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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Mark Robinson, the Hitler-quoting, Beyoncé-bashing aspiring governor of North Carolina introduced himself to a national audience on the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday evening. In his brief remarks, Robinson offered a sober indictment of Joe Biden’s economic policies. “Under Joe Biden grocery prices have skyrocketed. …
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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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Just days after Donald Trump was shot at with an AR-15 in Pennsylvania, visitors to his 2024 nominating convention can enter to win a free, yes, AR-15. The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is a sprawling affair. Its fenced security zone encompasses not only Fiserv Forum, home to the NBA’s …
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Though authorities continue to investigate potential motives for the deadly shooting at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Sen. Ron Johnson is wasting no time in declaring a scapegoat: schools. Appearing on a panel for the far-right, Hitler-quoting activist group Moms for Liberty on Tuesday, the second …
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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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Milwaukee — Did Saturday’s attempt on Donald Trump’s life change the perspective or tone of demonstrators picketing the Republican National Convention? For Mary Braun — a protester in her 60s weaning a button on her blouse reading “I Vote for Non-Felons” — the answer is a firm no. Braun pays …
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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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Since late last year, conservatives have telegraphed their extreme plans to leverage the whole of the federal government to attack abortion access if Donald Trump wins a second term. At the same time, Trump’s campaign advisers and allies have signaled their intent to position him as a “moderate” on abortion …
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Barron Trump, Donald Trump‘s youngest son, will not be making his political debut at this summer’s Republican National Convention (RNC). “While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” former first ladyMelania Trump’soffice said …
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