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    K-12 Bible Lessons Program Akin to Proselytizing for ‘Church of Trump,’ MSNBC Host Claims
    A host on liberal MSNBC claimed that teaching students the Bible off-campus during school hours would make them a part of what she called the “Church of Trump” and help “determine what happens at the ballot box.”  Alex Wagner’s remarks came in the most recent in a series of three reports over the past two weeks…
    Noah Slayter
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    Trump Co-Defendant Accuses Fani Willis of Racism, Threatens Civil Rights Lawsuit
    A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election case said Monday he would be taking legal action against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, citing alleged racism. Harrison Floyd accused Willis, who secured an indictment against him, Trump, and other defendants—including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Trump Makes His Position on Abortion Clear: ‘States Will Determine’
    Former President Donald Trump says each state should follow “the will of the people” and pass state-specific laws on abortion.    “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law…
    Virginia Allen
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    How Biden Stacks Up to Trump on Confirmed Judges
    President Joe Biden is on track to match and possibly surpass his predecessor in successfully appointing lower court judges.  Biden announced his 47th round of nominees for vacancies on federal district and appeals courts in late March, bringing his total nominations to 229. That’s just 10 fewer nominees than Donald Trump had at this point…
    Fred Lucas
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    An Addict’s Shot at Redemption on the Trump Campaign
    Tim Murtaugh became a familiar face to many Americans as President Donald Trump’s communications director for his 2020 reelection campaign. As one of Trump’s most visible spokesmen, Murtaugh had a front-row seat to the most-watched campaign in history. But just a mere four years earlier, Murtaugh found himself in a much different spot. After struggling…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Former Prosecutor on What Georgia Judge’s Ruling Could Mean for Trump
    A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, heard arguments Thursday on pretrial motions in the court case alleging that then-President Donald Trump interfered in the state’s 2020 presidential election results. Arguments on the motions lasted two hours. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee didn’t make a ruling, nor did he say when he would. Former judge and…
    Virginia Allen
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    Distracted By Climate Change? Former Trump Transportation Official Weighs in on Bridge Collapse
    What will be the long-term impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday? What industries will be affected and how? And who in the U.S. supervises ship safety—and are they prioritizing safety ahead of issues like climate change? Steve Bradbury, who formerly served as acting deputy secretary of the…
    Brian Gottstein
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    Appeals Court Sides With Trump, Reduces Bond in Civil Fraud Case
    An appeals court agreed Monday to reduce former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud case bond while he appeals the ruling. If Trump is able to put up the $175 million bond within 10 days, the court agreed to block collection of the judgment, according to The Associated Press. Trump initially faced a Monday deadline to…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Judge Allows Trump and Co-Defendants to Appeal Fani Willis Ruling
    Judge Scott McAfee ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and eight other co-defendants can seek review of his decision not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. McAfee granted the certificate of immediate review sought by defendants, finding it “of such importance to the case that immediate review should be had.” The decision means defendants can appeal…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Trump Team Says It’s Unable to Obtain Bond in Civil Fraud Case
    Former President Donald Trump is unable to post a bond in his appeal of a New York civil fraud judgment against him, according to a court filing by his attorneys on Monday. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee in the 2024 general election, was sued by Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James of New York…
    Arjun Singh
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    Trump Will Have Strong Argument for Appeal After Fani Willis’ Latest Move
    Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that county District Attorney Fani Willis could not go forward with her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants until she either recused herself and her office from the case or special prosecutor Nathan Wade was removed from the prosecution, giving the defendants…
    Cully Stimson | Hans von Spakovsky
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    Judge Dismisses 6 Charges in Georgia Trump Indictment Ahead of Expected Fani Willis Decision
    The judge overseeing the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Georgia dismissed six counts of the indictment Wednesday. Judge Scott McAfee, who is expected to soon decide whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be disqualified from the case over an alleged conflict of interest, sided with defendants in a separate…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Former Trump White House Official Told to Report to Prison Next Week
    Peter Navarro, a former Trump White House official specializing in trade policy, has been ordered to report to a Miami prison by March 19 to start his four-month sentence, according to a Sunday court filing. In February, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied Navarro’s request to stay his prison sentence while he appeals his conviction on…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Trump Reacts to Biden’s State of the Union Address
    Former President Donald Trump shared his live, play-by-play reactions to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Truth Social Thursday night.   When Biden and his Cabinet arrived at the House of Representatives chamber approximately 20 minutes after the speech’s scheduled start, the former president posted, “THEY ARE REALLY LATE, VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO…
    Mary Elise Cosgray
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    Liberals Explore Other Ways to Disqualify Trump After Supreme Court Shoots Down Colorado’s Ballot Ban
    The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Monday shut down state efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot but left a few options open for Democrats seeking to disqualify him, which some began exploring soon after the ruling dropped. Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin already said he is working on a bill that would create a…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    With Trump Ruling, Supreme Court Restores Voting Rights of Millions of Americans
    In a much anticipated, historic opinion Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed Colorado’s highest court and restored former President Donald Trump to the ballot for the state’s presidential primary Tuesday.  By doing so, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Colorado Supreme Court’s unconstitutional disenfranchisement of 4.5 million registered voters in Colorado, restoring their right…
    Hans von Spakovsky | Cully Stimson
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    Trump’s Fainthearted SCOTUS Picks Could Doom Him in DC Election Case
    One of the more underappreciated recent trends in American law and politics, obscured by a few high-profile conservative victories at the Supreme Court and thus noticed by few other than dyed-in-the-wool legal conservatives, is that former President Donald Trump’s three picks for the high court are soft and undependable. The truth is that none of…
    Josh Hammer
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    ‘The Supreme Court Has Betrayed Democracy’: Liberals Melt Down After Justices Rule Trump Can Remain on Ballot
    Liberals on Monday bemoaned the Supreme Court overturning a state supreme court’s ruling tossing former President Donald Trump off the state’s ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court said that Congress alone had the power to enforce the “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment in a 9-0 ruling that was unsigned. The Colorado Supreme Court had decided that Trump was disqualified under the…
    Harold Hutchison
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    BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 9-0 That Trump Can’t Be Removed From Colorado Ballot
    The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that former President Donald Trump may not be removed from the 2024 primary ballot Tuesday in Colorado. The case revolved around whether Trump could be removed from the ballot by the state, as the Colorado Supreme Court decided, under the “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S….
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump Claims Biden Is ‘Destroying Our Country’ During Southern Border Visit
    Former President Donald Trump labeled the situation at the southern border “a Joe Biden invasion” while speaking to the media in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday.   “I call him ‘Crooked Joe’ because he’s crooked,” Trump said. “He’s a terrible president. The worst president our country has ever had, and probably the most incompetent president…
    Virginia Allen
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