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Trump is running again to prove he isn't a loser: former aide

Sarah Matthews, a one-time aide to Donald Trump, believes the former president's 2024 campaign is nothing more than a desperate attempt to save face.

While many critics argue Trump hopes to eliminate criminal court troubles, Matthews said during an interview with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC Wednesday she thinks his reasons are more psychological than logical.

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'Kari Lake is in big trouble' as lawsuit against her advances: analysis

Trump-supporting Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake has lost her bid to stop a defamation suit against her brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer — and that spells a huge problem for her, wrote KTAR talk radio host and legal analyst Barry Markson on social media Wednesday.

Lake has repeatedly claimed that Richer, a fellow Republican, was part of a conspiracy to rig the 2022 gubernatorial election against her, for which she has never provided definitive evidence. Richer has been a frequent target of hate and threats by Trump supporters ever since President Joe Biden defeated the former president in Arizona.

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New York Times comes out swinging at Trump amid accusations of favoring him

Critics have accused the New York Times of spending the past years fretting about President Joe Biden's age over questions about America's future under Donald Trump's leadership.

Message boards and newsletters from opinionated followers of politics are filled with questions asking what is "wrong" with the Times. It's also the subject of a recent piece published by Salon.

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GOP too mired in 'incoherent QAnon babble' to see Trump's cognitive decline: analyst

MAGA supporters have become so wrapped up in "incoherent QAnon babble" that they are incapable of noticing former President Donald Trump's rapidly deteriorating mental state — at least, that's what Salon writer Amanda Marcotte suspects.

This comes as the former president, now in his late seventies and almost as old as President Joe Biden himself, comes under scrutiny for his recent slip-ups, including confusing Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi and appearing to confuse his own wife with GOP lobbyist Mercedes Schlapp — both of which Trump has angrily tried to claim were intentional.

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Hunter Biden invited to public grilling by James Comer's committee

Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Wednesday that they're "inviting" Hunter Biden and other witnesses in their investigation into Joe Biden to testify in public.

According to the GOP account on X, the hearing will be about "Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office."

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GOP had a 'brief window' to hold Trump accountable for Jan. 6 — and failed: op-ed

Imagine an alternate universe where Donald Trump was held accountable for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and banned from politics forever. Now compare that to reality, where he's the likely 2024 GOP nominee while continuing to inch ahead of President Joe Biden in poll after poll.

That's the challenge columnist S.V. Date set as he pointed out that not only is Trump the frontrunner who's gaining in the polls, his grip over the Republican Party is as strong as ever.

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GOP budget slammed as plan to 'sell out' families to 'line the pockets of the ultra-rich'

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget blueprint for next fiscal year that, while light on specifics, expresses the party's support for Medicaid work requirements and a fiscal commission for Social Security and Medicare—which critics say is a thinly veiled ploy to slash the key programs.

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said in a statement that "if you've been waiting for a plan to sell out American families to line the pockets of the ultra-rich, then look no further."

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Arizona on brink of charging Trump aides as 2020 investigation ramps up: report

Arizona lawmakers may be on the brink of slapping multiple people linked to Donald Trump's 2020 campaign with criminal charges, according to a new report.

Grand jury subpoenas sent out in recent weeks suggest Attorney General Kris Mayes could soon decide whether to pursue a criminal case against Trump's fake electors in Arizona, Politico reported Wednesday.

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'Eight months to save our republic': Liz Cheney lays down stakes of 2024 race

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) put out a stark message about the stakes of the upcoming presidential election Wednesday.

Hours after Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican presidential primary, Cheney took to Twitter to acknowledge that former President Donald Trump will be her party's nominee for the presidency again, while also making clear that the thought of him returning to the White House is an unacceptable outcome.

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Stefanik says U.S. was better off 4 years ago — and is brutally reminded of March 2020

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) told the nation Wednesday that Americans are much worse off now than they were four years ago, spurring Americans to do some quick math and issue a swift rebuttal — that was March 2020.

Stefanik made this declaration at a press conference for House Republican leaders on the heels of a victorious Super Tuesday for former President Donald Trump.

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'I will have to vote for Trump' even though he's 'very frightening': Haley supporter

A supporter of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley told the Washington Post that she's going to make herself support former President Donald Trump — despite admitting that he scares her.

The voter in question is 80-year-old Virginia resident Micki Stout, who supported Trump in both 2016 and 2020 before deciding to take the plunge for Haley in this year.

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Ex-Trump aide says Republicans are lying to their own voters

Speaking to veteran ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl, "The View's" hosts addressed several questions they had about the state of the 2024 presidential campaign — and what they'd watched unfold over the past several months.

Among the most outspoken was former Donald Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin, who has since denounced the former president and pledged to work to defeat him.

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Mike Johnson expected to be ignored as he begs for 'decorum' at State of Union: report

House Republican leaders are asking lawmakers to behave during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address this Thursday.

Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) loudly heckled the president during last year's address, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called for "decorum" at this year's joint session of Congress, reported Axios.

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