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'Coherent?' CNN anchor laughs as Republican argues Trump aced news conference

A CNN anchor laughed in a Republican senator's face Tuesday morning when the lawmaker tried to make a case that former President Donald Trump had aced his rambling Mar-a-Lago press conference last week.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) repeatedly tried to claim Vice President Kamala Harris did not have the skills Trump showcased during a lengthy media exchange that saw the former president falsely claim he'd nearly crashed in a helicopter with a California politician who denies it ever happened.

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'Huge win': Abortion rights amendment will be on Arizona ballot in November

Reproductive rights advocates in Arizona celebrated a key victory late Monday after the state formally certified their proposed ballot measure, which aims to establish "a fundamental right to abortion" in Arizona's constitution.

The office of Arizona's secretary of state said it verified 577,971 signatures in support of placing the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. That's well above the required 383,923 signatures, and organizers said the total number of verified signatures surpassed the state record for ballot initiatives—an indication that the effort has generated widespread enthusiasm amid right-wing attacks on reproductive rights across the country.

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Hotel heist: Fraudsters stole thousands from hospitality giant's political committee

WASHINGTON — An "unknown and unauthorized external party" stole nearly $7,500 from Marriott International's federal political action committee — the latest in a string of thefts affecting high-profile politicians, corporations and unions.

The thefts, which took place on Feb. 20 and March 12, according to federal documents reviewed by Raw Story, were not an inside job, the Marriott International Inc. Political Action Committee told the Federal Election Commission.

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Trump shamed by Nobel Prize winner shocked by 'ugly word' attack on Harris

Donald Trump and his allies are attempting an act of political desperation that reveals just how "worried" they are about Vice President Kamala Harris, a Nobel Prize-winning economist says.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman subjected Trumpworld to a brutal fact check and a dismissive analysis of the Republican presidential nominee's latest attack line on his election rival.

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'Too good to be true': Ex-senator says it's karma that Trump may get 'taken out' by Harris

Former Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is filled with glee as Vice President Kamala Harris takes on Donald Trump.

During the MSNBC show "Deadline White House" on Monday, host Nicolle Wallace called it "a phenomenon of a woman being underestimated." Meanwhile, Wallace talked about Harris' "political acumen" and "how much better she is than anyone expected."

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Fox Business host and Kellyanne Conway beg Trump: 'Less insults, more insights'

A Fox Business host and Kellyanne Conway — both former Donald Trump advisers — are on the outside looking in and neither likes what they're seeing.

Speaking Monday, Larry Kudlow ranted, "Don't wander off. Don't call her stupid and all kinds of names."

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Steve Bannon's daughter slams Mike Johnson as she admits dad will serve 'full' jail term

The daughter of right-wing figure Steve Bannon admitted that her father was expected to serve his full four-month prison term despite muted objections from some elected Republicans including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, Maureen Bannon was asked what members of Congress were doing to free her father from prison after he was sentenced to four months for contempt of Congress.

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A woman who stormed the Capitol for Trump is now backing Kamala Harris

Pamela Hemphill was one of the many supporters of Donald Trump who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, however, she calls it “the worst day in our history."

Heading into the 2024 election, where Donald Trump will once again be the Republican nominee, Hemphill said she is firmly on board with Vice President Kamala Harris, USA Today reported Monday.

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EU warns Elon Musk of hate speech consequences ahead of Trump interview on X

The European Union's digital enforcement arm warned Elon Musk that drastic action might be necessary if hate speech was broadcast during a scheduled interview with former President Donald Trump on Monday.

In a letter posted to X, Europe's Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton told Musk that his upcoming interview with Trump had raised alarms.

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Leaked memo sheds light on focus of upcoming $100M Trump ad campaign

An internal memo circulated to "interested parties" — and leaked to Politico — regarding Donald Trump's campaign against Kamala Harris sheds light on the tactic the former president's team is planning to take.

“Americans might vote for a liberal, but they won’t vote for a lunatic," top strategists David Lee and Chris Grant wrote in the memo, according to the news site.

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'Dishonest!' Trump questions 'fake polls' that show him losing to Harris

Donald Trump responded to Vice President Kamala Harris's reported lead in three vital swing states with a rant insisting polls were inaccurate and unfair.

Trump took to Truth Social Monday afternoon to share an analysis from an anonymous pollster he claimed had called into question a New York Times-Siena Poll survey that found Harris taking the lead in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

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'Trends won’t save Trump': Analyst says 3 core MAGA claims against Harris are crumbling

Former President Donald Trump's attempts to slow Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign momentum rely on three political attacks that are all falling apart, MSNBC columnist James Downie wrote Monday.

Trump's three political grenades — crime, immigration and inflation — have each exploded in his hands as the U.S. continues its recovery from the global pandemic that hit the nation under his administration, Downie reports.

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'He cheats at golf': George Conway hits Trump with new Bedminster billboards

An announcement targeting those who tee off at Donald Trump's golf course will likely tick off the former president who frequently boasts of his A-Game.

The billboards arriving in Doral and Bedminster come courtesy of Trump critic George Conway and his political fundraising group Anti-Psychopath PAC, which shared news of the new ad campaign on X Monday morning.

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