Right-wing politics and crazy hair: When a haircut becomes a political manifesto
Trump, Milei, Geert Wilders, and Boris Johnson have ultra-conservative tendencies and outlandish hairstyles in common. Is it a coincidence?
In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
The filing is the clearest indication yet that Trump’s lawyers are hoping to sow doubt before a jury in the legitimacy of the race or at make the case that his skepticism was justified
There’s no extremist wave hitting democracies: it’s a steady undercurrent
The electoral victories of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Javier Milei in Argentina are the latest episodes in a phenomenon that started with Trump and reflects lasting social changes
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
Lookups for the word ‘authentic’ are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout the year
Donald Trump draws cheers, some boos in Haley’s backyard at Clemson-South Carolina football game
The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night to chants of “We want Trump!”
The Latin American republic
Not only did I have to exile myself from Cuba, I also had to exile myself from its exile, because it is a totalitarian exile in its metaphysical dimension
Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
The lawmaker, who has in the past been labeled a Dutch version of Donald Trump, first would have to form a coalition government before he can take the reins of power
Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president
Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
2024 presidential general election debates are planned for September and October in 3 college towns
The Republican National Committee mulling rules changes would force presidential candidates to sign a pledge saying they won’t participate in any debates sponsored by the CPD
Trump lawyers urge federal appeals court to revoke gag order in DC election case
Prosecutors say those restrictions are necessary to prevent Trump from undermining confidence in the court system and intimidating people who may be called to testify against him
Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to a US-Mexico border town
The endorsement Sunday comes as the former president campaigns on a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies he pursued during his first term in the White House
Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
The president is accusing the Republican of being ‘determined to destroy American democracy’ and being out for ‘revenge’ and ‘retribution’
Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
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Even though McCarthy struck a surprising debt deal with Biden earlier this year that set a course to reduce federal deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, a conservative victory, it exists mainly on paper
Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis
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Trump’s campaign has been more aggressive in Iowa than any of the other early-voting states
Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
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As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify
Legal efforts to stop Trump’s presidential race fail in court
Judges in Minnesota, Michigan and Colorado have rejected lawsuits that invoked a clause in the Constitution that prohibits an insurrectionist from running for president
Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case
Former President Donald Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia said his client opposes the motion and wants the judge to schedule a hearing on the issue
The judge in Trump’s Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos’ release
News outlets this week reported on the contents of and published clips from interviews that four defendants conducted with prosecutors as part of their plea deals
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
David DePape, who faces up to 50 years in prison, admitted that he broke into the Pelosis’ home on Oct. 28, 2022, intending to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and ‘break her kneecaps’
Trump’s lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
They cited his rulings against their client as well as the prominent role played by the judge’s chief law clerk
New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ new calendar and sets the presidential primary for Jan. 23
State law requires New Hampshire’s Republican and Democratic primaries to be held at least seven days before any similar contest and gives the secretary of state sole authority to set the date
UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile
Iran has pushed back against the agency’s objections to Tehran’s ban on some of its inspectors designated to monitor the country’s nuclear program
A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
The law permits the government to capture the communications of American citizens and others in the U.S. when they’re in contact with foreigners suspected of posing a national security threat
Donald Trump’s social network company warns potential investors of risk of him being imprisoned
A document filed with the SEC over a merger between Digital World Acquisition Corp and Trump Media & Technology Group also highlights the former president’s failed businesses
The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband says he wanted to end corruption
David DePape spoke at his federal trial about how his political leanings went from leftist to right-wing after reading a comment on a YouTube video about former President Donald Trump
Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump, a story of love, hate and rude phone calls
A book by journalist Jonathan Karl claims that the former president asked for ‘quid pro quo’ from the reality TV star in exchange for pardoning Alice Marie Johnson
The battle to televise the first criminal trial against Donald Trump
The media have asked to live broadcast the hearings, an initiative supported by the former president. But the prosecutor opposes the move, claiming it will create a ‘carnival atmosphere’
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