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Trump: I&#39;ll Defend Christianity
 Trump: I'll Defend Christianity 
Jan 19, 2016 3:34 AM CST

Trump: I'll Defend Christianity

He flubs Bible quote at Christian college

(Newser) - Donald Trump appeared at the evangelical Liberty University on Monday and gave what Politico calls a "PG-13 version of his usual stump speech," telling students that the Bible is the only book better than The Art of the Deal. But he did manage to bungle a Bible quote...

Lawmakers Debate Barring Trump From UK

But don't expect it to actually happen

(Newser) - British lawmakers on Monday will stage an interesting debate: whether to bar Donald Trump from entering the country as a matter of principle. The move comes after more than 500,000 people in the UK signed a petition calling for the ban because of Trump's idea to temporarily ban...

Trump Will Treat You to the Benghazi Movie Tonight

If you live in Iowa and are somehow able to RSVP

(Newser) - Moviegoers in Urbandale, Iowa, can take in the movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi for free Friday night … courtesy of Donald Trump. He's rented out space at the Carmike Cobblestone 9 Theatre and anyone who RSVPs can attend the 6pm showing free. That's an $8...

Emerging Theme: Trump May Be Unstoppable

GOP establishment seems to have given up trying to defeat him

(Newser) - One clear theme seems to be emerging after Thursday night's debate: Donald Trump is looking stronger than ever:
  • Sure, Jeb Bush may have challenged Trump's idea to ban Muslims during Thursday's debate, but he did so almost as a "supplicant," meekly asking Trump to reconsider,
...

Who Won, Lost GOP Debate
 Who Won, Lost GOP Debate 
GOP DEBATE
Jan 15, 2016 7:03 AM CST

Who Won, Lost GOP Debate

This could be curtains for Carson, pundits say

(Newser) - Thursday night's GOP debate in South Carolina may have been the last good chance for low-polling candidates to shake things up a little—but while it was a feisty affair, it was short on surprises, with front-runners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz dominating. Here's what the pundits are...

Trump: No Regrets Over Proposed Muslim Ban

Jeb Bush again tells him it's a dumb plan

(Newser) - Donald Trump didn't hesitate when asked whether he's had second thoughts about his proposed ban on Muslims entering the US. "No," he replied during Thursday night's debate. "We have to stop with political correctness." Trump said even some of his Muslim friends have...

Cruz Turns Tables on Trump Over Birther Question
Cruz Turns Tables on Trump Over Birther Question
GOP debate
Jan 14, 2016 9:00 PM CST

Cruz Turns Tables on Trump Over Birther Question

'I’m not going to use your mother’s birth against you,' he says

(Newser) - Ted Cruz got the birther question about 30 minutes into Thursday night's debate, and he used his response to ridicule the notion that he might not be eligible for the White House because of his birth in Canada. He's eligible, he reiterated, because his mother was an American...

Trump Reveals His Greatest Weakness
 Trump Reveals His 
 Greatest Weakness 
'TONIGHT SHOW'
Jan 12, 2016 10:00 AM CST

Trump Reveals His Greatest Weakness

He's 'too nice too long' and 'too bad for too long'

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon put Donald Trump on the hot seat for a "mock job interview" for president on the Tonight Show on Monday, and the result was a slightly softer side of Trump. After admitting that he did cry "when I was 1," per the New York Daily ...

Trump: I Had NH Newspaper Booted From GOP Debate

He also thinks the NFL has 'become soft,' just like the US

(Newser) - The New Hampshire Union Leader has been dropped as ABC's co-sponsor for a GOP debate next month—or, according to Donald Trump, they were "kicked out of the ABC News debate like a dog." New Hampshire's biggest newspaper has been fiercely critical of Trump and he...

Big-Name Pundit Sings Trump&#39;s Praises
Big-Name Pundit Sings Trump's Praises
OPINION
Jan 8, 2016 1:16 PM CST

Big-Name Pundit Sings Trump's Praises

Peggy Noonan can't understand why establishment isn't taking him seriously

(Newser) - Conservative pundit Peggy Noonan is drawing attention for a Friday column that Mike Allen at Politico calls "jaw-trumpingly Trump-friendly (or at least Trump-respectful)." In her Wall Street Journal piece, Noonan writes that she cannot "understand the inability or refusal of Republican leaders to take Mr. Trump seriously....

Cops: Trump Issued 20K Tickets for 1.4K-Seat Venue

Officials worried about safety in Bernie Sanders' hometown

(Newser) - Police in Burlington, Vt., say Donald Trump's presidential campaign has given out 20,000 tickets for his event at a venue that has 1,400 seats. Security will be tight for Trump's scheduled visit Thursday to the lakeside city, hometown of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Seating at...

Trump: Obama's Tears Were 'Sincere'

But not everyone on the right is so sure

(Newser) - The weirdest political story of the day has got to be sentiment among some of President Obama's critics that he faked his tears during Tuesday's news conference on gun control. Well, Donald Trump is making clear that he will not be counted among the tear truthers, as they'...

Trump Thinks Cruz's Birthplace Could Be a Problem

He's turned 'birther' on Canadian-born rival

(Newser) - Donald Trump, who spent years peddling "birther" conspiracy theories about President Obama, is now targeting somebody who really was born in a foreign country: Ted Cruz. In a Washington Post interview, Trump warns that the issue of whether the Canadian-born Cruz counts as a "natural-born" American citizen could...

Trump Ad Shows Moroccans, Not Mexicans, Crossing Border

But that's on purpose, his campaign says

(Newser) - Donald Trump's inaugural 2016 TV ad promises Trump will "stop illegal immigration by building a wall on our southern border that Mexico will pay for," as the screen shows people streaming over a border. But, though you may have assumed the footage is Mexicans crossing into...

Trump's First TV Ad Is Not Subtle

'He’ll quickly cut the head off ISIS and take their oil'

(Newser) - Donald Trump's first TV ad of the 2016 election is about as understated as Trump himself is on the campaign trail. Which is to say, not very understated. It makes ominous references to ISIS ("he'll quickly cut the head off" and "take their oil"), banning...

Trump Features in Militant Recruitment Video

al-Shabab video is aimed at US audience

(Newser) - Donald Trump's call for a "complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the US has made it into a jihadist recruitment video. The video released Friday by Somalian al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab focuses on racial issues in the US and features video of Trump's speech sandwiched between old clips of...

Trump: Yes, My Affair Is Also Fair Game

Question comes up as he takes digs at Bill Clinton

(Newser) - Donald Trump says Bill Clinton's marital infidelity is "fair game" on the campaign trail, and, apparently, so is his own. Asked on Tuesday whether it would be fair for Trump's rivals to scrutinize his past "indiscretions"—he famously had an affair with model/actress Marla Maples...

Trump Makes 2 Huge Moves
 Trump Makes 
 2 Huge Moves 
Dec 29, 2015 8:24 AM CST

Trump Makes 2 Huge Moves

Plans major ad blitz, gains access to RNC voter files

(Newser) - Donald Trump has made a big to-do about spending next to nothing so far in his presidential campaign, but that may be changing. Sources in his camp tell Fox News he plans to kick off a major ad blitz, spending up to $2 million a week or more. This would...

New Hampshire Paper: Donald Trump Is &#39;Biff&#39;
New Hampshire Paper:
Donald Trump Is 'Biff'
opinion
Dec 28, 2015 3:45 PM CST

New Hampshire Paper: Donald Trump Is 'Biff'

Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid makes the unkind comparison

(Newser) - Donald Trump is "a crude blowhard with no clear political philosophy." He's "an insult to the intelligence of Republican voters." He has "no deeper understanding of the important and serious role of President of the United States." So writes Joseph W. McQuaid, publisher...

Guess Who Tied the Pope in 'Most Admired Man' Poll

Donald Trump finishes behind Obama, however

(Newser) - Gallup's annual poll on the most admired people is making headlines, but not because of the No. 1 spots for men and women. Those are the relatively boring picks of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (who have now held the top slot eight and 20 times, respectively). It's...

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