Nearly one-third of Donald Trump‘s supporters believe Taylor Swift will vote for the former president in November, according to a new poll. Speculation about who Swift will support in the presidential election has grown as she has remained quiet about the race, though the Fortnight singer has historically supported President Joe Biden and progressive social causes such as LGBTQ+ rights. A new…
Donald Trump on Friday was ridiculed online following a Minnesota speech during which the former president is said to have confused his own criminal cases. Trump began his GOP dinner keynote address with complaints about the teleprompters, which he said were “falling down,” and continued by whining that the podium itself needed work, as well. During the speech, the…
Following Donald Trump’s controversial suggestion at an NRA gathering that Joe Biden should be executed, the co-hosts of MSNBC’s The Weekend, along with former White House adviser Sarah Matthews, strongly condemned the former president’s remarks. Trump referred to Biden as “a Manchurian candidate,” alleging that he had received donations from China, Russia, and Ukraine, according…
Melania Trump is making a pitch for unity and says the “safety” of Americans would be her prime concern if her husband, former President Trump, wins his bid to return to the White House. “The safety and well-being of American families remains my top priority,” the former first lady told Fox News Digital in a story published Friday….
As former President Donald Trump entered the courtroom on Monday for the first day of jury selection in his felony hush-money trial, he made a statement but took no questions—especially not the one about his current wife. “Where’s Melania?” a voice called out. Trump’s third wife did not show up at Manhattan Criminal Court this morning, and, if…
A judge accused President Joe Biden’s son of scheming to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle. A judge refused Monday to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial as his father campaigns for another term as president. U.S….
President Joe Biden slammed back at Donald Trump‘s claim that China has been ‘eating our lunch,’ blaming the situation on his Republican rival. ‘He’s been feeding them a long time,’ Biden said at an event in the Rose Garden where he announced a slew of new tariffs on Beijing, targeting the country’s electronic vehicle, medical and heavy industries. Both presidential candidates…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday pushed back on claims that former President Trump’s political opponents are out to kill him as “outlandish and dangerous” and urged GOP colleagues to tamp down conspiracies he worries could lead to violence. “What Donald Trump said falsely suggesting his political opponents are out to kill him is beyond…
Norman Eisen is a CNN legal analyst and editor of “Trying Trump: A Guide to His First Election Interference Criminal Trial.” He served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of then-President Donald Trump. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. It’s a cliché to say that…
Donald Trump will struggle to argue that the “hush money” he arranged to keep an alleged affair he had a secret was only to protect his marriage to Melania Trump, a legal expert believes. Andrew Weissmann, attorney and former FBI General Counsel, made the remarks while discussing how the jury in the falsifying business records trial will soon…
Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors took center stage on Thursday as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines gathered at the White House to push back on Beijing’s stepped-up pressure on Manila in the disputed South China Sea. US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce new joint military efforts and…
Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting Democratic president, plans to release his income tax returns on Monday, the IRS filing deadline….
Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night noted that Taylor Swift isn’t the only recording artist with some new tunes out. Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, also released a song recently ― one Kimmel previously said proves that “autotune doesn’t work on everybody.” Kimmel admitted he might be a little biased when it comes to Trump, who he dismissed as “Taylor Not-Too-Swift.” So he…
During her testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial this week, porn star Stormy Daniels recounted how a sexual encounter in 2006 led to her $130,000 hush money payment from Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen before the 2016 presidential election. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up that payment. But Trump denies that the two ever had sex, tweeting in…
Donald Trump’s campaign trail will largely be confined to the corridors of a Manhattan courthouse for the next six weeks. But his advisers and allies are preparing ways to attempt to drive coverage on his own terms throughout the proceedings. During the course of the trial, Trump will make use of his private plane and…
Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges suggested that Germany may be withholding support for Ukraine amid fears that former President Donald Trump will win reelection. Speaking with Al Jazeera on the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum held in Greece earlier this week, Hodges, who served as commanding general of U.S. Army Europe from 2014 to 2018, said that…
Trump’s legal team continued its trial-long assault on Cohen’s credibility Friday, going after everything from the way he handled his cell phones to how he would go “rogue” during 2016 campaign. During cross-examination, Trump’s attorneys asked Hicks to confirm that Cohen was not looped in on campaign strategy and did things that were not authorized by the…
The altercation everyone’s been waiting for finally happened when Trump’s attorney cast doubt on whether Cohen actually spoke with the ex-president on a fateful night in 2016. Donald Trump calls them “Perry Mason moments.” The 77-year-old likes to reference the TV series from his childhood and the dramatic legal showdowns in real life which so far…
If Donald Trump ends up on the losing end of a recently reported tax scandal, the former president could be on the hook for $100 million, which would reportedly be financially devastating for the Republican presidential candidate. Trump biographer David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump’s taxes and financial matters for years, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, where…
Former President Donald Trump‘s estranged niece Mary Trump revealed a “smoking gun” against her uncle on Friday about solving the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration is among the top issues ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with polls reflecting doubt over President Joe Biden‘s border policies, as Trump, the presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee, has pledged tougher…