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Impeachment? Censorship? The stigma is moving away from Congress’s harshest punishmentsSupreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped elections beyond the stateTrump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was interviewed in the investigation on January 6Zeneta Everhart, mother of Buffalo mass shooting survivor, wins City Council primaryThe rivalry between Trump and DeSantis intensifies with dueling New Hampshire campaign eventsBiden wants to work with the economy: ‘Bidenomics’… READ MORE Impeachment? Censorship? The stigma is moving away from Congress’s harshest punishments Supreme Court rejects GOP in North Carolina case that could have reshaped elections beyond the state Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani,…
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Trump’s lead grows in NH, while DeSantis loses ground and new candidates see support increase
Former President Donald Trump extends his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire, and newcomers to the 2024 Republican presidential primary are also gaining support from the state’s voters, a new poll shows . The Saint Anselm College Survey Center poll, released Tuesday, gathered responses from 1,065 registered Granite State voters from June 21-23 and found that Trump has 47 percent support from voters in the state. Following Trump, DeSantis received 19 percent support, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received six percent support, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley received five percent support and South Carolina Republican…
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Cheney vows not to do anything to “help” Trump as he weighs 2024 bid
Rep. Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican critics, is standing by her 2024 plans, but said in an interview Tuesday that she has no intention of taking any steps to help the former president return in office . “I’m not going to do anything that helps Donald Trump,” Cheney told NBC News’ Lester Holt at the Aspen Ideas Festival. “I’ll make a decision about what I do and what’s coming later this year.” Cheney, who represented Wyoming in Congress for six years before losing last year’s Republican primary to a Trump-backed candidate, was also asked whether she…
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New Hampshire: Trump and DeSantis exchange gunfire in showdown
CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday described former President Donald Trump as over-promising and under-delivering, vowing in New Hampshire to “drain the swamp” in Washington as he blamed Trump for failing to deliver his 2016 campaign promises to “sell out.” this “If I tell you I’m going to do something, I’m not just saying it for an election,” DeSantis said in one of his strongest attacks on the former president yet. Meanwhile, Trump mocked the size of the crowds at the DeSantis town hall, telling luncheon attendees in Concord that “nobody showed up” to the Florida governor’s event…
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Cincinnati declares Friday ‘Taylor Swift’ day; the city tops Airbnb’s search list at the weekend
One of the most popular searches for people using Airbnb to plan where to stay this weekend is Cincinnati. The two-day stop of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” at Paycor Stadium in the downtown area is likely to have people looking for places to spend the night. The tour has shows on Friday and Saturday and is expected to bring $92 million to the city as people visit and spend here. Friday is “Taylor Swift Day” in Cincinnati. But the events occur throughout the 2-day tour stop in “Swiftinnati”, as it has been dubbed. Other current top searches on Airbnb for…
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2 people hospitalized after altercation leads to shooting in Tulsa, police say
Three people are in custody after a shooting near Admiral and Mingo in Tulsa Tuesday night, police say. Officers said it started as an argument between two people and turned into a fight. One of the people was losing the fight, so a friend came to help with a baseball bat, police said. Police said that’s when someone else pulled out a gun and shot the person holding the bat. Officers said two people are in the hospital. One has head injuries from the baseball bat and the other has a gunshot wound to the stomach, police said. Police said…
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Travelers camp out at Newark Airport as delays and cancellations persist
NEWARK, NJ — Weather grounded the plans of many air travelers Tuesday. Numerous flights have been delayed or cancelled. The airport most affected by the storm this week is none other than Newark Liberty. About 30% of flights were canceled and another 30% were delayed. READ MORE: The storms are causing delays and cancellations at airports in the tri-state area Inside Terminal B, there was one story of misery after another. “Terrible. I’m so sad. I work seven days a week. I want to be at the beach,” said Rosie Detoma of Long Island. “They canceled the 2 o’clock flight….
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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed Jan. 6, AP sources say – KXAN Austin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in battleground states, was recently interviewed by the office’s investigators from the Justice Department’s special counsel, according to a person familiar with the matter. The interview was voluntary and not before a grand jury, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The person did not say what questions investigators asked. The interview is a further sign of special counsel Jack Smith’s intense investigative activity as his team of…
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