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GOPers try to slash education funding after Arizona students protest Charlie Kirk speech

Republicans upset over a "lack of control" on free speech at Arizona State University say they may look into the prospect of slashing funds to colleges, The Arizona Republic reported.

State Sen. Anthony Kern (R) said that lawmakers are working on bills that will put "guardrails" around the Arizona Board of Regents.

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Home Depot billionaire says he'll continue funding Trump campaign — even if he's convicted

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus said he would continue to fund Donald Trump's campaign even if the former president is convicted of a crime.

In a Tuesday interview with Reuters, Marcus said the four criminal cases against the Republican frontrunner were "trumped up."

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'Trump's not eating': Liz Cheney shares what Kevin McCarthy told her after Jan. 6

Rep. Kevin McCarthy went to Mar-a-Lago to comfort a sad and starving Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, according to former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.

“They’re really worried,” McCarthy, the former House speaker, reportedly told Cheney. "Trump’s not eating, so they asked me to come see him.”

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Expert predicts one co-defendant's testimony will be particularly 'devastating' to Trump

Former President Donald Trump's legal adviser Ken Chesebro, who recently pleaded guilty in the Georgia election racketeering case, has "devastating" information against him — and is prepared to deliver the goods to Fulton County prosecutors.

That's the view of former White House ethics czar and impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen, who together with Foundation for Defense of Democracies fellow Tom Joscelyn walked through the implications in an article for Just Security.

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Donald Trump is a scared old man in a lot of trouble: analysis

Donald Trump’s Hitler-reminiscent rhetoric and unprecedented character attacks represent the frightened bluster of an old man in a lot of trouble, according to new analysis released Tuesday.

For proof, argues Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham, look at whom Trump does not insult.

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Melania slammed for not wearing black at Rosalynn Carter's funeral

Viewers of former first lady Rosalynn Carter's memorial service Tuesday are comparing Melania Trump's outfit of light grey, rather than traditional funeral black, to the headline-making coat she donned when her husband was in the White House.

"She might as well have 'I really don't care, do you?' on the back of that coat," said filmmaker and producer Andy Ostroy.

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Leading bank head says it's impossible to know how much Trump is worth: report

An executive from Donald Trump’s primary bank testified Tuesday that it’s impossible to know how much the former president is worth, according to a new report.

Trump’s lawyers asked Deutsche Bank managing director Dave Williams if he could calculate the former president’s exact worth in the courtroom where former president faces a $250 million civil fraud trial, ABC News reports.

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Trump attacks wife of New York fraud trial judge as appeals court considers gag order

Former President Donald Trump has set his sights on the wife of a New York Supreme Court justice presiding over his $250 million fraud trial.

On his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump shared at least four links about Justice Arthur Engoron's wife, Dawn Marie Engoron.

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'Young people are the issue': Republicans take aim at student voting

Republicans in states across the country are moving to block young people from voting as part of a concerted strategy advanced by a leading 2020 election denier, according to a report.

New Hampshire Republicans introduced a bill that would have barred college students who pay out-of-state tuition from voting, while a Texas Republican introduced a bill that would ban polling places at colleges and universities. Republicans in Idaho, Virginia and Wisconsin have all pressed measures to keep students away from the polls, reported Rolling Stone.

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California's window to keep Trump off state ballot is closing: report

California Democrats' window of opportunity to remove Donald Trump from the state ballot is beginning to close, Politico reported Tuesday.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has until Dec. 28 to determine which candidates will appear on the 2024 presidential ballot, according to the report.

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'Open the doors': Josh Hawley slams James Comer over closed Hunter Biden hearing

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he disagrees with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) about whether Hunter Biden should testify publicly.

In an interview with Fox Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn, Hawley reacted to the news that Biden had offered his public testimony to Comer's Oversight Committee.

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Reporter schools Ted Cruz to his face as he praises judges Trump appointed

Congressional Huffington Post reporter Jen Bendery confronted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Capitol Hill Tuesday as he raged about President Joe Biden's picks for the federal judicial bench.

According to an online post about the confrontation, Bendery told the senator that many of Donald Trump's nominees were unqualified.

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'Dictatorial impulse': ABC's Jon Karl warns about Steve Bannon's dark vision for Trump 2.0

ABC News' Jonathan Karl this week warned that former President Donald Trump's vision for a second term would be far darker than even that of his first, which infamously ended with a deadly riot at the United States Capitol.

While talking with anti-Trump conservative Bill Kristol, Karl outlined how Trump's 2016 campaign, while dark, at least made gestures toward building a prosperous America.

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