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Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals
Former President Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani are unindicted co-conspirators in the Michigan attorney general’s case against the state’s so-called “fake electors” in the 2020 election, a state investigator revealed in court on Wednesday.
Donald Trump's campaign funnels cash to Mar-a-Lago, other businesses
Can jurors in Trump’s hush money trial be impartial? As of Tuesday, April 16, seven jurors have been selected to serve on the jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Donald Trump’s main 2024 White House campaign fundraising operation sharply increased spending at the former president’s properties in recent months, funneling money into his businesses at a time when he is facing serious legal jeopardy and desperately needs cash.
Trump’s coalition boosted Bernie Moreno in the Ohio GOP Senate race, NBC News exit polls show
Former President Donald Trump’s coalition lifted Bernie Moreno to victory in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary, according to NBC News exit polls. Moreno defeated state Sen. Matt Dolan and state Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Tuesday, NBC News projects, advancing to the general election to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, also won his primary in Ohio.
Biden casts the election as prom night for the voters who 'brung me to the dance'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like a high school prom. “You guys brought me to the dance in 2020,” he told Irish Americans on a campaign call Friday, suggesting these are the voters who got him where he is today, on the verge of his last waltz in politics. But those aren’t the only devoted dance partners for Biden (who claims to have two left feet). Look who else he says brought him to the dance: Black Americans.
Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroads. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has hit a crossroads, lacking the political appetite from within Republican ranks to go forward with an actual impeachment, but facing political pressure to deliver after months of work. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, has signaled an interest in another direction.
Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure. The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion by appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Biden touts high-speed rail between Southern California and Las Vegas
President Biden touted a high-speed rail project that will connect Las Vegas with Southern California, funded by billions of federal dollars, as he campaigned in Nevada on Tuesday. “Guess what? It’s coming,” he told supporters at a campaign event in Reno. “Well over a billion dollars, man. And you’re going to be able to get to — not that anybody wants to get to Los Angeles, but people from Los Angeles want to get to Nevada.
Trump-Backed Bernie Moreno Wins Ohio GOP Senate Primary
Bernie Moreno, the Donald Trump-backed businessman from Ohio, emerged the winner Tuesday of the ugly GOP primary to face Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Moreno will run against Brown in what’s expected to be one of the messiest and most expensive Senate contests in the country. Brown was the last Democrat elected statewide in Ohio, a state that Trump carried twice and that Republicans see as one of their best chances for a Senate majority. Moreno, 57, beat state Sen.
five states vote with surprises in store down ballot
Donald Trump and Joe Biden swept up more delegates in Tuesday’s primary elections as they set their sights on a rematch in November. Trump and Biden’s first victories came in Ohio, where there is also a heated Senate race brewing, and in Illinois. Trump also won the Republican primary in Florida, where the Democrats are not holding a primary.
Trump vs. the GOP’s old guard - What to watch for in Ohio: From the Politics Desk
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, senior national political reporter and Buckeye State native Henry Gomez breaks down what to watch for as the results come in tonight in the Ohio Senate Republican primary.
Georgia bill could provide specific reasons for challenging voters
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state senator says he’s seeking to make it harder for people to challenge the qualifications of individual voters, but opponents warn he’s only going to enable more baseless attacks. Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Max Burns, a Sylvania Republican, told committee members on Tuesday that his proposed rewrite of House Bill 976 would add some standards for county election boards to uphold challenges and remove voters.
To raise $464 million bond, Trump says he may be forced to sell off real estate at ‘Fire Sale prices’
Former President Donald Trump says he may be forced to sell off his “Great Assets” at “Fire Sale prices” in order to raise the $464 million bond required as he appeals the judgment in his New York financial fraud trial. In a motion filed Monday, Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone payment of the bond as they appeal Judge Arthur Engoron’s judgment in the case. In the Jan.
Trump urges US Supreme Court to endorse 'absolute immunity' for ex-presidents
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.” The case is due to be argued before the justices on April 25.
New York Mayor Adams says 1993 sexual assault allegation detailed in new lawsuit 'did not happen'
NEW YORK (AP) — In his first public comments since a former colleague sued him for sexual assault, New York City Mayor Eric Adams vehemently denied the allegations, insisting he did not remember ever meeting the woman who says he attacked her in a parked car more than three decades ago. Adams, a Democrat, was accused Monday of demanding oral sex from a police aide in 1993 in exchange for his help advancing her career.
Nebraska lawmaker faces calls to resign after invoking colleague's name in book's rape scene passage
Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran is facing calls to resign after he inserted a colleague’s name into a passage he read during a floor debate from a book’s rape scene that included graphic detail. Halloran apologized on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, defending his decision to read the passage but saying it was a “mistake” to reference his colleagues.
Ex-Trump White House official Navarro reports to prison to serve contempt of Congress sentence
MIAMI (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro was defiant in remarks across the street from the federal prison complex in Miami, where he will serve a four-month sentence after being found guilty of contempt of Congress charges.
Biden and congressional leaders announce a deal on government funding as a partial shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on this fiscal year’s final set of spending bills. Now, the question is how fast lawmakers can get the bills passed to avoid a partial government shutdown. While Biden said he’ll sign the bill package as soon as he receives it, time is running short. Legislative staff needs time to finish the bill text, an arduous task.
Blinken says Gaza's entire population facing "acute food insecurity"
Tel Aviv — The entire population of the war-torn Gaza Strip — some 2.3 million people — is now living through “severe levels of acute food insecurity,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. He spoke amid increasing signs that the U.S. government is losing patience with Israel over its handling of the war with Hamas. “According to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in Gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity.
European Union pushes ahead with a plan to buy weapons for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is pressing ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of Russian assets frozen in Europe to help provide weapons and other funds for Ukraine, a senior official said Tuesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell got a green light for the plan from most of the bloc’s foreign ministers this week, and he hopes that EU leaders will endorse it at a summit in Brussels starting on Thursday.
Top US congressional Republican, Democrat say deal reached on spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they had reached a deal to keep the government funded through the rest of the fiscal year that began in October, setting off a race to pass it before a weekend shutdown deadline.
California's Central Valley is voting, again, to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress
Two weeks after narrowing the field of candidates to represent them in Congress starting next year, voters in the San Joaquin Valley are voting again. On Tuesday, Central Valley voters will cast ballots in a separate special election to complete the remainder of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy‘s term in the House of Representatives. The Bakersfield Republican left Congress at the end of 2023, with a year left in his term, after his own party ousted him as speaker of the House.
In test of Trump's clout, Ohio Republicans pick US Senate challenger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump‘s sway over Ohio Republicans will be tested in the state’s U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, when they decide whether to nominate a political newcomer backed by the former president to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in November. Republicans are looking to erase Democrats’ 51-49 majority in the chamber, and face a geographical advantage as Democrats are defending a half-dozen seats in competitive states including Ohio.
Biden heads to Nevada, Arizona with re-election push and housing pitch
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden travels to Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday to promote his affordable housing proposals and pitch his case for re-election in two political swing states that could prove critical to his bid to stay in the White House.
Did Trump literally threaten a 'bloodbath'? No, and claiming he did only helps his campaign
At a rally in Ohio on Saturday, Donald Trump said that if he is not elected in November, there will be a “bloodbath.” That he said that much is true. Having actually read the text of his remarks, however, I do not believe he was threatening: Elect me president or the streets will run red with blood. But that is exactly how many, particularly in the media, interpreted his comment.
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems, the target of conspiracy theories over former President Donald Trump‘s 2020 election loss.
'Can't wait for the ribbon cuttings'
Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against a bill containing $20 million for the district she’s abandoning. On Monday, she bragged about that funding anyway. “Can’t wait for the ribbon cuttings and to see these priorities come to fruition,” she said. Earlier this month, Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against a must-pass government funding bill that contained more than $20 million for the Colorado district she’s now abandoning. On Monday night, she celebrated the impending arrival of that funding anyway.
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop. Today, it extends 33 miles (53 kilometers) beyond that, but the ultimate vision is far grander.
Illinois voters to decide competitive US House primaries around the state
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters are set to decide competitive U.S. House races around the state in Tuesday’s primary election. The most closely watched races in Illinois include a downstate Republican matchup and two Chicago-area Democratic primaries. Here’s a closer look: 12TH DISTRICT In southern Illinois, Republican Rep. Mike Bost faces only his second intraparty challenge in seeking his sixth term in Congress. Former state Sen.
Key witness declines to testify at Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
WASHINGTON — Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden and a key witness in the GOP impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, has declined an invitation to appear at a public hearing Wednesday before a pair of Republican-led House panels.
Trump and Ohio's GOP establishment clash on the eve of a rowdy Senate primary
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On the eve of an Ohio Republican Senate primary awash in resentment and rage, two leading candidates stuck close to their tribes Monday, reinforcing battle lines in a race that has become a referendum on former President Donald Trump. Allies of Trump and his preferred candidate, Bernie Moreno, barnstormed the state, warning that a vote Tuesday for state Sen. Matt Dolan would deal a blow to their MAGA movement. Dolan, meanwhile, campaigned here with Gov.
Jews who vote for Democrats ‘hate Israel’
The Biden campaign and allied Democratic groups swiftly denounced Donald Trump on Monday after the former president told a conservative radio host that Jews who vote Democratic were sacrilegious. The comments from Trump came during an interview with Sebastian Gorka, his one time campaign aide, who pressed him on criticism prominent Democrats have had for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israel-Hamas war. “I actually think they hate Israel,” Trump told Gorka.
Supreme Court denies former Trump aide Peter Navarro's final bid to stay out of prison
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to avoid reporting to prison to serve a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the brief order. Navarro had asked the Supreme Court to intervene ahead of his arrival Tuesday at a federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Miami. He was sentenced to four months of incarceration in January following his conviction last year for defying the House Jan.
From the Politics Desk
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, national political reporters Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar break down the key House primaries to watch on Tuesday. Plus, senior politics editor Mark Murray has a data dive on Joe Biden’s poll numbers after the State of the Union.
Another 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Says He Won't Endorse Trump
Former GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinsonsaidin a USA Today op-ed that he won’t vote for or endorse Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Hutchinson, the former congressman and ex-governor of Arkansas who of the Republican primary race in January, denounced Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as his unwillingness to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump appeals Judge McAfee’s ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Georgia case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump file an emergency appeal challenging Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to prosecute Trump and 18 others on election interference charges now that lead prosecutor Nathan Wade has stepped down.
Supreme Court turns away 'Cowboys for Trump' co-founder ousted from office over Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — The legal argument that worked for President Donald Trump failed to deliver for one of his supporters Monday as the Supreme Court turned away a New Mexico man who was kicked out of local office over his role in the events of Jan. 6. Couy Griffin, a founder of “Cowboys for Trump,” was criminally convicted over his role in Jan. 6 and lost his job as a county commissioner as a result.
Another Potential Candidate Says No To A No Labels 2024 Run
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) on Monday announced he would not be launching a third-party presidential bid backed by the group No Labels, marking another setback for its ambitions this year. “It was an honor to be approached, and I am grateful to all those who are engaged in good-faith efforts to offer Americans a better choice than the Trump vs. Biden re-match,” Duncan said in a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kennedy Family Makes St. Patrick's Day Visit To The White House Without RFK Jr.
When the Kennedy family visited the White House this St. Patrick’s Day, one notable person was missing. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not join fellow members of the Irish American political dynasty for a photo op with President Joe Biden on Sunday. Signaling the family’s support for the Democratic incumbent, and not Kennedy’s independent campaign for president, his sister Kerry Kennedy posted a photo of the president and dozen of Kennedys to X and wrote, “President Biden, you make the world better.
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered Monday. The review will focus on ways the state can speed up license processing times and allow businesses to open faster, as well as a top-down assessment of the Office of Cannabis Management’s structure and systems.
Biden speaks with Netanyahu amid escalating tensions in U.S.-Israel relationship
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said, as Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah widens the grown gap between the two leaders. The two leaders last spoke over a month ago, on Feb. 15. The White House said they discussed the situation in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip along Egypt’s border, and efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians among the latest developments in Israel and Gaza.
Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” With interest, Trump owes $456.8 million.
US Supreme Court won't hear New Mexico official's appeal of insurrection ouster
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an ousted New Mexico county commissioner’s challenge to judicial rulings that made him the first person to be disqualified from office under a constitutional provision regarding insurrection for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Trump calls for Liz Cheney to be jailed for investigating him over Capitol attack
Donald Trump has renewed calls for Liz Cheney – his most prominent Republican critic – to be jailed for her role in investigating his actions during the January 6 Capitol attack launched by his supporters in 2021, a move that is bound to raise further fears that the former president could persecute his political opponents if given another White House term.
The GOP Flamethrower With a Right-Wing Vision for North Carolina
As Mark Robinson completed his rapid six-year rise from conservative internet sensation to the Republican nominee for North Carolina governor, he worked relentlessly to sell his political vision to evangelical Christians. Traveling from church to church and thundering away on social media, he condemned “transgenderism” and “homosexuality” as “filth.” He said Christians should be led by men, not women.
Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump
WASHINGTON — The plan by Jared Kushner and his business partners to redevelop a prized location in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, echoes interest from Donald Trump a decade ago in pursuing a deal for the site and a similar proposal pushed during his White House term by a top aide now working with Kushner, a review of the project shows.
Supreme Court to hear online speech case with major 2024 implications
The Supreme Court will attempt Monday to resolve a three-way crash involving free-speech rights on huge social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube and X. The battle pits conservatives against the Biden administration, with the rights of tech giants to police their own platforms caught in the middle — and the outcome is likely to have repercussions at all levels of government where officials interact with those companies.
Biden pushes for expansion in women's health research
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Monday expanding U.S. government research on women’s health, while spending $200 million next year to better understand issues including sexual and reproductive conditions.
Black voters less swayed by Biden's message that Trump threatens democracy, poll shows
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of U.S. President Joe Biden‘s key campaign messages, that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, is winning over fewer Black supporters and those without college degrees than other segments of his political base, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Newsom postpones State of the State address
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has postponed his State of the State address, the governor’s office confirmed to The Hill Friday night. Newsom’s address was originally scheduled to be delivered on Monday. A new date for the speech has not been provided. His office is coordinating with the legislature to nail a new date for the governor’s address, per an email to The Hill.
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