#Trump indictment puts GOP supporters in awkward spot

#Trump indictment puts GOP supporters in awkward spot

The 37-count federal indictment against former President Trump is putting the Republican senators who endorsed him in an awkward position.  They are sticking with the president, who is enormously popular with much of the GOP base,  despite the allegations that Trump mishandled classified information and conspired to obstruct justice. But there are signs of anxiety…

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#GOP fears Trump legal woes will boomerang on them 

#GOP fears Trump legal woes will boomerang on them 

Senate Republicans are worried former President Trump’s legal troubles will create a major headwind for GOP candidates in 2024.   They say the battle between the Justice Department and Trump, who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice with his handling of classified documents, will become a…

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#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

#Five Takeaways from Trump’s arraignment 

Former President Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami — a day that was at once extraordinary and mundane. The extraordinary element was the nature of the event itself — the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The charges against Trump pertain to his possession of sensitive documents at his…

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#House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff

#House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff

The House is looking to consider a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week after a Republican lawmaker moved to force a vote on the measure. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, called the censure measure to the floor as a privileged resolution on Tuesday, forcing action…

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