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Joe Biden · PennsylvaniaWhile both parties have already had their presumptive presidential nominees for more than a month, Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Pennsylvania revealed a huge opening for President Joe Biden in the critical swing state.According to the New York Times' official election results, former President Donald Trump garnered more than 789,000 votes in the Keystone State, giving him 83.4% of the GOP vote. However, former UN Ambassador Nikki …See the Story
Pennsylvania primary results reveal fatal flaw for Trump in must-win battleground state
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Why a 'hung jury' strategy poses major problems for Trump: ex-federal prosecutor
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United States · United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is due to hear oral arguments on former President Donald Trump's claims of absolute broad presidential immunity on Thursday, and a former federal prosecutor is lamenting that the nation's highest court has taken so long to decide what he believes is an open-shut case.In a Wednesday op-ed for the New York Times, former assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Weissmann and legal scholar Melissa Murray wrote t…See the Story
Ex-prosecutor: SCOTUS delay in deciding Trump immunity is 'corrosive' to democracy
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Detroit Lakes · Detroit LakesOn Tuesday, April 23, USA Today and CBS News reported that the previous day, Democratic Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell had been arrested on suspicion of burglary by police in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and booked into the Becker County Jail. According to USA Today, Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd said Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary.Now, CNN's Brammhi Balarajan is reporting that Mitchell was inside the home "to retrieve…See the Story
Minnesota state senator broke into stepmom’s house to retrieve dad’s ashes: probable cause statement
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Ron DeSantis · FloridaDespite vehement opposition from some MAGA Republicans, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Saturday, April 20 that includes $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) supported the bill, much to the chagrin of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) — who has vowed to get him ousted as House speaker. The foreign aid package went to the U.S. Senate, wher…See the Story
DeSantis slams Republicans for 'capitulating' to Biden on foreign aid: 'He got everything he wants'
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Pennsylvania · PennsylvaniaIn Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, foes of Rep. Summer Lee made an aggressive effort to unseat the progressive Democratic congresswoman via a primary challenge from Bhavini Patel — a member of Western Pennsylvania's Edgewood Borough Council. A lot of money was spent trying to get Patel nominated, but when the primary was held on Tuesday, April 23, Lee defeated Patel by 21 percent. Now, Lee enters the general election and will be taki…See the Story
Why an aggressive campaign to take down a progressive Dem failed
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Roger StoneWhen Donald Trump ally Roger Stone was on trial for obstruction of justice and witness tampering in 2019, Judge Amy Berman Jackson specifically asked jurors not to download Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" on Netflix. That's because some of the testimony mentioned Frank Pentangeli, one of the characters in "The Godfather, Part 2." Trump and his close allies are known for making "Godfather" references. And in an MSNBC opinion column publish…See the Story
Ex-federal prosecutor compares Trump’s hush money case to a 'mafia trial'
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Donald Trump · United StatesReacting for the first time to former President Donald Trump’s vow to order the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he would not allow his agents to conduct any investigation that doesn’t comply with “our rules, our procedures, our best practices, our core values.”
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FBI director rejects Trump's vow to investigate political rivals
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