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NY AG Says Trumps Aren't Cooperating With Probe

She asks court to enforce subpoeans

(Newser) - New York’s Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas issued as part of her investigation into whether President Trump or his businesses lied about the value of a sprawling suburban estate and other assets in order to get loans or tax benefits. Attorney General Letitia James...

Trump at RNC: To Drive Them Crazy, 'You Say 12 More Years'

President says 'I felt an obligation to come to North Carolina'

(Newser) - President Trump officially became the Republican Party's nominee for president Monday—and he made an unannounced appearance at the Republican National Convention after he had secured enough votes during the roll call of states. "I felt an obligation to come to North Carolina," he told delegates in...

On Eve of RNC, a Big Departure Is Announced

Kellyanne Conway leaving White House at the end of the month

(Newser) - One of President Trump's longest-serving and most staunchly loyal aides is out. Kellyanne Conway will exit her role as senior adviser at the end of the month, she announced Sunday night, per the Washington Post . Conway and husband George, well known for his opposition to Trump, "disagree about...

Trump Is Breaking Tradition With His Convention

President is expected to speak on all 4 nights

(Newser) - It's President Trump's turn. The Republican National Convention begins Monday night, and it will be unprecedented in a Trump-centric way: The president is expected to speak on each of the four nights in the 10pm hour, culminating with his Thursday night acceptance speech, reports the AP . Typically, the...

Twitter Flags Trump Tweet About Mail Drop Boxes

He said, without evidence, that they 'make it possible for a person to vote multiple times'

(Newser) - Another of President Trump's tweets has had a warning slapped on it by Twitter. This time, the POTUS tweeted Sunday that "So now the Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes, which are a voter security disaster. Among other things, they make it possible for a person to vote...

Trump to Announce COVID-19 'Breakthrough'

The FDA plans to approve 'convalescent plasma' treatments

(Newser) - President Trump plans to announce the FDA's approval of a COVID-19 treatment Sunday night—but whether it's big news or hot air remains open to debate, the Washington Post reports. The treatment is blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 victims. More than 70,000 patients have already received it,...

Trump Gets a $44K Legal Bill
Stormy Daniels
Just Cost
Trump $44K
Aug 23, 2020 8:04 AM CDT

Stormy Daniels Just Cost Trump $44K

California judge orders president to pay her $44K in legal costs

(Newser) - President Trump will be footing the bill for Stormy Daniels' 2018 lawsuit against him, to the tune of $44,100, reports CNN . A California judge ruled that even though Daniels' suit to be released from her nondisclosure agreement was ultimately dismissed, she was the prevailing party and had the right...

Mary Trump Is Out With Another Bombshell

In secret recordings with president's sister, Maryanne Trump Barry calls him 'stupid,' 'cruel'

(Newser) - The next Trump family reunion is going to be lively: Mary Trump, the president's very estranged niece, has released excerpts of some 15 hours of secretly recorded conversations with President Trump's older sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, and the Washington Post highlights some doozies. Of note...

Trump: I'm Sending Law Enforcement to Polling Places

But can the president really do that?

(Newser) - President Trump is threatening to send law enforcement to polling places for the upcoming presidential election, part of a growing pattern of rhetoric in which he has suggested that he wants to make it harder for Americans to vote, the AP reports. During an interview Thursday night with Fox News...

Trump: Democrats Altered the Pledge of Allegiance

But that doesn't quite hold water on closer inspection

(Newser) - President Trump is accusing the Democrats of taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance at their national convention—but the AP reports that he's "distorting" what happened. "The Democrats took the word GOD out of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democrat National Convention," Trump...

Trump Loses Battle Over Tax Returns

But an appeal means they likely won't be released before the election

(Newser) - President Trump lost another legal battle in regard to his tax returns Thursday, but it remains unlikely they will be released before the November election, reports the Hill . In the latest setback for Trump, a federal judge in New York ruled that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is entitled...

After Obama&#39;s Uncommon Move, One From Trump
After Obama's
Uncommon Move,
One From Trump
the rundown
Aug 20, 2020 8:30 AM CDT

After Obama's Uncommon Move, One From Trump

But Trump doesn't plan to let him have the spotlight on the big night

(Newser) - Wednesday night was big for Democrats , Thursday night should be bigger. Joe Biden will accept the nomination and officially head into the home stretch of the election with Kamala Harris by his side. Coverage:
  • The speech: The New York Times has a preview of the acceptance speech as it fits
...

'No Former President Has Ever Attacked' Like Obama Did

Historian tweets that Obama's convention speech was unprecedented

(Newser) - The barbs were flying between President Trump and his predecessor before night 3 of the Democratic National Convention even began. Excerpts of Barack Obama's DNC speech were released in advance, including his comment that he had once hoped Trump "might show some interest in taking the job seriously....

Trump Says He Appreciates Support From QAnon Followers

'I heard these are people that love our country'

(Newser) - President Trump addressed the QAnon conspiracy theory for the first time Wednesday—and he offered what the Hill calls "measured praise" for supporters of a fringe group labeled a potential domestic terrorist threat by the FBI. "I don’t know much about the movement besides that they like...

Trump: Shutting Down College Campuses Is Dangerous

He says it could be worse for college students to be home with older family members

(Newser) - President Trump on Wednesday blasted universities that have canceled in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks, saying the move could ultimately cost lives rather than saving them. Raising the issue at a White House press briefing, Trump said the virus is akin to the seasonal flu for college students and that students...

Ex-Official: Trump Wanted to Swap 'Dirty' Puerto Rico for Greenland

Taylor says he doesn't believe the president was joking

(Newser) - A former Department of Homeland Security official says he heard President Trump propose trading Puerto Rico for Greenland—and he doesn't believe the president was joking. In an interview with MSNBC 's Hallie Jackson Wednesday, Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, was asked for the "most...

Trump: &#39;Don&#39;t Buy Goodyear Tires&#39;
Trump: 'Don't Buy
Goodyear Tires'
Aug 19, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Trump: 'Don't Buy Goodyear Tires'

He calls for boycott over MAGA attire ban

(Newser) - With 75 days to go until the election, President Trump is urging Americans to boycott a major manufacturer based in a swing state. The president called for a boycott of Goodyear following a report that workers at a Kansas plant had been told not to wear Make America Great Again...

Anderson Cooper Takes the MyPillow Guy to Task

They feud over Mike Lindell's hawking of an unproven coronavirus cure

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper is not too happy with the MyPillow creator. The CNN host had Mike Lindell on his show Tuesday night to discuss Lindell's unproven claim that oleander extract treats COVID-19—a claim the Trump supporter reportedly has shared with the president, USA Today reports. "You have no...

Bill Clinton &#39;Eviscerates&#39; Trump
Bill Clinton 'Eviscerates' Trump
convention rundown
Aug 19, 2020 6:43 AM CDT

Bill Clinton 'Eviscerates' Trump

Plus, Biden officially becomes the Democratic nominee for president on 2nd night of DNC

(Newser) - NBC News uses the word "eviscerates" to describe Bill Clinton's treatment of President Trump during the former president's speech at night No. 2 of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. "If you want a president who defines the job as spending hours a day watching...

Trump Says There Might Have to Be Election Do-Over

Ballot might be 'sent to people that are dead, sent to dogs, cats'

(Newser) - President Trump attacked mail-in voting once again on Tuesday—and suggested the election might have to be redone. "It will end up being a rigged election or they will never come out with an outcome," Trump said, referring to a shift to universal mail-in voting. "They’ll...

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