Fox News poll finds Biden ahead of Trump by two points

Fox News poll finds Biden ahead of Trump by two points

(The Hill) – President Biden leads former President Trump by two points in a national poll of the presidential election published by Fox News on Wednesday, taking a lead for the first time since last October. A bare majority, 50 percent, of respondents said they would vote for Biden in November, while 48 percent said … Read more

Deadline looms for RFK Jr. to qualify for presidential first debate on CNN

Deadline looms for RFK Jr. to qualify for presidential first debate on CNN

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — With the deadline quickly approaching, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has little time left to meet the criteria for the first presidential debate. Kennedy’s campaign team has requested the Federal Election Commission intervene after the independent candidate accused CNN of “colluding with the Biden and Trump campaigns,” to block his participation in the June 27 … Read more

Trump campaign says he will stay in Milwaukee for GOP convention, not at Chicago property

Trump campaign says he will stay in Milwaukee for GOP convention, not at Chicago property

Former President Trump will stay in Milwaukee for the upcoming Republican National Convention, his campaign confirmed, batting down reports the former president intended to spend the night at his Chicago property and commute to the Wisconsin city for the event. A Trump campaign spokesperson denied reporting from ABC7 in Chicago that Trump was planning to stay at … Read more

Donald Trump’s plan to nix taxes on tips could cost $250 billion: Analysis

Donald Trump’s plan to nix taxes on tips could cost 0 billion: Analysis

Former President Donald Trump’s plan to end taxes on tips could come with a price tag of $250 billion, a budget watchdog estimated in a new analysis. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated Sunday that exempting tip income from federal income and payroll taxes could lead to a decrease of $150 billion to … Read more

Speaker Mike Johnson backs bill to allow presidents to push state cases to federal court

Speaker Mike Johnson backs bill to allow presidents to push state cases to federal court

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is endorsing a bill that would allow presidents to move any state-level prosecutions or civil suits in which they are named to federal court, potentially clearing the way for their dismissal or pardon.  The legislation from Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) would allow both sitting and former presidents and vice presidents to … Read more

Doland Trump to meet Republicans at Capitol Hill, a first since January 2021

Doland Trump to meet Republicans at Capitol Hill, a first since January 2021

Donald Trump is making a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans, his first since sending the mob to “fight like hell” ahead of the Jan.6, 2021 attack, as GOP lawmakers find themselves newly energized and reinvigorated by his bid to retake the White House. Despite the federal charges against … Read more

‘Trump Too Small’ Cannot Be Trademarked, Supreme Court Says

‘Trump Too Small’ Cannot Be Trademarked, Supreme Court Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” The justices upheld the government’s decision to deny a trademark to Steve Elster, a California man seeking exclusive use of the phrase on T-shirts and potentially other merchandise. It is one of several … Read more

Teamsters president keeps Democrats, GOP on their toes

Teamsters president keeps Democrats, GOP on their toes

President Biden and former President Trump are gunning for an endorsement from the Teamsters union, but the labor organization is keeping the presumptive nominees on their toes.  The Teamsters president has asked to speak to both parties at their national conventions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill — a rare move as suspense builds over … Read more

Trump to meet with GOP lawmakers to outline election strategy

Trump to meet with GOP lawmakers to outline election strategy

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Thursday to meet with GOP lawmakers to lay out his second-term agenda and aim to unify the party ahead of next month’s Republican National Convention. These private meetings will be held at the Capitol Hill Club, providing Republican lawmakers the opportunity to demonstrate solidarity … Read more

Biden’s global confidence ratings higher than Trump’s: Poll

Biden’s global confidence ratings higher than Trump’s: Poll

(NewsNation) — A new Pew Research Center poll found that countries worldwide have greater confidence in President Joe Biden “to do the right thing regarding world affairs” than in former President Donald Trump. The polling, which involved 34 countries, revealed that 43% of survey respondents are confident in Biden’s approach to handling business compared to … Read more