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Trump pivots to radical new tactic in effort to win election — and freedom: report

Former President Donald Trump has taken an unusual shift in his approach to politics, wrote Jim Newell for Slate: He's actually swallowing his pride and biting his tongue to avoid attacking fellow Republicans he believes have wronged him.

This was made apparent during his visit to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers last week — the first time he had visited since the January 6 attack.

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'He will learn to regret': Far-right Republicans threaten Trump for  endorsing their foes

A group of Donald Trump's conservative allies are growing angry over his refusal to endorse their candidates in 2024, according to a new report.

Members of the far-right Freedom Caucus members are accusing the former president of abandoning them — and pointing to Trump's endorsement of Chair Rep. Bob Good's (R-VA) opponent John McGuire as proof, sources tell nonprofit News of the United States journalist Reese Gorman.

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Pro-Trump megachurch pastor resigns amid allegations of abusing 12-year-old girl

The MAGA megachurch pastor at the heart of a child sex abuse scandal has resigned from his congregation.

According to NBC News investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh, Robert Morris, who previously served as a religious adviser to former President Donald Trump, was confirmed to have resigned in a statement by the Board of Elders of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.

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'Totally normal for a dictator': Trump stuns with latest demand for punishment

Former President Donald Trump left onlookers shocked Tuesday when he declared private citizens should lose their jobs should they refuse to follow his party line.

Trump's Truth Social message — in which he claims business executives not "100% behind Donald Trump" should be "FIRED for incompetence" — was met with immediate backlash from critics raising the specter of fascism.

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Secret recording reveals Roger Stone bragging Trump has judges in his pocket for 2024 win

Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump, revealed a plan to have the former president re-take the White House with the help of judges who are prepared to act despite the election results.

Liberal journalist Lauren Windsor caught Stone revealing the plan on an undercover video.

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Trump has now lost $267M with 'erratic' Truth Social stock: report

Donald Trump has lost more than $267 million as the value of his eponymous media company continues to plummet, according to a new financial analysis.

Trump Media stock values dipped 6.29 percent on Monday and brought share prices to just $34.72 as of Tuesday, Newsweek reported.

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Trump urges firing of business leaders who don't support him

Donald Trump said Tuesday private citizens who lead businesses should lose their jobs if they don't stand behind his political agenda.

Trump, who has been convicted of felony charges and raised serious concerns about authoritarianism, made this declaration on Truth Social.

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DOJ accuses judge of being 'fixated' on Antifa during white supremacist’s trial

Three men linked to a white supremacy extremist group were indicted for attacks on political rallies in 2017. But the trial has turned into chaos as the Justice Department alleges the now-retired judge was obsessed with conspiracy theories about Antifa.

Law.com reporter Meghann Cuniff was following the trial Tuesday as the DOJ appealed decisions by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney, who has since left the bench after calling a Black clerk "street smart."

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'Emotional support animal to the president': Key Trump ally enters plea in Arizona

Lawyer Boris Epshteyn is among Donald Trump's longest-serving advisers, and now he's fighting his own legal battles as he enters a "not guilty" plea in an Arizona court.

In a New York Times profile on Epshteyn, the Trump shadow is described as one who typically leaves the spotlight to his boss — but, with new charges in Arizona, he's getting a leading role for the first time.

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'It's a sideshow': Experts aghast amid rumors Trump's ex-prosecutor is shopping for TV gig

Nathan Wade has kept a high profile after leaving the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump and his allies over their attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

The former special prosecutor for Fulton County withdrew from the case due to his personal relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis, who was permitted to remain if he stepped aside. Since then, he has given interviews with three national news outlets and appeared at public events, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Trump gets brutal fact-check after dumping on great American comeback tale in Detroit rant

When former President Donald Trump visited Detroit over the weekend, he went through his usual spiel about how the Motor City was overrun with crime and poverty that he alone could fix.

However, The Atlantic's David Frum contends that Trump's rhetoric about Detroit is at odds with its reality, as the city has been undergoing something of a renaissance that Frum contends is symbolized by the total reconstruction of the city's Michigan Central Station.

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Ex-Trump fan hits Fox News for making him a dog 'trained to bark' at behest of 'sociopath'

A former supporter of Donald Trump left the fold because he grew tired of being a "dog" the far-right media had trained to bark at the behest of a "sociopath" like the former president, the swing state voter wrote in a new editorial Tuesday.

Tom Keltner, of Ohio, details for the Cincinnati Enquirer his shift from election-denier to never-Trumper, spurred by a desire to escape conservative media's hold and enlightened by a PBS documentary about the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.

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'I'm voting for a felon': Trump fans flaunt new slogan at Wisconsin rally

Supporters of Donald Trump reportedly celebrated his felony conviction at a rally in Racine, Wisconsin.

During coverage before the former president's scheduled rally on Tuesday, reporters for RSBN said there was a celebratory atmosphere at the rally over Trump's recent 34 felony convictions.

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