#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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#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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#Trump indictment live updates: Undeterred in campaigning

#Trump indictment live updates: Undeterred in campaigning

Former President Trump will be arraigned in a Florida court on Tuesday on federal charges of willfully possessing documents with national security implications, but that has had little impact on his campaign to return to the White House. After speaking at Republican Party events in two states on Saturday, Trump on Sunday stood firm in…

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#Five takeaways on the Trump indictment

#Five takeaways on the Trump indictment

Details of the Justice Department’s months-long investigation into former President Trump’s handling of classified documents went public on Friday after prosecutors successfully sought an indictment. Trump is set to make his first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon in Miami to face 37 federal criminal charges. Here are five takeaways from the federal indictment. DOJ lays…

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#Trump lawyers request meeting with Merrick Garland over DOJ probe

#Trump lawyers request meeting with Merrick Garland over DOJ probe

Former President Trump’s attorneys have requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as the Justice Department’s special counsel investigates the former president, according to a letter Tuesday. “Unlike President Biden, his son Hunter, and the Biden family, President Trump is being treated unfairly,” attorneys John Rowley and James Trusty wrote to Garland, according to…

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#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

#Five things to know about the Texas ObamaCare ruling

An ObamaCare requirement that health insurance must cover preventive services for free is at risk of ending, after a federal judge in Texas — who previously held that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional —  invalidated it.  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor wasn’t entirely unexpected, but his decision to impose a…

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#DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

#DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided not to charge Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in its sex-trafficking investigation into him, the congressman’s office said Wednesday.  The office said in a statement that the DOJ told Gaetz’s attorneys that it had concluded its probe and will not…

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