newser) - At his wildly successful Saturday night fundraiser, Donald Trump wished aloud that more immigrants would come into the United States ... provided those immigrants are from "nice" countries, that is. Per an attendee who spoke to the New York Times , the former president gave a 45-minute talk at the posh...

Trump's Fundraiser Is a Smashing Success

Nearly doubles Biden's star-studded $26M event with his own $50.5M haul in Florida

(Newser) - Former President Trump's campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday, reports the AP , a staggering reported haul as his campaign works to catch up to the fundraising juggernaut of President Biden and the Democratic Party. The reported haul from the event with major donors at the home...

Biden Campaign Has Huge Month
Biden Campaign
Has Huge Month
Apr 6, 2024 5:05 PM CDT

Biden Campaign Has Huge Month

A $90M haul in March extends cash lead over Trump, who projects a big haul at Florida event

(Newser) - President Biden's campaign reported Saturday that it raised $90 million in March, widening his financial lead over Donald Trump. For the quarter, that lifted Biden to a total of $187 million, per the Hill . His campaign now has $192 million in cash on hand, which it said is a...

Who's Worse for Democracy, Biden or Trump? RFK Jr. Picks

Independent POTUS candidate claims Biden is first president to use feds 'to censor political speech'

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obviously thinks he's a better man for the Oval Office than either of his two main competitors, President Biden and former President Trump, but he made it clear during an appearance this week on CNN that he thinks one of his political foes looms more...

Biden-Trump Poll 'Way Too Close to Call'

Analyst says national poll shows things are about as close as they can get

(Newser) - A new national poll reveals a presidential race that is "about as close as it can get," a polling analyst says. The Quinnipiac University poll shows President Biden edging Donald Trump 48% to 45% when the poll asked about just those two candidates. However, when the question expanded...

Trump Foe Won't Commit to Remaining With GOP

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wishes 'we had a nominee that I could get behind'

(Newser) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski has had enough of Donald Trump and, maybe, enough of her party. Asked whether she'll remain a Republican, the Alaska senator wouldn't commit. "I just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump," Murkowski said in a CNN interview...

Trump's New RNC Deal Is Paying His Legal Bills

Agreement reportedly directs money to campaign, PAC that pays his legal fees before RNC gets a cut

(Newser) - Donald Trump's new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president's legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, per a fundraising invitation obtained by the AP . The unorthodox diversion of funds to...

Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report

Marco Rubio being looked at for vice president, national security position

(Newser) - Donald Trump's shortlist for running mate "remains on the long side" with enough names "to fill an entire season of The Apprentice," per NBC News , though a familiar name is reportedly moving up that list: Marco Rubio. The third-term Florida senator who ran against Trump in...

15-Week Abortion Limit Seems Popular, Trump Says

After winning overturning of Roe, candidate says, 'We're going to come up with a time'

(Newser) - Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure, the AP reports. The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion...

Biggest Test in Tuesday's Voting: Trump's Clout

Former president is backing Bernie Moreno in Tuesday's Ohio contest

(Newser) - It's another voting day in a handful of states, and the big race to watch is the GOP primary in Ohio for Senate. For one thing, the race will have national implications come November when the winner faces off against incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown. For another, the race is...

Report: Man Trump Pardoned Could Help Run Convention

Sources say Trump wants to get former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on board for 2024

(Newser) - Paul Manafort, who was chair of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for a few months but was in prison or under house arrest throughout the former president's 2020 run, might have a big role to play in 2024, insiders say.
  • Trump "determined" to bring him back. The Washington
...

Trump Defends 'Poisoned' Line on Migrants

In Fox interview, former president defends use of charged rhetoric

(Newser) - Donald Trump took much flak last year when he declared that migrants were "poisoning the blood of our country." Over the weekend, he amplified the sentiment, and he explained why in a Fox News interview.
  • "Why do you use words like 'vermin' and 'poisoning of
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Trump Warns of a 'Bloodbath' If He Loses

But what kind of a bloodbath is open to interpretation

(Newser) - Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, with his remarks on migrants and about a potential "bloodbath" should he lose the election drawing particular attention. But there is disagreement about what he actually meant on the latter:
  • The line: While talking about the economy,
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Pence Answers on Whether He's Endorsing Trump

Ex-VP says he can't 'in good conscience' give his former boss a thumbs-up for November

(Newser) - Mike Pence hasn't shied away from criticizing his old boss, former President Donald Trump, especially regarding the debacle of Jan. 6, but many have been waiting to see if the ex-vice president would offer his thumbs-up to Trump for the upcoming election. Now, we have our answer—and it'...

Georgia Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump

6 counts, including 3 against former president, are thrown out in election tampering case

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain, reports the AP . Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must...

Trump Closes In on Republican Nomination
Trump Secures
Republican Nomination
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Mar 12, 2024 10:16 PM CDT

Trump Secures Republican Nomination

He wins primaries in Georgia, Mississippi, Washington state

(Newser) - (This story has been updated throughout with new details.) Donald Trump on Tuesday won enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination for president for the third straight time, winning Republican primaries in Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington state, the AP reports. Before Tuesday's votes, the president was 126 delegates...

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