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Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor Josh Shapiro is among those calling for an investigation of billionaire Elon Musk, for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1 million US each day until election day in the U.S. Musk on Saturday gave a $1-million US check to an attendee at …
Read More »Man with loaded gun arrested near Trump rally in Coachella, Calif.
A Nevada man with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and ammunition in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said Sunday. He was released Saturday on $5,000 US bail. The suspect, a 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas, …
Read More »Trump acted outside his duties in pressuring Pence, officials after 2020 election loss: prosecutors
U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-U.S. vice-president Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public on Wednesday. The 165-page filing is likely the last opportunity for …
Read More »Melania Trump says women have right to abortion access
Melania Trump writes in her upcoming memoir that a woman has the right to an abortion, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday, while her husband, Donald Trump, backs the ability for U.S. states to restrict the procedure. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine …
Read More »UBC investigating apparent professor’s social media post after Trump shooting
The University of British Columbia is investigating an apparent social media post possibly from a UBC professor. It was posted on X shortly after former president Donald Trump was injured in a possible assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pa. The post on X, which has since been deleted, …
Read More »Biden says it was ‘irresponsible’ for Trump to keep classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
U.S. President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it “irresponsible.” Biden, who rarely does interviews, spoke to CBS program 60 Minutes in a segment that aired Sunday. He said that when he heard about …
Read More »Documents at Trump estate ‘likely concealed and removed’ after June visit: Justice Department
The U.S. Justice Department said late Tuesday that classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified …
Read More »Wyoming’s dedication to Donald Trump likely means the end of the road for Liz Cheney
To get a sense of just how committed the voters of Wyoming are to former U.S. president Donald Trump, look no further than the Laramie County Fair. Inside a large metal barn complex on the outskirts of the state capital of Cheyenne, hundreds of young ranchers have brought their cows, …
Read More »Jan. 6 committee subpoenas top Trump White House lawyer Pat Cipollone
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who is said to have stridently warned against former president Donald Trump’s efforts to try to overturn his election loss. It’s the first public step the committee has taken since …
Read More »Trump pressure campaigns in battleground states to be outlined at today’s Jan. 6 hearing
The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims of electoral fraud is set to hear Tuesday from elected officials and volunteer workers from battleground states about the effects of a pressure campaign from Donald Trump and his allies to change the results of the 2020 election. …
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