'Crashing together': Trump, Congress and courts headed for a collision

Key decisions in Congress, courts and the ballot box will all crash together "in a most profound way," Raw Story Editor-in-Chief Dave Levinthal predicted today.

"And it begins in earnest," Levinthal told "A New Morning" host Susan Rose on WBEN-AM 930.

At stake in Congress: the fate of funding for federal government agencies, Southern border policies and support for Ukraine and Israel. A government shutdown is again in play.

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Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump will face rivals that include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary.

Trump will also face a bevy of early 2024 court dates on matters that range from his eligibility for certain state primary ballots to criminal charges pending against him.

“My goodness, if you got a shiny calendar that you got for Christmas for 2024 you’ve got about 75 dates right off the bat that you’ve got to circle on it.”

Among those dates to circle:

• January 6: Third anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol

• January 15: Iowa Caucuses (Republican)

• January 19: Funding runs out for some government agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Energy and Transportion

• January 23: New Hampshire primary

• February 2: Funding runs out for other government agencies, including the Department of Defense

• February 8: Nevada Caucuses

• February 24: South Carolina primary (Republican)

• March 4: Scheduled start of Trump's trial in the federal case charging him with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election

• March 5: Super Tuesday presidential primaries

“If you’re looking for a placid beginning for your 2024 in the New Year, sorry guys," Levinthal said. "You’re not going to get it.”

Listen to the full interview here or below.