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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he’s planning a comeback bid for the White House. “We need you,” conservative commentator Dan Bongino told the former president. “Well, I’ll tell you what,” Trump responded. “We are going to make you very happy, and we’re going to do what’s right.” It was a noncommittal answer typical of a former president who spent decades toying with presidential runs…. Source link

As a Senate showdown looms over the creation of an independent, 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals just how partisan and polarized public perceptions of the attack have become — and how those perceptions are shaping the clash in Congress. The survey of 1,588 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 24 to May 26, found that less than half of Republicans (41 percent) say supporters of then-President Donald Trump who gathered on… Source link

Donald Trump is still a big name in Republican politics (AP) Former President Donald Trump has labelled Republicans who do not want to discuss Arizona vote recount as ‘weak and stupid’ in an interview. Speaking on One America News Network, Mr Trump said to anchor Chanel Rion about the vote recount in the state the GOP lost for the first time in 20 years in 2020. It is a significant event in the ‘Stop the Steal’, a campaign based on the unverified claims that the last election contained… Source link

New York prosecutors haven’t revealed what they know about Donald Trump’s finances. But new developments suggest it’s ominous for the former president. The New York state attorney general, Letitia James, announced on May 18 that a civil investigation into Trump’s business, the Trump Organization, is now a criminal investigation. James didn’t explain the change, but her office has been gathering detailed information on Trump’s business activity for more than two years. Trump has… Source link

Three teams of Delta Force operators peered through their scopes from concealed locations at Baghdad International Airport last January, waiting for their target: Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military commander. Disguised as maintenance workers, the operators had secreted into position in old buildings or vehicles on the side of the road. It was a cool, overcast night and the southeast side of the airport had been shut down on short notice for a military training exercise — or… Source link

The Facebook (FB) oversight board’s decision to uphold an indefinite ban on former President Trump’s account renewed calls for antitrust action against the social media giant Wednesday. But one lawmaker spearheading the charge to reshape the country’s antitrust law says Trump should be banned permanently. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D, MN) said Trump’s refusal to admit defeat in the 2020 presidential election, and continued lies about election fraud are reason… Source link

Progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Wednesday applauded the Facebook (FB) oversight board’s decision to uphold the ban on former President Donald Trump from the site for the time being. But she warned that the move demonstrates the outsized power of the social media platform, and reaffirms her call to break up the nation’s tech giants. “I’m glad that Donald Trump is not going to be on Facebook,” she tells Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer. “Suits me.”  “But part two is that… Source link

The Daily Beast Bombshell Letter: Gaetz Paid for Sex With Minor, Wingman Says Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos via GettyA confession letter written by Joel Greenberg in the final months of the Trump presidency claims that he and close associate Rep. Matt Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women—as well as a girl who was 17 at the time.“On more than one occasion, this individual was involved in sexual activities with several of the other girls, the congressman from Florida’s… Source link

Americans believe that President Biden faced bigger challenges than his predecessor Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office — and performed better than Trump despite those difficulties, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The survey of 1,558 U.S. adults, which was conducted from April 27 to April 29, found that less than a third say Trump’s challenges were bigger than Biden’s (31 percent) or that Trump performed better (32 percent) during the first 100 days of his… Source link

A bankruptcy attorney specializing in student loan debt is running as a Democrat for a New York House seat that is currently held by a staunch Trump ally. Austin Smith, in his first bid for public office, launched a campaign for the 2022 House office currently held by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) in the 1st congressional district of New York, representing eastern Long Island. “I’m a bit old fashioned and for all my rabble-rousing in my legal career to date, I am skeptical of utopias and weary of… Source link