Libertarians or not? Trump serves up a conundrum for third-party voters
On Saturday, the Libertarian Party’s convention in Washington will welcome a decidedly non-Libertarian speaker: Donald Trump, presumed Republican nominee for president.
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RFK Jr’s somewhat predictable flop at the Libertarian convention
Generally speaking, it’s a bad sign when people start running — not walking, but running — for the exits before your speech even begins.
AG Merrick Garland refutes Trump’s ‘false and extremely dangerous’ assassination attempt lie
US Attorney General Merrick Garland has taken the rare step of directly refuting a claim made by Donald Trump.
Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue
A bipartisan piece of immigration and border security legislation died again on the Senate floor on Thursday after Republicans blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the US-Mexico border.
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty.
Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
A lawyer for Donald Trump's personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely postponed the trial.
Kristi Noem now banned from all tribal lands in South Dakota
The feud between South Dakota’s governor and indigenous Native American tribes in her state escalated again on Wednesday as the ninth of the nine recognized tribes in the state voted to ban her from their lands.
Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump
Nikki Haley’s voters may not be voting for Donald Trump just yet, but the former candidate herself says she’s ready to pull the lever.