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GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is facing federal sex trafficking allegations, was reportedly denied a meeting with Donald Trump as aides try to distance the former president from him, CNN reported. Two anonymous sources who were familiar with the situation told the outlet that the Florida congressman tried to sched...

Former House Speaker John Boehner wrote in his new memoir that the Republican Party has taken a stark turn since his time in politics, according to an excerpt reported by the Washington Post on Friday."I don't even think I could get elected in today's Republican Party anyway," Boehner wrote. "I don't think Ronald Re...

After a group of former President Donald Trump's supporters breached the US Capitol on January 6, forcing lawmakers to evacuate and leaving multiple people dead, questions have lingered about the timeline of events.Some of those details have emerged in an internal Defense Department document that was obtained by the...

Even as a federal probe into sex trafficking allegations looms over his head, Matt Gaetz is set to headline a pro-Trump, conservative women's gala event held at a Trump-owned Florida golf resort this week.The Save America Summit, organized by the Women for America First group, will be held at the Trump National Dora...

Donald Trump is back on Twitter. Well, sort of.The former president made a guest appearance on Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller's Twitter Monday in a photo of the two taken in Trump's new Mar-a-Lago office.—Stephen Miller (@StephenM) April 5, 2021The long-time Trump advisor offered Twitter users a glimpse into th...

Former President Donald Trump took jabs at Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, two members of his COVID-19 task force, after they spoke candidly about his administration's response to the pandemic in a CNN special on Sunday. "Based on their interviews, I felt it was time to speak up about Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx,...

Summary List PlacementThe US Army is reviewing an internal watchdog report from the Department of Defense into former national security advisor Michael Flynn, The Washington Post reported.  In April 2017, the Pentagon launched an investigation into money Flynn received from Russian and Turkish interests after his retirement but before he joined former President Donald Trump's administration.  In December 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to one count of...

Summary List PlacementFormer President Donald Trump is trying to siphon donations away from the Republican National Committee and into his political action committee fund. Trump, who recently flirted with starting his own political party, dubbed The Patriot Party, sent a letter warning donors to avoid supporting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only. He didn’t start his own party, which is complicated to do and...

Summary List PlacementA majority of those denied entry into the US as a result of travel bans imposed by former President Donald Trump can either apply to have the decision reconsidered or re-apply, the State Department announced on Monday.  On January 20, Biden issued an executive order revoking the ban on travel from majority-Muslim countries.  Biden gave the State Department 45 days to provide a...

Summary List PlacementAmericans knew little about how their actions were fueling the coronavirus' spread a year ago: People met friends at bars and concerts, blew their noses in public, and gathered en masse for campaign rallies, Mardi Gras celebrations, and college basketball games.  Research now shows the virus was likely spreading in the US as early as December 2019. But even after the US...

Summary List PlacementEx-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said former President Donald Trump is "doing just fine" without Twitter, a stark contrast to his behavior after initially learning he was banned. Trump was banned from Twitter in January because of his potential to incite further violence following the deadly siege on the US Capitol, the platform said.  At the time, the former...

Summary List PlacementArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that the GOP "can't" let former president Donald Trump "define" the party's future, and that he would not support him in his potential re-election efforts in 2024.  "He will define our party if we let him define our party. That's one of the reasons that my voice is important.. others voice is important in this debate," Hutchinson,...

Summary List PlacementMichael van der Veen, a lawyer who represented former President Trump in his second impeachment trial, ranted against the media in a CBS News interview after Trump was acquitted. Van der Veen baselessly accused prosecutors of doctoring evidence in the impeachment over the January 6 Capitol riot. "Because they hadn't done any investigation, they doctored evidence. It's absolutely shocking," he said Saturday...

Summary List PlacementHouse Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy told Rep. Liz Cheney to apologize after she voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Axios reported. Cheney, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for a second time in January following the Capitol insurrection on January 6. She has been the subject of extensive criticism from some GOP colleagues for crossing party lines...

Summary List PlacementFormer President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election by propagating baseless claims of mass voter fraud have cost taxpayers more than $519 million, an analysis by The Washington Post found.  The Post tallied the cost from reviews of local, state, and federal spending records, and interviews with government officials. The costs included legal fees, damage costs from the Capitol siege in...

Summary List PlacementFormer President Donald Trump has shifted money raised from campaign donors into the Trump Organization, according to documents from the Federal Election Committee (FEC) seen by Forbes. He moved around $2.8 million into his private businesses throughout the duration of his presidency, Forbes's Dan Alexander reported. Trump funneled an additional $81,000 into the Trump Organization after his election loss, the magazine said....

Summary List PlacementFormer President Donald Trump made his social media comeback on Friday with a post on Gab in which he called his second impeachment a "public relations stunt." In his first post to the site since January 8, Trump put up a letter addressed to Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, who recently called on the former president to testify at his second impeachment hearing next...

Summary List PlacementIn an interview with CBS Evening News' Norah O'Donnell, President Joe Biden said he doesn't believe Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings. During the interview, when O'Donnell asked the president's opinion, he responded, "I think not," adding, "Because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection." Currently, Trump can receive classified intelligence briefings, following a tradition carried on by former presidents.  When...