Trump allies expected to surrender as his primary opponents head to debate

Rudy Giuliani to surrender to authorities in Georgia election probe Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer who championed the former president’s bogus election fraud claims, said he will turn himself in to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday to face racketeering charges alleging he meddled in the state’s 2020 presidential election. “I’m going to Fulton County… Continue reading Trump allies expected to surrender as his primary opponents head to debate

Trump allies surrender in Georgia and UPS strike averted: Morning Rundown

Eight candidates will participate in the first Republican presidential debate of the primary season. Defendants in the Georgia election interference case have begun turning themselves in. And a review of school suspensions nationwide reveals a system in which students have little power. Here’s what to know today.  Leila Registter / NBC News; Getty Images What… Continue reading Trump allies surrender in Georgia and UPS strike averted: Morning Rundown

Ukraine hails U.S. allies’ F-16 pledge, but will fighter jets come too late?

Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said the F-16s will help “completely change the course of combat actions.” Moscow similarly portrayed the decision as a significant development in the war, calling the move escalatory. “The fact that Denmark has now decided to donate 19 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine leads to an escalation of the conflict,”… Continue reading Ukraine hails U.S. allies’ F-16 pledge, but will fighter jets come too late?

Ron DeSantis Allies’ Pro-Trump Debate Strategy Risks 2016 Redux

Republican strategists behind a super PAC supporting the White House bid of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are advising him to adopt a not-so-novel approach to the first GOP primary debate: Defend former President Donald Trump and attack other rivals. Axiom Strategies, a consulting firm affiliated with the pro-DeSantis group, Never Back Down, recommends that… Continue reading Ron DeSantis Allies’ Pro-Trump Debate Strategy Risks 2016 Redux

Experts Warn Of Trump And Allies Assailing Justice System If He Wins

In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Congress passed a bipartisan law closing loopholes in the complex process of choosing a new president that Donald Trump tried to exploit in his push to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. Candidates for crucial swing-state election posts who backed… Continue reading Experts Warn Of Trump And Allies Assailing Justice System If He Wins

Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

LANSING, Mich. — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election, according to court records. Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer who was endorsed by Trump in an unsuccessful run for Michigan… Continue reading Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

Trump Allies Charged For Efforts To Access Michigan Voting Machines

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election, according to court records. Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer who was endorsed by Trump in an unsuccessful run… Continue reading Trump Allies Charged For Efforts To Access Michigan Voting Machines