A federal district court judge in Texas has issued an injunction suspending distribution of mifepristone — a critical component in the two-step abortion pill regimen — nationwide. It’s hard to overstate the magnitude of the order, which could make the drug used in most abortions in America unavailable to women …
Read More »Trump and Manhattan Judge Have One Thing in Common, Colbert Says
After spending the day getting booked and arraigned at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, former presidentDonald Trumpflew back to Mar-a-Lago, where he delivered a truly bizarre address to the nation. For viewers who may have missed Trump’s delivery, Late Show host Stephen Colbert ran down the highlights on Wednesday’s segment. …
Read More »AOC on Trump Arrest: 'No One Knew This Guy Better Than New Yorkers'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined Seth Meyers on the Late Show Tuesday after Trump was arrested and charged with 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom. Meyers said her timing was a coincidence, and that Ocasio-Cortez had been scheduled weeks in advance to the former president’s arrest. “No one could …
Read More »Trump Calls to Defund Law Enforcement After Arrest
On Tuesday, Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to be arrested and arraigned. On Wednesday, he called for Republicans in Congress to defund federal law enforcement. “REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES,” he wrote on Truth Social. …
Read More »Colbert and Fallon Couldn't Help But Make the Same Joke About Donald Trump's Arrest
There’s nothing like the arrest and arraignment of a former president — especially if that former president is Donald Trump — to get every late-night host and writer outrageously giddy. Hell, the excitement was so palpable and pervasive after Trump appeared in court to plead not guilty to the 34 …
Read More »Republicans Want to Break the Rule of Law to Protect Donald Trump
With the indictment of former president Donald Trump on 34 felony counts, our country is in uncharted territory. Never has a former president been indicted for criminal activity, and never has a former president warned of “potential death and destruction” as a result. What’s more, the indictments — stemming from …
Read More »Trump Team Says Only 'Thirsty' 'Cockroaches' Would Claim He's Sad About Getting Arrested
Donald Trump wants everyone to know that he was not at all saddened about getting arrested and having to plead not guilty to 34 felony charges stemming from an alleged sexual encounter with a porn star. “I can say that at least for this moment right now, I am in …
Read More »Pence Finally Agrees to Testify on Pre-Jan. 6 Convos With Trump
Former Vice President Mike Pence will not challenge a ruling ordering him to testify before a grand jury about conversations he had with former President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The grand jury, empaneled by Special Counsel Jack Smith, is investigating Trump’s role in efforts to …
Read More »MAGA Pastors: Trump Was Indicted for Your Sins
After his indictment on 34 felony counts Tuesday, Donald Trump sought out a faithful audience, joining a conference call with Christian supporters who see him as not simply battling a liberal prosecutor, but ensnared in a “demonic situation.” Trump’s longtime religious adviser Paula White Cain, working with an evangelical group …
Read More »Republican Rep. Defects to DeSantis Day After Trump Arrest
Trump may have just begun his battle in court, but some Republicans already think he’s losing the war. The day after the former president was arrested and arraigned on felony charges of falsifying business records, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced that he would be throwing his support for the 2024 …
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