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11 End Up in Hospital While Waiting for Trump Rally

Heat-related injuries took place in Phoenix, where temps reached a record 112 degrees

(Newser) - Neither a series of criminal indictments or even a guilty verdict is keeping fans of Donald Trump away from his rallies—nor is extreme heat. Temps around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, breaking the previous daily record from eight years prior, but that didn'...

Trump Is Vetting These 8 People as Possible Running Mates

Half of them are senators

(Newser) - Donald Trump appears to be zeroing in on a running mate. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign has requested vetting documents from eight people, sources tell the Washington Post : GOP Sens. Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Tom Cotton, and Tim Scott; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum; Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik...

Georgia Court Hits the Brakes on Case Against Trump

Suspension makes trial before election even less likely

(Newser) - The Georgia Court of Appeals delayed the election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday, virtually guaranteeing the trial will not take place before the November presidential election. The order says the prosecution will remain on hold until a panel of three of the court's judges decides whether Fulton...

Trump, RNC Now Promote Voting by Mail
Trump Flops on Voting by Mail
Jun 5, 2024 4:35 PM CDT

Trump Flops on Voting by Mail

He urges supporters to 'vote any way possible'

(Newser) - "You know mail-in voting is largely corrupt," Donald Trump told a rally last month. But the Republican presidential candidate can't win without votes, and he's thought better of that stance. His team has joined with the Republican National Committee to launch a campaign encouraging supporters to...

Trump Joins TikTok, Which He Once Tried to Ban
Trump Joins TikTok
Jun 3, 2024 1:30 AM CDT

Trump Joins TikTok

Former president quickly amassed more followers than current president

(Newser) - Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in US history to be found guilty on felony...

Half of Independents Say Trump Should Drop Out: Poll

Majority of registered voters endorse guilty verdict

(Newser) - A poll conducted the day after Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in New York found majority support for the verdict, with almost half of independent voters wanting the former president to drop out of the presidential race. The Morning Consult poll measured sentiment among registered voters on...

Marchers Answer Orban's Call on EU Election, Ukraine War

Hungary's prime minister tells thousands he and Trump could end the fighting

(Newser) - A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary's capital on Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orban a week before the European Parliament election, a contest he has cast as an existential turning point between peace in Europe and a world war. The demonstration,...

One in 10 Republicans Less Likely to Vote for Trump

New poll finds some dissatisfaction after former president's guilty verdicts

(Newser) - All eyes are on Republican voters after Donald Trump was found guilty this week of 34 felony charges related to his hush-money trial . According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll , the bloom is coming off the rose for some on the former president. In the survey of 2,500-plus adults nationwide...

Polls Hint at Worrisome News for Biden on Young Voters

President has lost big ground among Gen Z, millennials from 2020, per NPR survey

(Newser) - Young voters flocked to Team Biden in 2020 in droves, giving Joe Biden a 20-point lead over Donald Trump among the 18-to-29 set. That doesn't seem to be the case this time around, with a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll showing the current president and former president in a statistical...

Trump Requests $25M to Have Lunch With a Donor

The former president is testing the limits of campaign finance law, per 'WaPo'

(Newser) - To be clear, Donald Trump isn't doing anything illegal in his fundraising efforts. But the Washington Post paints a picture of a candidate who is "testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance laws" as he aims to shorten the Democrats' massive fundraising lead. In an article resulting from...

Eager Donors Crashed Trump Fundraising Page: Campaign

Former president could raise millions off his guilty verdict

(Newser) - Donald Trump and his allies used the former president's historic conviction on 34 felony counts as an opportunity to remind followers to vote for him in November—and, at least according to the campaign, his followers do indeed seem to be rallying to his side. The Trump campaign's...

Trump Giving Musk an Ear—And Possibly a Job

'WSJ' reports on 'growing alliance' between the billionaires

(Newser) - If Donald Trump reclaims the White House, Elon Musk might be coming with him. The former president is considering an advisory role for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports as part of a larger exploration of their "growing alliance." Nothing is set in stone,...

Libertarians' Sustained Boos Greet Trump

Convention doesn't buy suggestion that the party nominate the GOP candidate

(Newser) - Donald Trump sought an invitation to address the Libertarian National Convention, the first such appearance by a current or former president, but he may have gotten more than he bargained for. The delegates loudly and persistently booed, jeered, and heckled the Republican presidential candidate during his speech Saturday night in...

Trump Hints at Role for Haley in Future Administration

Ice seems to be thawing as ex-president says, 'I think she's going to be on our team'

(Newser) - Nikki Haley announced on Wednesday that, despite their differences, she'd be voting for Donald Trump in November. It's not entirely clear if the two have completely buried the hatchet, but the former president cracked that door open a little more after a rally on Thursday afternoon in the...

Trump: Elect Me, Putin Will Give Me Gershkovich

Kremlin denies any discussions with Trump on the matter

(Newser) - Elect Donald Trump and you'll see Evan Gershkovich, the US journalist jailed in Moscow, walk free, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee claimed Thursday. Trump said he need only ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Gershkovich and he will—in exchange for nothing. "Vladimir Putin, President of Russia,...

Report: Trump Has a Surprising Top VP Contender

GOP 'rising star' Sen. Tom Cotton is on the shortlist, per ' NYT'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has reportedly narrowed down his list of potential running mates to five men. ( Sorry, Kristi Noem .) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are among the bunch , but Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is a...

Nikki Haley Is No Longer Noncommittal About November

Biden campaign says it's happy to take her supporters

(Newser) - Having taken a couple of months to think about it, Nikki Haley has decided that she'll vote for Donald Trump in November. She immediately softened her criticism of the Republican candidate who beat her in the primaries; while running against him, Haley called Trump "unhinged." On Wednesday,...

FBI Answers Trump Claim He Could've Been Shot

Fundraising email misconstrues wording of policy intended to limit the use of force

(Newser) - Donald Trump included a false claim in a fundraising email this week that President Biden had authorized the FBI to shoot him when agents searched his Florida estate for classified documents in 2022—though the agency had intentionally chosen a day for the raid when the former president wouldn't...

Trump Suggests Serving 3 Terms
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May 20, 2024 7:33 AM CDT

Trump Suggests Serving 3 Terms

Former president floats the idea in speech to NRA

(Newser) - Donald Trump might be warming to the idea of serving another two terms if he is reelected. In a speech to the NRA over the weekend, the former president suggested the premise:
  • "You know, FDR 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don't know, are
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'Jesus Sat With Sinners, So He's Going to Sit With Trump'

Support for former president remains with evangelicals, other Christian conservatives

(Newser) - As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. "Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall," said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she...

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