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Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson to hold 'election integrity' press conference

Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will reportedly hold a press conference with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about election fraud.

The press conference, scheduled for Friday, was first reported by CNN. A source told the network that the event would focus on "election integrity."

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Donald Trump's GOP foe is now quietly vowing to raise money for him: report

An NBC report claims Donald Trump's early Republican primary foe has pledged to help fundraise for the presumptive nominee — but he is so far only letting select supporters know.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who doesn't have an election in 2024, told donors at a private retreat Saturday that he intends to help Trump, whose campaign is blowing through cash as he uses donations to pay for mounting legal fees.

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Trump scores cash from billionaire backers who funded civil fraud prosecutor's campaign

Nemeses New York Attorney General Letitia James and former President Donald Trump pitted against one another in his $464 million civil fraud trial, have billionaire backers in common, a new report reveals.

Campaign finance reports cited by Newsweek show grocery store CEO John Catsimatidis' wife, Margo, and son, John Jr., each donated $18,000 to James' campaign on Dec. 21, 2023.

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'We could completely lose power': MTG's new House battle has fellow Republicans scared

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)'s influence and popularity seem to be shrinking amongst Republicans growing increasingly wary of her repeated threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to a new analysis.

Greene dubbed Johnson a deep state shill and slammed fellow Republicans for failing on their promises during a town hall event in Georgia on Tuesday, prompting Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Patricia Murphy to take a closer look at the ramifications of the rhetoric.

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'Will of the people': Trump defends Arizona abortion ban while also opposing it

Former President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday that abortions would return to Arizona after the state's supreme court said a Civil War-era law banning abortion could be enforced.

While speaking to reporters on an airport tarmac in Atlanta, Trump was asked about the court's decision to uphold the 160-year-old law.

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'Dire straits': Insiders say Trump campaign's in shambles just months from election

Former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is in "dire straits" his own staffers say put him at a "huge disadvantage" to incumbent President Joe Biden, according to Washington insiders and a new report.

Money and staffing problems plague Trump's campaign in battleground states where the former president — facing mounting legal fees amid multiple criminal and criminal court battles — cannot afford to expand, according to NBC News.

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Trump is planning to make pro-lifers scapegoat if he loses in 2024: National Review

In the wake of Donald Trump's announcement that he thinks abortion restrictions should be decided by individual states, the editorial board of the conservative-leaning National Review published an op-ed accusing the presumptive GOP nominee of purposely avoiding staking out a solid position on the subject.

“The Democrats’ position, however appalling and deceptive, is at least a position. Trump is transparently trying to avoid taking one,” the site's editors wrote.

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'He only fanned the flames': Trump's latest campaign tactic shredded in new op-ed

Former President Donald Trump's latest strategy to triangulate on the abortion issue is not going to help his 2024 presidential election campaign, Calder McHugh wrote for Politico on Monday evening.

After weeks of speculation about whether Trump would endorse a federal abortion ban, Trump issued a video statement on Monday in which he dodged the issue and proclaimed abortion was up to states.

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'Extreme juggling act': expert says Trump's financial woes will prompt last resort option

Former President Donald Trump does not want to dip into his own pocket, but with legal fees mounting and bond due dates passed, one expert believes it might be the only play left.

Astead Herndon, host of the New York Times podcast "The Run-Up," appeared on CNN Monday to discuss what he called former President Donald Trump's numerous financial strains.

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'Wholly failed': Fani Willis fires back at Trump in appeals court filing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a motion Monday against a review of Judge Scott McAfee's ruling on an ethics complaint related to the case against Donald Trump and others.

Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and others sought a review of the superior court's decision not to dismiss an indictment and to disqualify the district attorney based on a romantic relationship with a member of her staff.

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Trump appeals gag order from New York judge in hush money case

Donald Trump pursued the reversal of a gag order issued by Judge Juan Merchan ahead of a hush money trial.

On Monday, Trump's legal team appealed the gag order issued by Merchan and a decision not to move the trial from Manhattan, the Washington Post reported.

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Trump doubles down on claim that Democrats 'execute' babies after birth

Donald Trump is doubling down on his claim that babies are executed "after the ninth month" as part of his argument against abortion rights.

Trump released a video Monday declining to outline a national abortion policy, and instead saying he believed it should be decided at the state level. In that video, he said that people are aborting babies after the ninth month — a claim that has been dismissed by experts.

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GOP Senate hopeful suggests nursing home residents are too close to death to vote

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde expressed doubts about the 2020 election results by arguing nursing home residents are too close to death to vote, newly released audio shows.

Hovde made the comments on the conservative Guy Benson Show, in audio obtained by the Heartland Signal, when he was asked where he stood on former President Donald Trump's ongoing conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

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