2024 Elections

No 'path' for Trump to win in Nevada: Former state campaign chair

Donald Trump has no chance to win the swing state of Nevada, according to a two-time Trump campaign chair who now backs Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Trump lost Nevada in 2016 and 2020, yet the state remains on the GOP's map of their targets in 2024. But if Trump is the nominee, there is no "path" for that to happen, according to former Nevada state Attorney General Adam Laxalt.

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Biden to make re-election pitch to unions in Pennsylvania

By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will address union members in Philadelphia on Saturday in his first political rally since announcing his re-election campaign, aiming to shore up a key part of his political coalition and bolster support among white working-class voters. The AFL-CIO, which includes 60 unions representing more than 12.5 million workers, endorsed Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday, the earliest it has ever endorsed in a presidential election, and is hosting Saturday's event. Biden's frequent appearances at union events, ...

'The dam will break': former Trump communications chief predicts voters will abandon Trump

As legal troubles continue to amass for Donald Trump and the former president deflects concerns to his opponents, eventually the "dam will break" and Trump will be left high and dry by his supporters, according to his previous white house communications chief.

Anthony Scaramucci, who recently said Trump was a grifter who "really wants to hurt people," was on a Friday night CNN panel when he was asked what he thinks about those currently surrounding Trump. He said a lot of the individuals who have separated from Trump, including his attorneys, did so because "he wants asymmetric loyalty."

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President Biden to visit Silicon Valley for fundraising events with tech luminaries

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kickstarting a bid to surpass his $1 billion fundraising haul from the 2020 election, President Joe Biden is expected to come to Los Gatos and Atherton on Monday for reelection fundraisers co-hosted by longtime Democratic supporters and Silicon Valley luminaries. At about the same time, GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to get within a few miles of his Democratic rival. DeSantis will be attending a fundraising brunch in Sacramento Monday morning, the same place he recently sent three dozen migrants as part of his ongoing publicity campaign ...

Trump can't blame Dems for criminal case because most witnesses are insiders: former prosecutor

Donald Trump won't be able to take his usual route of blaming Democrats in his upcoming criminal trial for handling of classified documents because the primary witnesses in the indictment are from the former president's inner circle, a former federal prosecutor said Friday night.

Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner appeared on MSNBC to discuss Trump's criminal case, and was asked about the court order limiting Trump from discussing the case with his co-defendant, Walt Nauta, and other witnesses close to him. Kirschner said such an order would likely be unenforceable, but pointed out that those witnesses would be key to crushing Trump's favorite defense.

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'We can't have division': GOP chair defends forcing candidates to pledge loyalty if nominee is a felon

The Republican National Committee is requiring candidates for president take a loyalty pledge to qualify for the first debate. But officials are refusing a request by one candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, to create an escape hatch to let candidates not endorse the winner if that winner is convicted of a crime — a clear reference to former President Donald Trump's current legal situation.

In an interview on Friday evening with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel defended that decision.

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'We come with receipts': Texas Dem raises questions over Biden probe timeline

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Friday questioned the timeline of the House GOP-led investigation of Joe Biden over allegations he was involved in a bribery scheme with foreign nationals.

Crockett as a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability was among those who viewed a confidential document of an unsubstantiated tip that Republicans claim bolsters the allegations against Biden.

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Retired judge slams 'ridiculous' rule keeping Trump's trial from being televised

The federal court rules prohibiting cameras from televising a trial have become a flashpoint debate with former President Donald Trump set to stand trial for Espionage Act offenses in the coming months — and according to retired federal judge Nancy Gertner, these rules are archaic and should be done away with.

"Let me start with the classified information issue, because that actually is an enormous complication," Gertner told MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin on Friday. "Even if you are sitting in the courtroom as a member of the public physically there, you may not be entitled to see the evidence that is being presented in this case. There could be circumstances under which the only people who can see the evidence is the judge, lawyers, who have not got security clearance, and that would be it. It would be kept from the public, even the public sitting there. So you can't deny how complicated this is going to be in a physical setting to deal with classified information. Quite apart from cameras."

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Trump issues veiled threat to GOP lawmakers who oppose censuring Adam Schiff

Donald Trump on Friday issued a veiled threat to Republican House members who voted against a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.).

The House on Wednesday by a 225-196 vote backed a Democratic-sponsored measure to kill the GOP-led effort to censure Schiff, with 20 Republicans joining the opposition.

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Ex-GOP congressman blasts 'feckless' RNC for refusing to amend its Trump loyalty pledge

The Republican National Committee on Thursday rejected ex-Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential contender Asa Hutchinson's request to amend its demand that candidates sign a pledge to support the GOP nominee if they want to participate in primary debates.

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel announced in April 2022 that the party was withdrawing from the Commission on Presidential Debates, which led to allegations that it was tipping the scales in favor of its frontrunner, twice-indicted former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly whined of unfair treatment in the 2016 and 2020 contests.

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'When will DeSanctus hit single digits?' Trump mocks opponent over latest poll numbers

Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to mock Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) over a new round of polling from Harvard CAPS/Harris suggesting that DeSantis is not only dropping in the polls, but is no longer even guaranteed to be a solid second-place finisher.

"Big Harvard/Harris Poll just out: TRUMP 59, DeSanctimonious 14," wrote Trump. "When will DeSanctus hit single digits? Will he continue to hold onto 2nd place? Will his poor performance knock him out as a viable candidate in 2028? Has his campaign manager, Jeff Roe, exhausted his war chest yet?"

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California vs. Florida: DeSantis, Newsom rivalry heats up

California and Florida are home to sun, sand, surf and a sizzling showdown between two governors looking to surpass each other on the national political stage. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Californians are fleeing their governor’s liberal policies, picking Jacksonville over Southern California to escape what he considers to be a “dumpster fire.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom has fired back that Florida is led by a “small, pathetic man,” touting California as an economic powerhouse that Florida “doesn’t even come close” to matching. The rivalry is heating up with Newsom challenging DeSantis to...

Trump ran for the 2024 GOP nomination because he thought it would save him from prosecution: former WH official

When former President Donald Trump announced his bid to retake the White House in 2024, he was motivated at least partly by the hope it would prevent him from being prosecuted.

That's the belief of former White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, who expounded on her theory in a CNN panel on Friday discussing the former president's Espionage Act indictment over the boxes of highly classified national defense information hoarded at Mar-a-Lago.

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