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'Bad night for Trump': Experts say Super Tuesday signaled election night trouble ahead

Super Tuesday had big surprises for voters and candidates alike, despite predicted forerunners President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump claiming the majority of the states.

With 15 states and one territory at stake, Trump had won 12 states with 271 delegates as of midnight, according to predictions from the New York Times and the Washington Post, losing Vermont and 17 delegates to challenger Nikki Haley.

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Nikki Haley predicted to win Vermont in upset Super Tuesday  victory

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley was predicted to win Vermont's 17 delegates in an surprising upset victory on Super Tuesday, according to Politico and the Associated Press.

Haley won the Washington, D.C. primary over the weekend but this was her first and only state victory in a Republican race that has been dominated by former President Donald Trump.

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'Fresh perspective': Biden bested by unknown Baltimore Democrat in American Samoa

An otherwise slam-dunk Super Tuesday for President Joe Biden ran afoul in an unexpected territory: American Samoa.

Jason Palmer, 52, claimed victory with 51 of the 91 ballots cast in the territory’s caucus, according to reports from the Associated Press and the Washington Post.

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Super Tuesday Live Results: Trump claims Colorado after Supreme Court battle

Trump takes Colorado after Supreme Court battle

[Filed 9:45 p.m.]

Former President Donald Trump claimed victory in Colorado after a contentious battle with the state's Supreme Court over the definition of an insurrectionist, according to predictions from NBC News and the New York Times.

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'Disgraceful garbage': Fox News slammed over claim that crime is rising

In a Super Tuesday segment, Fox News reporter Katie Pavlich declared “crime is up” across the U.S., despite multiple reports — including FBI statistics — that show over the past two years crime has plummeted.

She was quickly slammed by onlookers.

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'If you lie boldly, frankly and repetitively you win': Ex-Senator on Trump strategy

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) believes the secret to former President Donald Trump's success is that he fibs often and with gusto.

"There are certain voters in this country that have been victimized by a very simple concept: If you lie boldly, and frequently and repetitively — it will work," McCaskill told MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace Tuesday. "And that's what Trump has done. He has consistently sold lies."

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Convicted fraudster becomes House Republicans' new hope in Biden impeachment probe

A federal inmate sentenced to 15 years in prison for scamming a Native American tribal entity out of tens of millions of dollars appears to be the new star witness in House Republicans' quest to impeach President Joe Biden, official documents show.

Reps. James Comer (R-KY), Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) Tuesday sent out two more angry letters — this time to Manhattan-based assistant U.S. Attorney Negar Tekeei and Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Collette Peters — demanding information about why Jason Galanis' 2023 pleas for early release were denied.

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'Erred badly': Top historian says SCOTUS made a big mistake in Trump insurrection ruling

Allan Lichtman is among the 25 historians who submitted an amicus brief in Trump v. Anderson and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Donald Trump from the state's election ballot under Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment.

According to Section 3, an "officer" who has engaged in "insurrection" is ineligible for certain government positions. And in the amicus brief, the historians argued that Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results fit the definition of "insurrection."

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Operation ‘Trigger Trump’: Here’s Biden’s plan for driving Trump crazy

President Joe Biden reportedly has plans to “go for Donald Trump’s jugular” in a new campaign strategy to get under the former president’s skin.

Axios reported Biden wants to “trigger Trump” and that he’s been telling people close to him that “he thinks Trump is wobbly, both intellectually and emotionally, and will explode if Biden mercilessly gigs and goads him,” according to the report.

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Buttigieg’s GOP roast ruffles CNBC host

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appeared to frustrate CNBC host Joe Kernen when talking about the southern border and reminding viewers that congressional Republicans bowed to Donald Trump's call to kill a bipartisan border bill.

"People are also frustrated," Buttigieg acknowledged. "And people are generally frustrated with the negativity they see, every time they see coverage of Washington," he added, pointing out that "Congress right now has an approval rating last time I checked was, I think in the 20s."

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'Million-dollar question': Ex-Trump staffer points to primary results that spell doom

As Donald Trump heads into "Super Tuesday" — and is expected to wipe the floor with his opponent — his former communications director sees warning signs that he should be very concerned about.

Even though he's clearly beating Nikki Haley, Alyssa Farah Griffin sees substantial numbers voting for her — and those people, she said, will not be joining team Trump.

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MAGA candidate says only English speakers should be allowed to vote

A right-wing Republican congressional candidate is calling to restrict voting just to English speakers.

Anthony Hudson, who's running a toss-up race for an open U.S. House seat, posted a video online expressing his opposition to translating voter ballots into other languages, a service that's enshrined in the 1965 Voting Rights Act, reported Heartland Signal.

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'It's shocking': Former Trump official appalled GOP has 'kissed the ring' again

Former Donald Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews on Tuesday expressed shock that her ex-boss was not only the frontrunner to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, but is also currently leading President Joe Biden in the polls.

Speaking on CNN, host Jim Acosta asked Matthews how she felt about Trump being so close to clinching the GOP nomination for the third consecutive election cycle.

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