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Why Trump’s election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House

Why Trump’s election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House

Stephen Collinson, CNN September 19, 2024

CNN — Donald Trump’s obsession with election fraud that doesn’t exist in any significant form could drive the country into a government shutdown — and may even put the Republican House majority...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a Labor Day event at Northwestern High School in Detroit on September 2.

Retired military leaders defend Harris while placing blame on Trump for Afghanistan withdrawal in letter

Ebony Davis, CNN September 9, 2024

(CNN) — Several retired military officials issued a letter in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to tie her to the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Vice...

The E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse on June 6, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s election interference court hearing

Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb September 5, 2024

CNN — At Thursday’s hearing in the federal election subversion case against Donald Trump – the first proceeding before Judge Tanya Chutkan since the Supreme Court granted him some immunity in the...

Trump’s latest waffling on reproductive health shows he’s still struggling to find an answer for what he created

Steve Contorno, CNN August 31, 2024

 CNN  — Donald Trump said Friday that he will not support a ballot referendum to expand abortion access in his home state of Florida just 24 hours after suggesting he might. The rush to clarify his...

US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery

Haley Britzky, CNN August 29, 2024

CNN — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement...

Jim Tasker, a semi-retired Anglican priest, has called Ohio home for more than 40 years. When he watched Sen. J.D. Vance receive the Republican nomination for vice president, he said he felt a "sense of pride."

Ohio Republicans find neighbor in J.D. Vance

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief July 20, 2024

In the Portage County Republican Headquarters, there aren’t any signs with Sen. J.D. Vance’s name on it yet. But voters there cannot hide their enthusiasm for Ohio’s junior senator joining former...

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle looks on during a press conference at the Secret Service's Chicago Field Office on June 4 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. | Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Secret Service ‘solely responsible’ for implementation and execution of security at the Trump rally site, director tells CNN

(CNN) — The US Secret Service was “solely responsible” for the implementation and execution of security at the site of Saturday’s rally for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Secret...

Trump picks Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate

Trump picks Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate

Alton Northup, Editor-in-chief July 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform: "After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering...

Trump safe, two dead after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally

Trump safe, two dead after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally

CNN — Former President Donald Trump was wounded Saturday evening while speaking onstage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an incident that’s being investigated as an assassination attempt...

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An unprecedented debate could shake up a White House race like no other

CNN — The confrontation in Atlanta between Joe Biden and Donald Trump Thursday night has a good chance of becoming the most fateful presidential debate in US history. For the first time, a sitting...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table inside the courthouse at his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Justin Lane/Pool/Getty Images)

Trump found guilty in hush money trial

Jeremy Herb, CNN May 30, 2024

A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records Thursday, an unprecedented and historic verdict that makes Trump the first former president in American history...

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OPINION: The Republican party is failing – say your goodbyes

Virginia Doherty, Opinion Writer April 30, 2024

Many liberals have long wished for the death of the Republican party, and that day is quickly approaching. It will not, as many of us may picture it, be a day of rejoicing, angels singing, trumpets blowing...