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Supporters that came out for Donald Trump as he was arraigned in Miami, Florida on Tuesday were interviewed by the comedy group "The Good Liars." They had a lot of questions about the basic facts of the case that many MAGA loyalists didn't know.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a legislative package on immigration that will begin to take effect on July 1st. The legislation, SB1718 targets undocumented immigrants in the state, and is meant to discourage immigration into Florida. The Miami Herald found the law has created a climate of fear among undocumented workers in the state, as well as among employers.

National security lawyer Bradly Moss doesn't think that former President Donald Trump wants any of his federal trial to be public. Typically there are no cameras in federal courts, and to get them would take a willingness from both sides to petition the Supreme Court.

A World War II aerial bomb discovered in the German city of Hanover was safely detonated on Sunday after thousands of residents were cleared from the area, according to local fire brigade officials.

Ivanka Trump has been absent from events at Mar-a-Lago, the 2024 campaign announcement, and at any events where her father has been forced to face off against "the law." Reports last week even claimed that the eldest Trump daughter was keeping away intentionally.

Former White House official Marc Short said he regrets working in the Trump administration because the former president pardoned violent criminals and family members as he left office.

Deep in a report on the roadblocks the Department of Justice will face prosecuting Donald Trump for violations of the Espionage Act, the lead prosecutor who sent former NSA translator Reality Winner to prison for unauthorized release of government information pointed the way to expediting the former president's trial.

Princeton University political scientist Lauren Wright predicted Donald Trump would lose the 2024 presidential election because of his legal problems.

Republicans with an eye on the 2024 general election don't want to talk about the Jan 6th insurrection over fears that it will cripple their chances of retaking the White House and the Senate, but that doesn't mean that they are shunning far-right extremists who are still pushing conspiracy theories that it was instigated by the "deep state."

Former Attorney General Bill Barr criticized the mental health of Donald Trump after he was indicted on 37 counts over the mishandling of government documents.

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During an early morning appearance on MSNBC, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner stated that Donald Trump needs to be aware that special counsel Jack Smith will be relentless in his investigations, and that he should expect more federal indictments to be forthcoming

Speaking with host Katie Phang, Kirscher claimed that, after the 37-count indictment submitted in a Florida courtroom this past week, "Jack Smith is just getting warmed up."

"We saw information about some of Donald... Читать дальше...

Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence struggled not to answer after he was asked if he would pardon former President Donald Trump.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) did not hold back on Donald Trump during a CNN "State of the Union" appearance on Sunday morning, repeatedly calling the former president a "petulant child" and a "loser."

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott lashed out at former President Barack Obama this week after he accused GOP candidates of downplaying racism in America.

Political strategist David Axelrod asserted that former President Donald Trump's purported personality disorders could benefit him in his upcoming criminal trials.

During an MSNBC panel on reports that lawyers for Donald Trump had urged him to take a plea deal before special counsel Jack Smith slammed him a 37-count federal indictment that could lead to prison time, former prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks suggested the former president will regret wanting to take a chance on a jury trial.

Speaking with MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin, Wine-Banks claimed that it appears to her that the former president is banking on one juror balking at voting for a conviction... Читать дальше...

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, we can expect tensions between the political left and right to intensify.

Reacting to Sen. Lindsey Graham's attempt to dismiss the charges filed by special counsel Jack Smith against Donald Trump based upon the Espionage Act, one Florida prosecutor questioned the South Carolina Republican's grasp of the statute and his legal acumen.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Ayman Mohyeldin, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg slapped aside Graham's defense of Trump who is now under the cloud of a 37-count federal indictment in a Florida courtroom.

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Republican billionaire Leonardo Leo's trust fund, Marble Freedom Trust's latest Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filing, revealing the former President Donald Trump donor's mission to control right-wing politics, Truthout reports.

Press freedom and civil liberties defenders on Friday condemned what legal experts called the unconstitutional conviction of two Asheville, North Carolina journalists for violating a public park curfew while covering the police eviction of unhoused people on Christmas night 2021.

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As we celebrate Juneteenth, we should reflect on the reality that the abomination of slavery is not entirely in our collective rear view mirror.

It endures.

The United States is still having real trouble giving up its addiction and reliance on involuntary servitude, a.k.a slavery. Like the free land we extracted from the Native Americans, it’s a footing of the foundation of our great pyramid that still stands in the 21st century. Читать дальше...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday for talks with senior Chinese officials, state television reported, a visit aimed at rebuilding the cratering relationship between the governments.

It is "astonishing" that Judge Aileen Cannon has apparently decided not to recuse herself from the criminal case against Donald Trump, a former federal prosecutor said on Saturday.

Donald Trump and his team should brace for new indictments incoming based on a new filing in the criminal case brought by Jack Smith, a former Watergate prosecutor said on Saturday.