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Trump calls GOP rival 'controversial' after 9/11 remarks: 'Some things you have to hold in'

Former President Donald Trump accused Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy of being too "controversial" after he suggested the U.S. government was involved in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Trump made the remarks during an interview with conservative host Glenn Beck on Tuesday.

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Trump calls for Chris Christie to drop out of race: 'Very bad for the Republican party!'

In a post to Truth Social this Monday, former President Donald Trump took aim at GOP presidential candidate Christ Christie, saying he should drop out of the race, purportedly for the good of the Republican party.

"Sloppy Chris Christie, who was rated the Worst Governor in the History of New Jersey, had the lowest approval rating, 8%, had 11 straight downgrades of New Jersey Bonds, a record, was thrown out of New Hampshire after his last debate, and endlessly suffered from the horrible and never ending Bridgegate scandal, SHOULD DROP OUT OF THE RACE. HE IS GOING NOWHERE AND IS VERY BAD FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!" Trump wrote.

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'What the hell is wrong with Republicans?' Marjorie Taylor Greene flips out over impeachment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at her party on Tuesday because they have not moved forward with an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.

In an interview on Real America's Voice, host Miranda Kahn set Greene off by asking why Republicans had not launched an impeachment inquiry.

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Watch: GOP upstart candidate hinted he might vote for Democrats in 2004

A video of Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy surfaced this week showing him participating in a Democratic Primary town hall in 2003.

Appearing on camera while Al Sharpton was running in the early days of the race, Ramaswamy indicated he was trying to pick which Democrat to support for the primary.

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Judge Chutkan swiftly smacks down six motions a day after setting March 2024 trial date

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied six motions on Tuesday in the federal elections case against former President Donald Trump.

A day after setting Trump's trial date for March 4, Chutkan wasted no time shooting down the six motions.

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Praising ‘servant’ DeSantis, Fox News host says he’s ‘suspended’ his campaign to return to Florida amid crises

After taking many trips outside of Florida before and after announcing his presidential run, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is returning to the Sunshine State to deal with multiple crises, leading one Fox News host to praise him as a "servant and "steward of the people" for "suspending" his campaign.

The DeSantis campaign announced on Sunday the governor of Florida was canceling his appearance at several campaign events after a racist mass shooting hate crime by a white man who had a swastika on his AR-15 shot and killed three Black people in Jacksonville. Florida is also facing a potentially devastating hurricane.

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One of Trump's own hand-picked candidates wants to kick him off the ballot in 2024

A legal effort is gaining steam in New Hampshire to try to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot in New Hampshire, on the grounds that the 14th Amendment disqualifies him as the instigator of an insurrection against the United States.

Republicans are not all unified against the bid, however, according to POLITICO. Rather, some are actually on board with it — including a failed candidate Trump previously endorsed.

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Chris Christie refuses to blame MAGA Republicans for 'authoritarian problem' — only Trump

Chris Christie on Monday called out Donald Trump over what he described as the former president’s authoritarian impulses.

The former New Jersey governor and current Republican presidential nominee during an appearance on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” pushed back after the host asked him to comment on a suggestion by a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist who wrote that the news media is failing to frankly describe the Republican party’s authoritarian streak, before taking aim at Trump.

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Eminem hits Ramaswamy with cease-and-desist letter: report

The rapper Eminem sent Vivek Ramaswamy a cease-and-desist letter over the long-shot Republican presidential candidate’s rapping to his music and using his songs on the campaign trail, The Daily Mail reports.

Marshall B. Mathers, the musician who goes by Eminem, contacted music licenser BMI seeking the Ramaswamy campaign’s license to use his music be revoked, the report said.

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Judge Chutkan orders pre-trial motions by Oct. 9 in brisk timeline for Trump's federal election case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan released a complete timeline for Donald Trump's federal elections trial — and the first pre-trial motions are due October 9.

During a Washington, D.C. hearing on Monday, Chutkan said she was setting a March 4, 2024, trial date.

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Kari Lake wants 'a street fight, a fist fight' after judge set Trump's trial date for March 2024

Failed Arizona candidate Kari Lake reacted to Donald Trump's March 2024 trial date by suggesting his supporters were ready for a "street fight."

War Room podcast host Steve Bannon broke the news to Lake on Monday that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan had set Trump's federal election interference trial for March 4 of next year.

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Legal expert 'gobsmacked' after Mark Meadows jeopardizes 5th Amendment rights with testimony

Legal experts said they were "absolutely gobsmacked" on Monday after former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offered surprise testimony in court.

Hosts of the Opening Arguments podcast, run by attorney Andrew Torrez and legal journalist Liz Dye, reacted to Meadows' decision to testify on his own behalf at a federal court hearing arguments about whether his Georgia election interference case should be removed from state court.

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Judge rebuffs Trump on 2026 trial date and sets March 2024 for federal election interference case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday set a March 2024 date for Donald Trump's federal election interference trial against the objections of his attorneys.

"While Mr. Trump has the right for time to prepare, the public has a right to the prompt and efficient resolution of this matter," Chutkan said after a short recess in a heated hearing where Trump attorney John Lauro had argued for an April 2026 trial date.

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