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Jon Stewart: Debate Could&#39;ve Used More Drugs
Jon Stewart: 'This
Cannot Be Real Life'
VIDEO
Jun 28, 2024 7:41 AM CDT

Jon Stewart: 'This Cannot Be Real Life'

'Daily Show' host calls out Biden's stumbles, Trump's lies at debate

(Newser) - If there were performance-enhancing drugs in use at Thursday's presidential debate, there weren't enough, according to Jon Stewart. President Biden's stumbles and former President Trump's blatant lies showed "both of these men should be using performance-enhancing drugs"—"as much of it as they...

Democrats Are Reportedly Near Panic After Debate
Democrats Are Reportedly
Near Panic After Debate
the rundown
Jun 28, 2024 12:12 AM CDT

Democrats Are Reportedly Near Panic After Debate

The consensus seems to be that President Biden made things worse

(Newser) - Politico uses the term "freaking out" to describe how Democrats are reacting to President Biden's debate performance Thursday night, and that seems to be a near-universal take when following analysis of the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. More:
  • "Toast." Politico was texting with
...

Trump Is Pressed on Accepting Election Results
Trump Is Pressed
on Accepting
Election Results
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 10:13 PM CDT

Trump Is Pressed on Accepting Election Results

On third time, he says he will but only if it's a fair election

(Newser) - One of the last questions put to former President Trump during Thursday's debate was on whether he will accept the results of the 2024 election even if he loses. He declined to make that pledge unequivocally:
  • Dana Bash: "Will you pledge tonight that once all legal challenges have been
...

Candidates Address the &#39;Age&#39; Question
Candidates Address
the 'Age' Question
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 9:46 PM CDT

Candidates Address the 'Age' Question

It devolves into a debate over golf handicaps

(Newser) - The age question came up near the end of Thursday's debate.
  • Biden: Moderator Dana Bash of CNN pointed out to Biden that he would be 86 at the end of his second term and asked him how he would reassure voters worried about his age. Biden began by joking
...

Biden to Trump: &#39;You Have the Morals of an Alley Cat&#39;
Biden, Trump Get Personal
in Their Attacks
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 9:08 PM CDT

Biden, Trump Get Personal in Their Attacks

'You have the morals of an alley cat,' president says of his rival

(Newser) - The debate between President Biden and former President Trump has turned personal at times, with each attacking the integrity of the other.
  • Biden: "The only person on the stage that is a convicted felon is the man I'm looking at right now," Biden said. This came after Trump called
...

Trump, Biden Begin Historic Debate
Biden Has 'Tough Moment,'
Early Stumbles
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 8:38 PM CDT

Biden Has 'Tough Moment,' Early Stumbles

President and former president square off in Atlanta

(Newser) - The big moment is here—the first-ever debate between a sitting president and a former president. The first question of the night for President Biden and former President Trump centered on the economy, but another early focus has been on stumbles made during the debate by Biden:
  • "Things were
...

Judge to Reconsider Issues in Trump Documents Case

Judge will take up matters involving attorney-client privilege, search of Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump said Thursday she'll revisit a past court victory for the prosecution in a hearing, a move that at a minimum will further delay the start of trial . US District Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling says she'll reconsider...

'Vastly Different Approaches' for Candidates' Debate Prep

It was mock debate for Biden, policy discussions for Trump as they prepared for Thursday event: reports

(Newser) - President Biden and former President Trump have had "vastly different approaches" when it comes to preparing for Thursday's historic presidential debate , per Fox News . The president has spent the last five days prepping with aides at Camp David, where a mock debate stage has been set up, per...

Utah Election Results Are a Blow to Trump

2 moderate Republicans beat Trump-aligned challengers

(Newser) - A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for US Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn't fully embrace Trump's stranglehold on the GOP, the AP...

Trump Gag Order Modified Ahead of Debate

He's now allowed to speak out about witnesses including Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels

(Newser) - During Thursday night's debate, Donald Trump will be allowed to speak his mind about witnesses in his hush-money trial, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. Judge Juan Merchan partially lifted Trump's gag order in the case Tuesday, allowing him to talk about witnesses but not prosecutors, court staffers,...

Hillary Clinton Has Some Debate Predictions
Hillary Clinton Has Some
Debate Predictions
OPINION
Jun 25, 2024 10:55 AM CDT

Hillary Clinton Has Some Debate Predictions

She expects 'bluster,' calls it a 'waste of time' to refute Trump arguments in normal debate fashion

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is in a unique position to preview Thursday's presidential debate—as she points out in a New York Times essay, she's the only person who has debated both President Biden and former President Trump. Framed with a here's-what-I'll-be-watching-for premise, Clinton's op-ed is mainly...

After Storm of Threats, Bragg's Office Makes an Ask

Prosecutors ask judge to keep much of Trump gag order in place in hush-money case till sentencing

(Newser) - Manhattan's district attorney has asked the judge who oversaw Donald Trump's hush-money trial to extend the former president's gag order, with modifications. The Guardian notes that the gag order, which Trump's circle has long pushed back on, was placed on Trump before his felony trial kicked...

Trump's Take on Foreign Grads From US Colleges Surprises

Former president says he'd be all for giving them green cards

(Newser) - Former President Trump says he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from US colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail. Trump was asked about plans for companies to be able to import the 'best and brightest'...

Trump Does Damage Control on 'Horrible' Milwaukee Line

'I love Milwaukee,' he tells rally in Wisconsin, accusing Democrats of distorting his words

(Newser) - As Democrats try to capitalize on Donald Trump's description of Milwaukee as "horrible," the former president is clarifying: "I love Milwaukee," he told a rally Tuesday in Racine, located in the same swing state of Wisconsin, reports the Guardian . Last week, Trump referred to Milwaukee—...

New York's Top Court Declines Trump's Gag Order Appeal

Court of Appeals finds gag order in hush-money trial doesn't raise 'substantial' constitutional issues

(Newser) - New York's top court declined on Tuesday to hear Donald Trump's gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. As the AP reports, the Court of Appeals found that the order doesn't raise "substantial" constitutional issues that would warrant an...

State Republicans Take Pastor Over Braun, Trump Pick

Convention chooses lieutenant governor nominee with far-right positions

(Newser) - Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun's choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be Braun's running mate. Braun, who is leaving the Senate, endorsed state Rep. Julie McGuire as his running mate when he became the GOP nominee for governor....

Dems Are Running With Trump's Milwaukee Comment

Billboard campaign highlights 'horrible city' jab, while Trump says he loves the city

(Newser) - Donald Trump was quoted as calling Milwaukee a "horrible city" in remarks to Republican lawmakers Thursday, and Democrats want to make sure Milwaukeeans know about it. The Democratic National Committee is launching 10 billboards around the city with Trump's face and the all-caps quote, "Milwaukee, where we...

Trump Has Some Thoughts on Hunter Biden

Former president tells Fox that drug addiction is 'a very tough thing' for families to contend with

(Newser) - Donald Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden on Thursday in the wake of the latter's conviction this week on felony gun charges—appearing to be sympathetic to President Biden's son and his struggles with drug addiction. "I understand it pretty well, because I've had it with...

Trump Has a Birthday He'd Prefer to Ignore

'You just want to pretend the day doesn't exist,' he says of No. 78 on Friday

(Newser) - When Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill on Thursday, House Republicans serenaded him with a round of "Happy Birthday," after which he told them: "There's a certain point at which you don't want to hear 'Happy Birthday.' You just want to pretend the day...

Adam Schiff Repeats One Word 34 Times at House Hearing

It was 'guilty,' in reference to Trump's conviction

(Newser) - At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the office of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and its probe into Donald Trump's hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, Adam Schiff started off his line of questioning by making a point. "I want to begin by quoting the jury...

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