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The RNC is rebuilding its legal operation after Trump allies' failed effort to undo the 2020 race
Read full article: The RNC is rebuilding its legal operation after Trump allies' failed effort to undo the 2020 raceThe last time Donald Trump ran for president, some of the lawyers most directly involved in his efforts to overturn the election wound up disbarred, criminally prosecuted or sued for millions.
Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser, dies at 58
Read full article: Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser, dies at 58Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns, has died at age 58.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffs
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffsVoters in three Arkansas state House districts are returning to the polls to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries.
What to expect in the Iowa caucuses | AP Election Brief
Read full article: What to expect in the Iowa caucuses | AP Election BriefAfter months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.
Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa's leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events
Read full article: Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa's leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels eventsIowa Republicans will likely confront temperatures dipping below zero degrees Fahrenheit next week when they kick off the 2024 election cycle.
Blizzard conditions bear down on central US, closing schools and highways
Read full article: Blizzard conditions bear down on central US, closing schools and highwaysA “highly impactful” winter storm began delivering a punch to the country’s midsection with blizzard conditions that could dump as much as a foot or more of snow.
Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to Trump
Read full article: Iowa's Christian conservatives follow their faith when voting, and some say it leads them to TrumpFormer president Donald Trump and his Republican rivals for the 2024 election have for months been heavily courting social conservatives and white evangelical Christians, seen as the most influential group in Iowa’s Republican caucuses.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Read full article: House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doorsMike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress.
Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway
Read full article: Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underwayArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past questions over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn't even want to use right now.
Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracy
Read full article: Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracyDemocrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.
Former California cop leads GOP dream of Newsom recall
Read full article: Former California cop leads GOP dream of Newsom recallThe man behind the effort to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office is a retired county sheriff's sergeant who grew frustrated in 2019 with the governor's policies.
Ex-Trump spokeswoman Sanders running for Arkansas governor
Read full article: Ex-Trump spokeswoman Sanders running for Arkansas governorFILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump's former chief spokeswoman, announced she's running for Arkansas governor at a time other Republicans are distancing themselves from the former president facing an impeachment charge that he incited the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. Arkansas Republican Gov. During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, daily televised briefings led by the press secretary ended after Sanders repeatedly sparred with reporters who aggressively questioned her.
AP Source: Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor
Read full article: AP Source: Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governorFILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press on Sunday night. But Sanders is also running in a solidly red state where Republicans tend to embrace the former president. Sanders was the first working mother and only the third woman to serve as White House press secretary.
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office
Read full article: Trump books will continue after Trump leaves officeNEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. “But there are tens of millions of Americans who look to the Trump presidency as an important time and are fans of his administration. Center Street, a Hachette Book Group imprint, has published Donald Trump Jr., Newt Gingrich and Judge Jeanine Pirro among others. Any publisher signing with Trump or a top administration official might face the anger not just of Trump critics among the general public, but from within the industry.
Biden audio first shared by 'Russian agent' thrives online
Read full article: Biden audio first shared by 'Russian agent' thrives onlineThe leaked recordings of apparent conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraines then-president largely confirm Bidens account of his dealings in Ukraine. The choppy audio, disclosed by a Ukrainian lawmaker whom U.S. officials described Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, as an active Russian agent who has sought to spread online misinformation about Biden. And unlike in 2016, when Russia used bogus social media accounts or bots to wage a misinformation campaign, this time they're being spread by legitimate American social media users. There have been more than 117,000 mentions of Biden and the audio on Twitter since May, according to analysis by Zignal Labs, a social media monitoring firm. YouTube, for example, said the audio recordings don’t violate policy because the tech company has been unable to confirm they were obtained through hacking.
Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Read full article: Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial serviceTrace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.
Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Read full article: Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial serviceTrace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday night. The country music icon, who penned the hit The Devil Went Down to Georgia, died at the age of 83 on Monday after a stroke, according to his publicist. Holmes and university representatives later presented American flags to Daniels wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels Jr.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee delivered remarks and country musician Trace Adkins, among others, performed.
Trump pardons, commutes sentences for 7 people
Read full article: Trump pardons, commutes sentences for 7 peopleGetty ImagesWASHINGTON (CNN) - President Donald Trump on Monday issued full pardons to five individuals and commuted the sentences of two others convicted of a variety of federal crimes. The two men whose sentences were commuted will now be released early from federal prison while those who received full pardons had already completed their prison sentences and will now have their rights fully restored. "These extenuating circumstances underscore the urgency of his request for clemency," the White House said. The White House did not return a request for comment asking what prompted these latest clemency actions. The individuals Trump pardoned on Monday had been convicted of a range of federal crimes: improper use of federal government property, drug trafficking, illegal gambling, fraud and theft.