#White House, House GOP eye asylum limits

#White House, House GOP eye asylum limits

Asylum protections were the target of the left and the right this week, as both the White House and the House GOP laid out plans for limiting pathways for those fleeing persecution. While Republicans rolled out a plan to severely limit asylum rights — arguing such a move is necessary with the lifting of Title…

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#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

#Former Trump prosecutor slams GOP ‘political theater,’ takes the Fifth at deposition

Former Trump prosecutor Mark Pomerantz invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, slamming the GOP-led panel’s investigation as “political theater” in his opening statement. Pomerantz, who investigated Trump at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, said he was appearing before the committee “as required” because “I respect the…

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#Frustration at CNN boils over with Trump town hall 

#Frustration at CNN boils over with Trump town hall 

CNN won big ratings for its controversial town hall with former President Trump — but also outraged some of its own talent for essentially handing over its platform to the GOP presidential frontrunner and his supporters for an hour.   More than 3 million people watched Wednesday night’s town hall, early data from Nielsen Media…

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#Five takeaways from Trump’s CNN town hall

#Five takeaways from Trump’s CNN town hall

The biggest event so far in the 2024 election cycle took place in New Hampshire Wednesday evening.  Former President Trump participated in a town hall event hosted by CNN, with Kaitlan Collins serving as moderator. The fact that the event was happening at all had drawn some criticism beforehand — mostly, but not exclusively, from…

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