The adage is old enough to have been lampooned in the title of Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 novel: “It can’t happen here.” That “it” back then was an imagined fascist takeover of the United States. Writing 13 years after Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy, barely a year after Adolf Hitler installed himself as dictator of … Read more
U.S. intelligence officials this week informed former President Donald Trump’s team about “specific threats from Iran to assassinate him,” according to Trump’s presidential campaign. A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to NBC News that the Tuesday meeting took place, but did not discuss the contents of the briefing. Steven … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted U.K. leader Keir Starmer at Trump Tower in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, as the British prime minister tries to shore up his relationship with the GOP presidential nominee ahead of November’s closely watched race. Starmer, who became prime minister following his … Read more
Donald Trump boasted and turned to his baseless false claim that he won a “Man of the Year” award in Michigan after a voter in the state asked him how he plans to protect U.S. jobs at a town hall-style campaign event on Friday. The GOP nominee, in an event moderated by Sen. Marsha Blackburn … Read more
WASHINGTON — GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson says he has “backed away” from former President Donald Trump so the North Carolina Republican’s porn site scandal doesn’t drag Trump down politically in the state ahead of the November election. In a Wednesday interview with conservative radio host and former Trump administration official Sebastian Gorka, Robinson, whose … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris worked to turn the tables on border security, Donald Trump’s strongest issue against her in the coming presidential election, promising Friday to take a harder line on those who cross the border illegally and accusing the former president of deliberately sabotaging legislation that would have helped solve the problem. “It was … Read more
Well, he wasn’t trying to control the crowd as much as he was trying to control any messaging about people leaving the event early. Rally size is something that is important to Trump — so important that he became agitated during a Sept. 10 presidential debate when Democratic rival Kamala Harris bluntly said that “people … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the state’s presidential ballot, upholding a lower court’s ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die. The decision from the liberal-controlled court marks the latest twist in Kennedy’s quest to get … Read more
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki asked second gentleman Doug Emhoff if he fears Donald Trump is “putting a target on the backs of Jewish Americans” with the former president’s warning that Jewish voters will be partly to blame if he loses the 2024 election to Emhoff’s wife, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Emhoff, who is Jewish, was unequivocal … Read more
Mark Cuban slammed former President Donald Trump on Thursday over tariffs he proposed for John Deere should he win the election. Trump, who has previously pledged to impose tariffs on foreign-made products from China and other countries in a proposal that several economists have warned about, threatened the agricultural equipment company Monday with a 200% … Read more
