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The FBI searched an elections center in Georgia seeking records related to the 2020 election. Baseless claims of voter fraud have been a focus of President Trump since he lost that race, and the raid comes as his administration has requested voter data from states. Liz Landers discussed more with two secretaries of state, Democrat...
Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King ...
... Trump announced the endorsement in a social media post on Tuesday night, saying Tiffany “has always been at my side.” Tiffany has been a fierce Trump loyalist since he was elected to Congress in 2020. Prior to that he served just over seven years in the Wisconsin Legislature where he ...
... the administration. He was tackled and identified by police as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak, a convicted felon who had made online posts supportive of Trump. Minnesota court records show Kazmierczak was convicted of auto theft in 1989 and has multiple arrests for driving under the influence, along with a ...
... into an investment account for every eligible child born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028. Minaj, a former Trump critic who said in 2020 she was “not gonna jump on the Trump bandwagon," has pledged to contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to help fund Trump accounts.
... each case probably delayed the decision. The court is generally moving more slowly in argued cases, perhaps because of the flood of emergency appeals the Trump administration has brought to the justices. The first argued case wasn't decided until January this year. Typically, that happens in December, if not ...
... in the way of rebuilding. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that instead of trying to meddle in the permitting process, the Trump administration should speed up FEMA reimbursements. Bass called Trump's move a “political stunt” and said the president should issue an executive order “to ...
... according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, though the wealthiest 1% owned almost half the value of stocks in that same year. Before Trump created the accounts, California, Connecticut and the District of Columbia were piloting “baby bonds” programs that are similar to Trump Accounts in some ways ...
... up to the camera. PolitiFact couldn’t confirm the protester’s identity or motives and we found no further reporting on the incident. Our ruling Trump said protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting "fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers." Minnesotans ...
President Donald Trump spoke of his sending "border czar" Tom Homan to Minnesota during an interview on Fox News’ “Will Cain Show” on Tuesday saying, “we’re going to de-escalate a little bit.” That’s significant since White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, when questioned repeatedly Monday about Homan ...
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