Last month, former President Donald Trump made a shiny promise to voters in Las Vegas, Nevada, home of one of the nation’s most prominent concentrations of service industry workers. He said he would eliminate taxes on tips. “For those hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going to be …
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Donald Trump may have selected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his 2024 running mate in a bid to mollify critics who say he is incapable of tolerating dissent, but to suggest that the two men are not alike in their ambition — and their desire to reshape the nation to …
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The Republican National Convention kicked off in Wisconsin on Monday, and while the week will be devoid of notable musicians — most of the artists on the RNC’s official playlist detest Donald Trump — there will be some off-brand entertainment on offer for the lobbyists, loyalists, sycophants, and party functionaries …
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As the world’s wealthiest people were lining up behind former President Donald Trump’s candidacy, the Republican Party served up hours of programming at its convention designed to woo the working class with (mostly) fake populism. During the first day of the Republican National Convention, the theme was “Make America Wealthy …
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Children can be a blessing, bringing joy and wonder to the lives of their parents — they can also leak your private phone calls with the former president and cause you embarrassment on the national stage. It’s a mixed bag. While Robert Kennedy III might be too old for his …
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As Donald Trump recovers from an assassination attempt and Republicans head to Milwaukee for his coronation this week, the GOP elite has rallied around a new messaging strategy: emotionally blackmailing Democratic politicians, journalists, Hollywood celebs, and numerous other Trump critics into shutting up about the former president’s openly authoritarian vows …
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The Republican National Convention has officially kicked off in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and a cloud of anxiety looms heavy over the events following Saturday’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. On Sunday, President Joe Biden spoke from the White House and issued a call for …
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President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday night, following what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee, at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. “I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the …
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After months of public auditioning and behind-the-scenes strategizing, Donald Trump has finally chosen a vice president. On Monday, the president announced that Ohio Senator J.D. Vancewill join him on the 2024 ticket. The decision came just two days after a would-be assassin nearly killed the former president at a rally …
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Donald Trump is “safe” after being rushed offstage with blood on his face at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where gunshots rang out Saturday afternoon. Early Sunday morning, the FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, resident Thomas Matthew Crooks. Federal authorities added in a press conference on …
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