Donald Trump took time to praise former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the lawman who ran a self-described “concentration camp,” during his appearance Sunday at Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Trump’s rally followed his Saturday appearance in Coachella, California, where he threatened to withhold wildfire aid to the state if …
Read More »If Trump Loses Again, Republicans Are Ready to Falsely Blame Immigrants
The Republican Party, conservative politicians, and right-wing groups allied with Donald Trump are using exceedingly rare instances of voting by undocumented immigrants as pretext to try to purge more than one million voters from the rolls in battleground states, just weeks before the election — in open defiance of federal …
Read More »Trump Is Big Mad That Fox News Is Interviewing Harris
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, increasingly prone to temper tantrums and outbursts of violent rhetoric as the election nears, railed against his former stomping grounds, Fox News, after the network announced that his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, had agreed to an interview. While Trump himself has been ducking out …
Read More »Worst Coachella Headliner Ever: Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid to California, Let It Burn
Many of us think of Coachella and envision solid lineup draws and killer musical performances, but on Saturday a very different headliner took the stage: GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. And he delivered a buzzkill message for the state, threatening to withhold wildfire aid to California. He made the threat …
Read More »Colorado's Elections Chief Took on Trump. She Needed Extra Security As She Gave Birth
In late August, Colorado’s top election official, Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold, was admitted to the hospital for her scheduled C-section, as she and her husband were, naturally, thrilled about the imminent birth of Griswold’s first child. They had gone through unsuccessful IVF treatments, but were able to conceive …
Read More »Trump Calls Kamala Harris 'Retarded' During a Donor Dinner: Report
Donald Trump is an insult machine — worse, he is an insult machine that has no bottom, particularly it seems when he’s feeling frustrated, not getting his way, and there’s a woman he wants to blame. Trump recently referred to his Democratic presidential nominee opponent Kamala Harris as “retarded,” according …
Read More »A Pouty Trump Cancels '60 Minutes' Interview, Calls for CBS to Lose Broadcast License
Donald Trump, the same Republican presidential candidate who declared he’d be a “dictator for one day,” said that CBS News should lose a broadcasting license after its 60 Minutes program interviewed his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite the fact that the federal government does not issue licenses for television …
Read More »Carole King on the 2024 Election: 'Kamala Has Brought Joy Back into Politics'
SinceKamala Harrisstepped up as the candidate to face off with Donald Trump in November, she’s sparked a wildly energetic response from the music world. Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, Bon Iver, and Olivia Rodrigohave all performed at Harris rallies or offered their support, and they are far from alone. Rolling Stone …
Read More »Trump Campaign Is Blowing Off Presidential Transitional Deadlines
American presidents are inaugurated in January, but the process of coordinating the change of the guard between an outgoing and incoming administration begins weeks before Americans cast their ballots in November. Nothing about this election cycle has been normal, but Donald Trump is breaking with yet another campaign expectation by …
Read More »Trump Says Legal Haitian Migrants Are Illegal 'As Far as I'm Concerned'
Donald Trump threw logic out the window on Tuesday. During an interview with Newsmax, the former president claimed that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio — who have been given temporary protected status and are in the U.S. legally — are “illegal immigrants as far as I’m concerned.” His remarks arrive …
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