ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump will headline the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan dinner, which coincides with the […]
Title icon The News As the two candidates battle for Black voters, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is urging Donald Trump and Joe Biden to reconsider their decision to ditch a proposed debate at a historically black college in his state. In an interview with Semafor, Kaine said he spoke to the Biden campaign shortly after […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, we have the latest news from a tense day at the Trump trial and what to expect […]
A little more than a month before they meet on a debate stage and less than six months before voters go to the polls, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are clarifying their overarching messages to voters. “This is a choice between a candidate who cares about you and a candidate who cares […]
Former President Donald Trump said he has “no problem” with independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joining him and President Joe Biden on stage if Kennedy meets the criteria for the June and September presidential debates. “I would have no problem if he got whatever the threshold is. But he’s very low and he seems […]
Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the US election’s legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states. In recent interviews, Mr Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election results. At his rallies, he has […]
WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign in March, but she’s still going strong in the Republican primaries as she racks up a notable share of votes against Donald Trump, spelling a warning sign for the former president, experts say. On Tuesday, Haley received 20% of the vote in Maryland, […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was heckled outside the Manhattan courthouse Thursday where she was attempting to defend former President Trump at his criminal hush money trial. As Boebert and several other Republicans broke away from a makeshift press conference podium, she leaned into the microphones to say one last thing. “And I want all of […]
With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump heading towards its end, defence lawyers pressed former lawyer Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony. Mr Cohen was back in the hot seat for a third day of testimony as […]
Representative Lauren Boebert admitted exactly why she and her conservative coterie appeared at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday for Donald Trump’s hush-money trial: to help him circumvent his gag order. The firebrand representative of Beetlejuice fame immediately took to X (formerly Twitter) to denigrate lead witness Michael Cohen and Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter on Trump’s […]
On Thursday morning, before his hush-money trial resumed, Donald Trump ranted and raved outside of court, and in the process likely violated his gag order by attacking one of the prosecutors. “A lead person from the DOJ is running the trial, so Biden’s office is running this trial. This trial is a scam and it […]
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz evoked language adopted by the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as he appeared at court Thursday to support Donald Trump at his hush money trial, reflecting the undercurrent of activist elements present among the presumptive GOP nominee’s supporters as he seeks a return to the White House. “Standing back, and standing […]