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May 10-16, 2024
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Matt Gaetz invokes Trump’s infamous call to Proud Boys at trial: ‘Stand back and stand by’
MAGA Republican Matt Gaetz invoked Donald Trump’s notorious – and widely condemned – call to the far-right group the Proud Boys as he showed up in court in Manhattan to support the former president at his hush-money trial.
Stephen Colbert roasts Trump over Biden election debate: ‘let’s get ready to ramble’
StephenColbert has poked fun at Donald Trump’s agreeing to go head-to-head with President Joe Biden in an election debate between the two candidates next month.
Court of public opinion: Most Americans now believe Trump did falsify hush money records
As Donald Trump's New York hush money trial continues into its fifth week, recent polling shows that – despite the best efforts of a parade of Republican opportunists decrying the trial as a sham – most Americans believe the former president falsified records to cover up his alleged payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Missouri Republican candidate sparks uproar for telling voters not to be ‘weak and gay’ while running in bulletproof vest
A controversial Republican candidate in Missouri is being slammed online for posting a video disparaging LGBTQ members as she ran in a bulletproof vest.
Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump as he rips ‘embarrassing’ Republicans flocking to trial
Senator Mitt Romney said Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump after the Justice Department brought election-interference charges and pressured New York prosecutors to drop the case over alleged hush-money payments.
Rudy Giuliani was indicted over Arizona election interference plot. But prosecutors say they can’t find him
Rudy Giuliani has been indicted for his alleged part in a 2020 election interference plot in Arizona – but prosecutors say he’s nowhere to be found.
New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices
New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers. They could raise prices on certain specific items, experts say, though a broad inflationary impact is unlikely in the short term.