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<title>Kari Lake&#x2019;s 7 steps to complete confusion on abortion</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;If you&#x2019;re confused by Arizona MAGA Senate candidate Kari Lake&#x2019;s position on abortion, don&#x2019;t feel bad. So is she. Since the Arizona Supreme Court &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/9/2234294/-Arizona-can-enforce-an-1864-law-criminalizing-nearly-all-abortions-court-says&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;decided&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; that a 160-year-old ban on abortions works just fine in 2024, Lake has made so many 180 degree turns in her position on the issue, she can&#x2019;t help but be addled.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Step 1&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;.&#x26;nbsp;Go back to 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Roe v. Wade&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;. Lake &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/11/kari-lakes-new-abortion-position-explained-in-5-minute-campaign-video/73294219007/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;said&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; she was &#x201C;incredibly thrilled&#x201D; that Arizona&#x2019;s &#x201C;great law that&#x2019;s already on the books&#x201D; could now be enforced. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;I believe it&#x2019;s ARS 13-3603 that will prohibit abortion in Arizona except to save the life of a mother. I think we&#x2019;re going to be paving the way and setting course for other states to follow,&#x201D; she said. When you can quote the statute number of an 1864 law, you&#x2019;re most likely a zealot on the issue.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>New poll reveals what&#x27;s really motivating voters in November</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;President Joe Biden appears poised to benefit from a reverse enthusiasm gap, with Democrats being more motivated than Republicans to vote against the opposing candidate.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;A new &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_banner_book_2024_04_bgt6pl.pdf&#x22;&#x3E;Civiqs poll for Daily Kos&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; posited: Regardless of who you are voting for for president, how motivated are you by voting against the other candidate?&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Overall, nearly 8 in 10 registered voters said they were &#x22;extremely&#x22; motivated by voting against the rival candidate, with Democratic voters besting Republican voters by 7 points, 85% to 77%.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;By contrast, just 63% of voters said they were &#x22;extremely&#x22; motivated to vote &#x22;in support&#x22; of their preferred candidate. Republican voters won that measure by 16 points, 78% to 62%.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Colin Allred&#x2019;s fundraising for US Senate race surpasses O&#x2019;Rourke&#x2019;s early 2018 pace</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x22;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/15/colin-allred-beto-orourke-ted-cruz-fundraising/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Colin Allred&#x2019;s fundraising for U.S. Senate race surpasses O&#x2019;Rourke&#x2019;s early 2018 pace&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x22; was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans &#x2014; and engages with them &#x2014; about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;By &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-choi/&#x22;&#x3E;Matthew Choi&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;http://&#x3C;link%20rel=%22canonical%22%20href=%22https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/15/colin-allred-beto-orourke-ted-cruz-fundraising/%22&#x3E;&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;The Texas Tribune&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;U.S. Rep. &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/directory/colin-allred/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Colin Allred&#x3C;/a&#x3E; raised over $9.5 million for his U.S. Senate campaign in this year&#x2019;s first quarter, surpassing the campaign of his rival Sen.&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/&#x22;&#x3E; Ted Cruz&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Notably, Allred has also raised more money than Beto O&#x2019;Rourke did by this point in his own history-making run against Cruz in 2018.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;O&#x2019;Rourke raised over $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 against Cruz. The El Paso Democrat&#x2019;s haul that quarter was the biggest of any Democratic Senate candidate in the country.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cruz raised over $6.9 million from his official campaign this past quarter, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. Still, the conservative senator remains a formidable fundraiser, bringing in over $9.7 million across his fundraising entities. That includes money he has raised for other candidates.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;O&#x2019;Rourke broke new ground for Democrats in Texas with his meteoric rise. His team had to establish new campaign infrastructure where a Democrat hadn&#x2019;t won state-wide office in over 20 years. Alumni of O&#x2019;Rourke&#x2019;s campaign and other Democrats in Texas have credited O&#x2019;Rourke&#x2019;s near success for providing a better launching pad for future Democratic candidates.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;O&#x2019;Rourke&#x2019;s fundraising operation&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/ted-cruz-beto-orourke-fundraising-texas-midterm-2018/&#x22;&#x3E; took off exponentially&#x3C;/a&#x3E; just before the general election in 2018. He broke records for a senate race, raising over $38.1 million in the third quarter &#x2014; more than twice he had raised in the prior two quarters and more than twice Cruz had raised cumulatively since the start of 2017.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cruz still managed to beat O&#x2019;Rourke that year with a 3-point margin, despite O&#x2019;Rourke &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/07/Beto-ORourke-80-million-raised/&#x22;&#x3E;spending the majority of his money&#x3C;/a&#x3E;. O&#x2019;Rourke finished 2018 with only $477,000 of the over $80 million he had raised in the bank.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Allred has raised over $27.9 million since launching his campaign last May. He has had donations from over 285,000 individual contributors, with the average donation totalling $34.75. His first quarter haul far surpassed his $4.8 million raised in last year&#x2019;s final quarter.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;Texans from every corner of the state are joining Congressman Allred&#x2019;s campaign to say it is time for new leadership in the Senate,&#x201D; said Paige Hutchinson, Allred&#x2019;s campaign manager, in a statement. &#x201C;We are so grateful for the continued outpouring of support from Texans of all stripes. This campaign is about rejecting the divisiveness of Ted Cruz and fighting for Texans&#x2019; freedoms. This continues our momentum to build a strong campaign to win in November and send Ted Cruz packing for good.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cruz and national Republican groups have learned their lesson from his close call against O&#x2019;Rourke, committing to take Allred&#x2019;s threat seriously.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cruz had over 179,000 unique contributions this past quarter, with the average donation being $35.73. He has raised money in every county in Texas and every state. Across his fundraising operations, he has over $15.1 million in cash on hand. That includes his leadership political action committee and joint fundraising committee and the money he&#x27;s raised for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican Party of Texas.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Cruz also has strong allies outside of his immediate orbit. Club for Growth, the deep-pocketed right-wing group, vowed to spend at least $10 million for Cruz&#x2019; reelection effort, the group told &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/06/colin-allred-ted-cruz/&#x22;&#x3E;The Washington Post last month&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x22;Senator Cruz is off to a very strong start this year as the momentum to get him across the finish line in November continues to increase across the entire Lone Star State. His quarter-one fundraising numbers reflect Texans&#x27; urgency for victory as Democrats threaten to strip away our common-sense way of life,&#x201D; said Nick Maddux, a spokesperson for Cruz&#x2019;s campaign, in a statement. &#x201C;Senator Cruz will continue to pound the pavement day in and day out, meeting and talking to Texans in every corner of the state to Keep Texas, Texas, and ensure that we remain the nation&#x27;s bastion of liberty.&#x22;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Democrats face a difficult election map this year in the Senate. No vulnerable Republicans in truly swing states are up for election. Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, is retiring, with the deeply conservative state heavily favoring a Republican. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, will also retire, opening a competitive seat, and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, will have to defend his seat in his conservative state.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;With no obvious flip opportunities, national Democrats are eyeing Texas and Florida as their best bets. The National Democratic Senatorial Committee launched negative ads and ground operations in both states last year in hopes of unseating Cruz.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.texastribune.org/newsletters/we-the-texans/?utm_medium=website&#x26;amp;utm_source=in-article-cta&#x26;amp;utm_campaign=inline-article-CTA-texans&#x26;amp;utm_term=inline-CTA-texans&#x22;&#x3E;Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter&#x3C;/a&#x3E; to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Trump arrives early and prepared for his second day in court!&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;
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<title>This year&#x27;s election won&#x27;t be easy, but Democrats have a big advantage</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Without question, defeating Donald Trump this year is job one&#x2014;because if we don&#x2019;t do that, job two will likely involve tossing deep-fried Soylent Green&#x26;nbsp;to&#x26;nbsp;the free-range Trump clones waiting for OG Don&#x2019;s consciousness to upload&#x26;nbsp;into their brains for yet another go at &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4210988-biden-mocks-trumps-infrastructure-week-he-didnt-build-a-damn-thing/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;infrastructure week&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;That said, if we want government to function properly, and for President Joe Biden to have a&#x26;nbsp;Congress he can actually work with to achieve popular legislative goals, like restoring abortion rights nationwide,&#x26;nbsp;Democrats need to take back the House and keep the Senate. And while that&#x2019;s certainly a tall order, given the &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/politics/senate-race-rankings-april-2024/index.html&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;difficult lineup of races Democrats face this cycle&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, there&#x2019;s also plenty of good news on that front. Democrats are winning the Senate fundraising battle&#x2014;in many cases by eye-popping&#x26;nbsp;margins.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Morning Digest: Michigan Democrats retake House majority, clearing way for progressive priorities</title>
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<title>Cartoon: America&#x27;s most wanted librarians</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;GOP-controlled statehouses have been cranking out reams of preposterous and frightening library legislation. One proposed bill in Louisiana,&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://bookriot.com/louisiana-hb-777/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;HB 777&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;, would make it a crime for librarians to use public funds to join the American Librarian Association or attend an ALA conference, punishable with&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;prison time and hard labor&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;for up to two years.&#x26;nbsp;I think Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the ALA&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/new-wave-bills-targeting-libraries-threat-democracy-american-library-a-rcna138558&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;put it best&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;: &#x201C;This is not a culture war; it&#x2019;s a threat to our democracy.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Trump is on trial, as is the media coverage</title>
<link>https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/4/17/2235670/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Trump-is-on-trial-as-is-the-media-covering-it?pm_campaign=blog&#x26;pm_medium=rss&#x26;pm_source=</link>
<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/tags/AbbreviatedPunditRoundUp&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Abbreviated Pundit Roundup&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://substack.com/home/post/p-143602741&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Dan Pfeiffer&#x3C;/a&#x3E;/&#x201D;The Message Box&#x201D; on Substack:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;blockquote&#x3E;
&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Why Trump&#x27;s Trial is a Big Political Problem&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;Others will write eloquently about this moment in the larger sweep of American history, but I want to focus on the political implications. Even though jury selection has just begun, defeatism is already infecting the coverage of Trump&#x2019;s trial. No matter the verdict, Trump will suffer no meaningful political damage.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;[...]&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;I could not disagree with this analysis more. The scale of his crimes (Donald Trump falsifying records to cover up an extramarital affair) seems like small potatoes when compared to his violent attempt to overthrow an election or stealing closely-held national secrets from the White House and then showing them to random people at his beach club. Trump is unlikely to be sentenced to prison if convicted. Still, a felony conviction months before a divisive election is nothing to scoff at.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:start&#x22;&#x3E;This trial is a big deal with massive implications.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;
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&#x3C;p class=&#x22;is-empty-p&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ICYMI: House GOP wants to set your fridge free, Kevin McCarthy obsesses about his legacy</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/16/2235431/-Morning-Digest-Trump-targets-one-of-last-two-pro-impeachment-House-Republicans?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04162024&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Trump targets one of last two pro-impeachment House Republicans&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;No one holds grudges like Trump.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235407/-New-York-Times-destroys-its-own-spin-that-Biden-s-losing-Latino-voters?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04162024&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;New York Times destroys its own spin that Biden&#x27;s losing Latino voters&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;It&#x27;s a miracle: New York Times concedes it was wrong.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2234864/-Maine-joins-interstate-alliance-to-elect-president-by-popular-vote?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04162024&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Republicans hate it so it&#x2019;s got to be good.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/16/2235404/-Cartoon-Trump-on-Trial?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04162024&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Cartoon: Trump on Trial&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;#NeverForget&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stormy Daniels is an expert at trolling Trump. Her testimony will be a treat</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Donald Trump should really fear adult film star Stormy Daniels&#x2019; testimony in his upcoming hush money/election interference trial. Forget the legal analysis you&#x2019;ll hear from MSNBC pundits. It&#x2019;s Daniels&#x2019; expertise at trolling MAGA cultists combined with&#x26;nbsp;her fearlessness and refusal to be slut-shamed&#x26;nbsp;that could really get under Trump&#x2019;s thin skin.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Trump is now standing trial on 34 felony&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;span&#x3E;counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments he made to Daniels through his then-lawyer Michael Cohen.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;If you want to see why Daniels&#x2019; testimony&#x26;nbsp;might be causing sleepless nights for Trump, check out how&#x26;nbsp;she uses her rapier wit to cut Trump into pieces in this October 2018 appearance on&#x26;nbsp;&#x201C;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;RELATED STORY:&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/12/2228832/-Stormy-weather-forecast-for-Trump-It-s-not-just-the-trial-it-s-also-the-documentary&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Stormy weather forecast for Trump: It&#x27;s not just the trial, it&#x27;s also the documentary&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Why Americans can&#x27;t see or hear what is going on at the Trump trial</title>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;It&#x27;s a moment in history&#x2014;the first U.S. president&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/live/trump-trial-hush-money-updates-april-15&#x22;&#x3E;facing criminal charges&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Instead, most of the nation is getting news of former President Donald Trump&#x27;s&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial-new-york-dd1a8dcc063b7ad0fbe14af6e8724c2f&#x22;&#x3E;hush money trial&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;secondhand. Starting with preliminary motions and jury selection Monday, reporters in a Manhattan courtroom must convey what is being said to the outside world after the fact.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;That&#x27;s all because New York state law regarding media coverage of court proceedings is one of the most restrictive in the country. Last week&#x27;s death of O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial beamed live from a California courtroom captivated a nation three decades ago, was a telling reminder of how New York is behind the times&#x2014;or, at least, a holdout.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert make comedy of Trump&#x2019;s criminal trial</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert tackled Donald Trump&#x2019;s historic criminal trial, which &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235339/-Live-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-first-criminal-trial-Day-One?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_3&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;kicked off on Monday&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;. Kimmel joked that the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;trial is expected to last six weeks or until the courtroom sketch artist runs out of orange&#x2014;whichever comes first.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;The official name of the trial is &#x27;The People of the State of New York vs. Donald Trump.&#x27; The People of the State of New York. That&#x27;s us!&#x201D; Colbert enthused, before quieting the applauding audience. &#x201C;I know you&#x27;re excited, but don&#x27;t cheer too loud. We need you to get picked for jury duty.&#x22;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Live coverage: Donald Trump&#x27;s first criminal trial, Day Two</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan for the second day of his criminal trial over falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;On &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235339/-Live-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-first-criminal-trial-Day-One&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Monday&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, Merchan ruled on&#x26;nbsp;several motions from each side and set a hearing date of April 23 for the issue of whether Trump is in violation of his gag order.&#x26;nbsp;Merchan kept up a brisk pace in the afternoon, bringing in the first 96 potential jurors before dismissing more than half of them with&#x26;nbsp;a single question over their ability to be fair and impartial in this case. The afternoon ended with the first 18 of the remaining potential jurors answering preliminary questions.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Merchan is expected to try to keep Tuesday&#x26;nbsp;centered on juror selection. With a reported 500 potential jurors to process, there should be no problem finding enough to fill the jury box, but just getting through them all is going to be an effort.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Marjorie Taylor Greene makes a mess of House GOP&#x27;s big impeachment day</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The ill-fated impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was finally supposed to take center stage for House Republicans this week after Speaker Mike Johnson &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/9/2234325/-House-speaker-delays-doomed-to-fail-impeachment-trial&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;pulled it last week&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;. The House impeachment managers &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-send-mayorkas-impeachment-senate-trial/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;presented the articles to the Senate&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-deliver-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-senate-begin-trial-rcna147033&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Tuesday afternoon, in what&#x2019;s supposed to be a solemn and grave proceeding&#x2014;impeachment is as serious as it gets in Congress.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Mayorkas&#x2019; impeachment is supposed to demonstrate the House GOP&#x2019;s resolve on immigration and border policy and prove that it can actually get something done, but the antics of extremist Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie have completely overshadowed it. House Republicans brought&#x26;nbsp;the impeachment to the Senate, and no one gave a damn.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Instead, the blockbuster news of the day is &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/16/2235547/-The-walls-are-closing-in-on-GOP-House-Speaker-Mike-Johnson?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_1&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Massie joining with Greene&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; on her threat to oust Johnson, making the impeachment attempt even more of a ridiculous sideshow. It&#x2019;s also hilarious that it&#x2019;s Greene&#x2014;who &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4436323-greene-says-she-absolutely-deserves-credit-for-mayorkas-impeachment-markup/&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;spearheaded the sham impeachment&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to begin with&#x2014;who is derailing it.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>The walls are closing in on GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;House Speaker Mike Johnson is having another bad week, and it&#x2019;s only Tuesday. He got the Republican conference together Tuesday morning to present his &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://punchbowl.news/article/speaker-mike-johnson-foreign-aid-challenges/&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;complicated plan&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; for the House to vote on aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The business of the day was &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/16/congress/massie-joins-greene-00152463&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;derailed&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who told Johnson he&#x2019;s on thin ice.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;div class=&#x22;dk-editor-embed center-block&#x22; data-twitter-content=&#x22;&#x26;amp;lt;blockquote class=&#x26;quot;twitter-tweet&#x26;quot;&#x26;amp;gt;&#x26;amp;lt;p lang=&#x26;quot;en&#x26;quot; dir=&#x26;quot;ltr&#x26;quot;&#x26;amp;gt;I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I&#x2019;m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by &#x26;amp;lt;a href=&#x26;quot;https://twitter.com/RepMTG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#x26;quot;&#x26;amp;gt;@RepMTG&#x26;amp;lt;/a&#x26;amp;gt;.&#x26;amp;lt;br&#x26;amp;gt;&#x26;amp;lt;br&#x26;amp;gt;He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.&#x26;amp;lt;/p&#x26;amp;gt;&#x2014; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) &#x26;amp;lt;a href=&#x26;quot;https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1780230330844168394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#x26;quot;&#x26;amp;gt;April 16, 2024&#x26;amp;lt;/a&#x26;amp;gt;&#x26;amp;lt;/blockquote&#x26;amp;gt;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;div class=&#x22;remove-embed-content&#x22;&#x3E;x&#x3C;/div&#x3E;&#x3C;blockquote class=&#x22;twitter-tweet&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I&#x2019;m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://twitter.com/RepMTG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#x22;&#x3E;@RepMTG&#x3C;/a&#x3E;.&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x2014; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1780230330844168394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#x22;&#x3E;April 16, 2024&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/blockquote&#x3E;&#x3C;/div&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;When it was just Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene making the threat to oust Johnson&#x2014;and being &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/10/2234458/-House-GOP-is-so-over-Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-s-antics&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;ridiculed&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; for it by colleagues&#x2014;it was easy to ignore. Massie&#x2019;s joining in changes things. As of this Friday, when Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin resigns, Johnson will have &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/22/2230995/-Another-resignation-means-the-House-GOP-s-margin-for-error-will-shrink-even-faster&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;just one vote&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to spare&#x2014;either to pass legislation with a Republican majority or to keep him in his job.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Federal court: West Virginia sports ban discriminates against transgender teen</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;West Virginia&#x27;s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/article/what-is-title-ix-e02d90d300218ebcbb9dd0344053e05c&#x22;&#x3E;the federal civil rights law&#x3C;/a&#x3E; that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law cannot be applied to a 13-year-old who has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the third grade.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;In February 2023, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/article/sports-lgbtq-people-jim-justice-west-virginia-education-337bd3875d3310554a015907f0a03791&#x22;&#x3E;the court had blocked&#x3C;/a&#x3E; the state&#x27;s bid to kick Becky Pepper Jackson off her middle school cross country and track and field teams if the law were enforced.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Judge Toby Heytens wrote that offering her a &#x201C;choice&#x201D; between not participating in sports and participating only on boys teams &#x201C;is no real choice at all.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;The defendants cannot expect that B.P.J. will countermand her social transition, her medical treatment, and all the work she has done with her schools, teachers, and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates, coaches, and even opponents as a boy,&#x201D; Heytens wrote.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cartoon: Trump&#x27;s version of &#x27;fair&#x27;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Truth Social&#x2019;s value plummets again, but Trump is likely unbothered</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Over the past few months, Donald Trump has sold &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/absolutely-everything-we-know-about-the-trump-sneakers.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;golden sneakers&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/04/15/trump-bible-shoes-christian-nationalism-2024-election/73263233007/&#x22;&#x3E;patriotic Bibles&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-now-selling-pieces-of-his-georgia-mugshot-suit&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;pieces of the suit&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; he wore when getting a mugshot, and a &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4355971-trump-digital-trading-cards-mugshot/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;new collection of NFT cards&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; for those who didn&#x2019;t lose enough on the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-trading-cards-lose-value-nft-1852020&#x22;&#x3E;previous round&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; of Trump NFT cards. Trump doesn&#x2019;t &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;make&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; these things&#x2014;the Bible sales are out of inventory that has been around for years, the shoes and cards are something he sticks his name on for a hefty percentage&#x2014;but just about anything goes when trying to fill the money pit left by $100 million in just legal fees (&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/22/trump-now-owes-more-than-500m-how-will-he-pay#:~:text=Donald%20Trump%20has%20a%20lot,for%20him%20to%20make%20them.&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;fines&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; not included).&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;However, Trump&#x2019;s sneaker sales pale compared with his two big money moves. Both are set to deliver Trump hundreds of millions. Neither one cost him a dime.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The smaller of these is the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/23/2225329/-Lara-Trump-turns-RNC-into-latest-Trump-grift-and-Republicans-are-nervous&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Republican National Committee&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, where daughter-in-law Lara Trump now has control of the checkbook. But the bigger deal is still the media company that includes Truth Social. No matter how much celebration there is every day that Trump Media (stock market symbol: DJT) tumbles, it could still leave Trump with hundreds of millions for doing nothing more than exercising his rage. And that is the ultimate grift.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Trump wants tax cuts for the rich. Biden&#x27;s making sure voters know it</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Talking about tax policy is one of the best ways for President Joe Biden to create a contrast with Donald Trump on who will fight for average Americans. As Trump&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/politics/trump-2017-tax-cuts-rich/index.html&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;told a group of wealthy campaign donors&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; earlier this month, one of his signature issues if elected president in November will be extending the tax cuts Republicans enacted during his term in 2017&#x2014;which overwhelmingly benefited wealthy Americans.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;There&#x27;s no audio of the statement, but it echoes comments Trump made last year&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-laughs-with-rich-as-hell-crowd-at-private-club-then-boasts-were-gonna-give-you-tax-cuts/&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;during a private fundraiser&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; at Mar-a-Lago for &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, an extremist Republican who is running for governor.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; Addressing the audience, Trump called some attendees &#x201C;rich as hell&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;before promising,&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x201C;We&#x2019;re gonna give you tax cuts!&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The Biden campaign spliced that proclamation into an ad where the president is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;When he thinks the cameras aren&#x27;t on,&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;Biden says, &#x201C;he tells his rich friends, &#x2018;We&#x27;re going to give you tax cuts.&#x2019;&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Morning Digest: Trump targets one of last two pro-impeachment House Republicans</title>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Trump&#x27;s backing makes Sessler, who waged an unheralded campaign two years ago, Newhouse&#x27;s only notable foe in what had been a quiet &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/10/2202570/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2024-primary-calendar&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Aug. 6 top-two primary&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; for Washington&#x27;s conservative 4th District. However, it remains to be seen whether Democrats will once again consolidate behind a single candidate as they did in 2022, a development that could make it tougher for one of the two Republicans to reach the November general election.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Cartoon: Trump on Trial</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: People of New York v. Trump begins</title>
<link>https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/4/16/2235430/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-People-of-New-York-v-Trump-begins?pm_campaign=blog&#x26;pm_medium=rss&#x26;pm_source=</link>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;We begin today with&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-04-15/trump-claims-to-be-experiencing-political-persecution-on-the-first-day-of-his-criminal-trial-in-new-york.html#?rel=mas&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Mar&#xED;a Antonia S&#xE1;nchez-Vallejo&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;of El Pa&#xED;s in English describing the first day of the unprecedented criminal trial of a former president of the United States.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;blockquote&#x3E;
&#x3C;p&#x3E;Of &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-08-15/explainer-what-are-the-four-criminal-cases-trump-is-facing.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;the four criminal proceedings he is facing&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, this is the case Trump dislikes the most, as it mixes personal dirty laundry; the recording of the $130,000 payment as &#x201C;legal expenses&#x201D; to hide its dubious nature and, even worse, an alleged violation of campaign finance rules, as &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-04-13/how-a-hush-money-scandal-tied-to-a-porn-star-led-to-trumps-first-criminal-trial.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;the alleged bribe to buy Daniels&#x2019; silence &#x3C;/a&#x3E;had the sole objective of preventing the affair from coming to light in the final stretch of the campaign that ultimately brought him to the White House in 2016.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Presided over by Judge Juan Merchan, the trial has begun with jury selection. The questionnaire for the potential candidates&#x2014;a hundred on Monday, out of a total of 500&#x2014;has been made public, and it is expected that in the process those who do not respond adequately will be automatically excluded, according to the scale of prosecutors and defense. The fact that all the candidates are residents of Manhattan, an eminently Democratic district, may be a factor that leads to numerous disqualifications by Trump&#x2019;s lawyers.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;[...]&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Before jury selection began, Judge Merchan spent over an hour on preliminary, or procedural, matters in discussions with the prosecution team and defense counsel. One of the main issues concerned permission to show the transcript of the &#x3C;em&#x3E;Access Hollywood&#x3C;/em&#x3E; tape &#x2014; an embarrassing audio recorded in 2005 in which Trump denigrated women &#x2014; at trial. Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who brought the case, had wanted the tape itself to be one of the main exhibits, but on Monday Judge Merchan ruled that only the transcript, not the recording, could be used. He has also refused to incorporate subsequent revealing &#x2014; and damning &#x2014; evidence of Trump&#x2019;s customary treatment of women. In theory, Merchan&#x2019;s decision is a victory for the defense.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ICYMI: Four years ago Trump claimed &#x27;total&#x27; authority, today he&#x2019;s on trial for his hush money</title>
<link>https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/4/15/2235330/-ICYMI-Four-years-ago-Trump-claimed-total-authority-today-he-s-on-trial-for-his-hush-money?pm_campaign=blog&#x26;pm_medium=rss&#x26;pm_source=</link>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Catch up on the first day of Trump&#x2019;s first of four criminal trials.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235328/-Donald-Trump-s-Gettysburg-Address?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_1&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04152024&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Donald Trump&#x27;s Gettysburg Address&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;It&#x2019;s truly amazing how much wrong Trump can pack into a 50-second speech.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/12/2234882/-Trump-s-supposed-advantage-with-Latinos-isn-t-all-that-it-seems?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04152024&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Trump&#x2019;s supposed advantage with Latinos isn&#x2019;t all that it seems&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Conventional wisdom might be wrong again. Who could have guessed that?&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/14/2234676/-Cartoon-Toppling-Lady-Justice?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04152024&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Cartoon: Toppling Lady Justice&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Keep it up, GOP.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/13/2234910/-4-years-ago-today-Trump-claims-ultimate-and-total-authority?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04152024&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;4 years ago: Trump claims &#x27;ultimate&#x27; and &#x27;total&#x27; authority&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Well, it&#x2019;s not like he didn&#x2019;t warn us what was coming.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2234881/-7-stories-to-know-Trump-on-trial-banning-climate-change-and-curing-long-COVID?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_4&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web?pm_source=ICYMI&#x26;amp;pm_campaign=ICYMI04152024&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;7 stories to know: Trump on trial, banning &#x27;climate change,&#x27; and curing long COVID&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Learn about Trump&#x2019;s newest trial tribulations, your neighborhood&#x2019;s nature score, which city has best public transportation, and so much more.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cartoon: Put that dunce cap on</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;A cartoon by Clay Bennett.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New York Times destroys its own spin that Biden&#x27;s losing Latino voters</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;A newly released New York Times/Siena poll shows a wholesale reversal from its previous February poll that suggested President Joe Biden was&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/us/politics/trumps-support-among-latinos-grows-new-poll-shows.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;bleeding support among Latino voters&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/us/politics/trump-biden-times-siena-poll.html&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Times/Siena poll&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;released Saturday showed Biden gaining significant ground with minority voters, including &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/14/us/elections/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;opening up a 9-point lead&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; over Trump with Latinos, 50% - 41%. That&#x27;s a 15-point turnaround since February, when the&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/05/us/elections/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Times/Siena survey&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; gave Trump a 6-point advantage among Latino voters, winning 46% of the group to Biden&#x27;s 40%.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Biden&#x27;s&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/us/politics/trump-biden-times-siena-poll.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;growth among nonwhite voters&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x2014;including a net 10-point gain with Black voters&#x2014;has effectively erased Trump&#x27;s lead among registered voters overall in the latest Times/Siena survey, with Biden at 45% to Trump&#x27;s 46%. The Times&#x27;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/us/politics/biden-trump-times-siena-poll.html&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;February poll&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; gave Trump a 5-point advantage overall, at 43% Biden - 48% Trump.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Taking the poll at face value, Trump&#x27;s Latino support is still historically high at 41%, while Biden&#x27;s is historically low at 50%. The high-water mark for any Republican presidential candidate is President George W. Bush&#x27;s 40% share of the Latino vote in 2004.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;In 2020, Biden won Latino voters 59% - 38%, so the incumbent still has considerable room to grow support among the group while Trump may already be close to hitting his ceiling.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Democratic Gov. Janet Mills &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/15/politics/elections/janet-mills-lets-maine-join-national-effort-to-ditch-electoral-college/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;let a bill become law&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; without her signature that adds Maine&#x27;s four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/written-explanation&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;would collectively award their electoral votes&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to the winner of the national popular vote. Importantly, the compact would come into force only once states with a majority of electoral votes have joined to ensure the popular vote winner becomes president.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Currently, the winner of the statewide vote in Maine earns electoral votes, while whichever candidate wins in either of the state&#x27;s two congressional districts gets one additional vote per district. That system will remain in place until the compact is activated, meaning Donald Trump will likely win an electoral vote in the red-leaning 2nd District this year while Joe Biden secures Maine&#x27;s other three electoral votes, just as in 2020.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Trump in court, Biden in the Oval Office: A tale of two candidates</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Most people know that twice-impeached former president Donald Trump spent Monday in a New York courthouse for the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235339/-Live-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-first-criminal-trial-Day-One?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_3&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web&#x22;&#x3E;first day of his criminal trial&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; for allegedly falsifying business records in connection to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump is required to attend court dates for the 34-count felony trial in person.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;But Trump isn&#x2019;t the only busy person running for president. President Joe Biden is also very busy&#x2014;doing actual presidential stuff. On Monday, while Trump &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/nyregion/trump-asleep-criminal-trial.html&#x22;&#x3E;may have fallen asleep in court&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, Biden was receiving his daily briefing, followed by holding a &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/15/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-mohammed-shyaa-al-sudani-of-the-republic-of-iraq-before-bilateral-meeting/&#x22;&#x3E;bilateral meeting&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani of the Republic of Iraq in the Oval Office. He followed that up with &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://factba.se/biden/calendar&#x22;&#x3E;another bilateral meeting&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; with Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;The &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Supreme Court&#x3C;/a&#x3E; is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The justices&#x27; order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/article/science-health-mental-ce8f5a9ee53768af03c3c65d5331045b&#x22;&#x3E;gender-affirming care&#x3C;/a&#x3E; to people under age 18. Under the court&#x2019;s order, the two transgender teens who sued to challenge the law still will be able to obtain care.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The court&#x27;s three liberal justices would have kept the law on hold. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that it would have been better to let the case proceed &#x201C;unfettered by our intervention.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Justice Neil Gorsuch of the conservative majority wrote that it is &#x201C;a welcome development&#x201D; that the court is reining in an overly broad lower court order.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Other democracies prosecute their ex-leaders. Trump should be no exception</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Donald Trump believes he shouldn&#x2019;t be held accountable for any crimes he&#x2019;s been accused of&#x26;nbsp;before, during, or after his presidency.&#x26;nbsp;But on Monday, he found himself sitting&#x26;nbsp;in a courtroom as the first former U.S. president&#x26;nbsp;ever to go on trial for&#x26;nbsp;criminal charges. It&#x2019;s the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accusing Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.&#x26;nbsp;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;But while this might be unprecedented in U.S. history, other democracies, including France, South Korea, and Israel&#x26;nbsp;have charged, convicted, and even jailed former presidents and prime ministers. So why are we having such a hard time wrapping our head around this as a country?&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;RELATED STORY:&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235339/-Live-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-first-criminal-trial-Day-One&#x22;&#x3E;Donald Trump&#x27;s first criminal trial, Day One&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Tax Day reveals a major split in how&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden&#x22;&#x3E;Joe Biden&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;and&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Donald Trump&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Biden, the sitting Democratic president, plans to release his income tax returns on Monday, the IRS filing deadline. And on Tuesday, he is scheduled to&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://apnews.com/article/biden-taxes-2024-election-trump-11a48ecc31a99c2720897abc6b022d39&#x22;&#x3E;deliver a speech&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;in Scranton, Pennsylvania, about why the wealthy should pay more in taxes to reduce the federal deficit and help fund programs for the poor and middle class.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Biden is proud to say that he was largely without money for much of his decades-long career in public service, unlike Trump, who inherited&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;hundreds of millions of dollars from his father&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;and used his billionaire status to launch a TV show and later a presidential campaign.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;For 36 years, I was listed as the poorest man in Congress,&#x201D; Biden told donors in California in February. &#x201C;Not a joke.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;In 2015, Trump declared as part of his candidacy, &#x201C;I&#x27;m really rich.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Cartoon: Let the butt-kissing commence</title>
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<title>Kevin McCarthy&#x27;s trying to create a legacy, but he can&#x2019;t give up Trump</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The least successful House speaker in history&#x2014;the only one to be ousted&#x2014;is taking time out of his &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/13/2223240/-Kevin-McCarthy-sucked-as-speaker-but-he-s-good-at-revenge&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;revenge agenda&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to take a stab at &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/14/kevin-mccarthy-democracy-event-georgetown-00152038&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;rewriting history &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;to somehow make himself the hero. That includes a Georgetown University event called &#x201C;How Strong Is Our Democracy? With Kevin McCarthy.&#x201D; Politico reports that despite that title, at &#x201C;a time when both Democrats and Republicans&#x2014;for very different reasons&#x2014;warn that &#x2018;democracy is on the ballot&#x2019; in 2024, he didn&#x2019;t seem to have that level of concern about the stakes.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;McCarthy has been trying to &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/12/2198961/-Watch-the-only-House-speaker-ever-fired-try-to-play-elder-statesman&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;position himself&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; as some kind of elder statesman for the GOP&#x26;nbsp;from just about the moment he got fired from the job. He&#x2019;s going to have several problems selling the idea that he&#x2019;s a serious man with serious ideas, starting with the fact that even before he was booted from the speakership, he was presiding over &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/19/2212619/-It-s-official-GOP-House-did-a-whole-lot-of-nothing-this-year&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;the least productive Congress&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; in generations.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Live coverage: Donald Trump&#x27;s first criminal trial, Day One</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Monday marks the first day of Donald Trump&#x2019;s criminal trial for falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.&#x26;nbsp;Trump faces&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;34 felony counts&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;and, unlike past civil trials, Trump is required to be in court for these proceedings. He could&#x26;nbsp;face prison time if convicted.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The trial is being conducted&#x26;nbsp;in the Manhattan courtroom of New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan. There is no&#x26;nbsp;video or audio feed.&#x26;nbsp;Mechan has also limited the pool of reporters inside the courtroom to just six. However, dozens of other journalists and analysts are in the overflow room and several of them are providing near real-time feeds of events inside the courtroom.&#x26;nbsp;Daily Kos will provide updates from the trial using a variety of on-site sources as well as information compiled by other news outlets.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Cartoon: Raise your right hand</title>
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<title>Trump&#x27;s 24-hour Truth Social freakout is something to behold</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Donald Trump&#x27;s historic&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/15/2235339/-Live-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-first-criminal-trial-Day-One?pm_campaign=front_page&#x26;amp;pm_source=top_news_slot_1&#x26;amp;pm_medium=web&#x22;&#x3E; criminal trial started Monday.&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; In the 24 hours leading up to his appearance in New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan&#x2019;s courtroom, Trump has been thumbing away at his Truth Social account, sending no fewer than nine rants, plus &#x201C;retruthing&#x201D; more than a dozen extremist opinion pieces on his so-called innocence.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;On Sunday morning, Trump let loose with an &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112269870633758695&#x22;&#x3E;attack on the judge&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, calling him &#x201C;the most highly conflicted Judge in New York State history.&#x201D; He also accused District Attorney Alvin Bragg of illegally hiding evidence, before attacking the entire trial as a political attack because he&#x2019;s running for president.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;He followed that up by &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112271619961382670&#x22;&#x3E;writing&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; he had &#x201C;8 Biden cases (lawsuits!) going on at one time. They want to take money I would use for the campaign, and my time. Never been done before in our Country. Crooked politicians and corrupt prosecutors and Judges.&#x201D; Trump&#x2019;s criminal prosecutions &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;are&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; historic&#x2014;so he has that going for him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Trump took a short break to promote his $60 Bibles, and then &#x201C;retruthed&#x201D; &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112253699277365539&#x22;&#x3E;videos&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; he made just a few days ago attacking Merchan for &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/27/2231881/-Legal-expert-on-new-Trump-gag-order-He-s-incapable-of-shutting-his-mouth&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;imposing a limited gag order&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;on him..&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Then, possibly feeling a touch of self-pity, Trump began &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112272109170681435&#x22;&#x3E;another rant&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;Just four years ago I was a very popular and successful President of the United States, getting more votes than any sitting President in history,&#x201D; he wrote, before launching into a classic attack that could be described at this point as his stump speech.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;In fact, Trump left office with the&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://fortune.com/2021/01/18/trump-approval-rating-average-popularity/&#x22;&#x3E; lowest approval rating in modern American history.&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Trump &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112274616937583822&#x22;&#x3E;accused&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; Democrats of &#x201C;Election Interference!&#x201D; because he&#x2019;s being prosecuted for so many alleged crimes.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;The Radical Left Democrats are already cheating on the 2024 Presidential Election by bringing, or helping to bring, all of these bogus lawsuits against me, thereby forcing me to sit in courthouses, and spend money that could be used for campaigning, instead of being out in the field knocking Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST President in the History of the United States,&#x201D; he posted.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;He also demanded the immediate end to his trial because the judge is &#x201C;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112274568496410832&#x22;&#x3E;highly conflicted&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Facing nearly three dozen felony counts has not seemed to quell Trump&#x2019;s manic pace of attacks on the entire judicial system. Whining, &#x201C;I want my VOICE back,&#x201D; Trump &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112274942964209579&#x22;&#x3E;demanded&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to know, &#x201C;Why didn&#x2019;t they bring this totally discredited lawsuit 7 years ago??? Election Interference!&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;As the trial approached Monday, Trump started reposting conspiracy theories campaign promotional videos. Just minutes before arriving to the courtroom, Trump posted &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112275466864140370&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;a final pre-trial rant&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, attacking Attorney General Merrick Garland.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;Trump&#x2019;s lose-lose situation on abortion somehow got worse week after he released a video attempting to spin a position on the polarizing issue. What does this mean? Bad news for the Republican Party, already in disarray.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>House postpones &#x27;Appliance Week&#x27; to focus on things that actually matter</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The Republican House was &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1778540592034959364&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;all set&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to devote a week of floor time to a bunch of pointless messaging bills like the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, the Liberty in Laundry Act,&#x26;nbsp;and the Refrigerator Freedom Act. Following Iran&#x2019;s missile attack on Israel over the weekend, though, leadership decided that liberating our refrigerators has to take a back seat to pretending to do something meaningful.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;On Saturday, Majority Leader Steve Scalise &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1779278241267617926&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;announced&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; that &#x201C;the House will move from its previously announced legislative schedule next week to instead consider legislation that supports our ally Israel and holds Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable.&#x201D; So far, that means a &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;flurry of messaging bills&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; including non-binding resolutions like &#x201C;Condemning Iran&#x2019;s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel.&#x201D; In other words, bills that &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;sound&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; serious but don&#x2019;t actually &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;do&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; anything.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Donald Trump&#x27;s Gettysburg Address</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;On Saturday, Donald Trump held a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. This was his last big media event before appearing in a New York courtroom on Monday at the start of his first criminal trial for falsifying business records related to hush money payments to a porn star. So it&#x2019;s only appropriate that Trump was determined to make his speech especially historic. And he succeeded.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;When Abraham Lincoln dedicated the national cemetery at Gettysburg, his delivery was so unexpectedly brief that the photographer sent to capture the event didn&#x2019;t manage to &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/19/rare-photo-of-lincoln-at-gettysburg/&#x22;&#x3E;grab an image&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; from the speech. But Trump, who has repeatedly claimed to be &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/trump-criticizes-lincoln-brags-he-has-done-a-lot-to-help-black-americans.html&#x22;&#x3E;better than Lincoln&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, aced the 16th president out.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Lincoln spoke for around two minutes. It took Trump less than one to deliver a speech about Gettysburg that should go down in history as one of the most ridiculous, incoherent, and ignorant statements ever mouthed by anyone on a public stage.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>7 stories to know: Trump on trial, banning &#x27;climate change,&#x27; and curing long COVID</title>
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&#x3C;h2&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;1. Trump&#x2019;s hush money trial begins&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/h2&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Last week, Donald Trump &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/10/2234525/-Court-rejects-Trump-s-third-request-to-delay-Monday-s-hush-money-trial&#x22;&#x3E;struck out&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; in his efforts to delay his trial for funneling hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. With his legal team going &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4591226-judge-rejects-trump-bid-rules-hush-money-trial-will-begin-on-monday/&#x22;&#x3E;0-4, as of Friday,&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; in last-minute attempts to shift the location of the trial, disqualify the judge, or give Trump a pass to skip the courtroom for the campaign trail, it now seems that jury selection in the case will begin in the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan on Monday morning.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;While pundits have argued that the hush money case is the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/politics/trump-legal-problems-analysis/index.html&#x22;&#x3E;least important&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; of the four criminal trials Trump faces, a &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-hush-money-charges-seen-serious-by-most-voters-reutersipsos-finds-2024-04-10/&#x22;&#x3E;Reuters/Ipsos poll&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; shows that voters don&#x2019;t see it that way: 64%&#x26;nbsp;of registered voters described the charges as serious, including nearly 40% of Republicans. Only 34% of voters said they didn&#x2019;t believe the charges were serious.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;As &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/09/why-trumps-hush-money-case-is-bigger-than-hush-money/&#x22;&#x3E;The Washington Post&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; reported last week, the case is about more than just whether or not Trump paid off Daniels. It&#x2019;s already clear that he did. What&#x2019;s technically at stake in the New York trial is &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/4/2162054/-Donald-Trump-charged-with-34-felonies-Responses-pour-in-as-arrestmas-trends-on-Twitter&#x22;&#x3E;34 charges&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; of &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/4/2162020/-Live-Coverage-The-arrest-and-arraignment-of-Donald-Trump&#x22;&#x3E;falsifying business records&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to cover up those payments.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;However, based on &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/PDFs/Letter-re-jury-selection-4-8-24.pdf&#x22;&#x3E;a letter to counsel&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; Merchan wrote last week about jury selection, this trial could cover some of the same issues of election interference that are at the center of a federal trial currently held up by Trump&#x2019;s &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/29/2226610/-Supreme-Court-gives-Trump-a-huge-gift-by-hearing-his-immunity-case&#x22;&#x3E;claims of immunity&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; and a Georgia trial that has been delayed by &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/15/2229592/-Judge-lets-Fani-Willis-stay-on-Trump-case-if-special-prosecutor-is-removed&#x22;&#x3E;attacks on the prosecutors&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;As the &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/09/why-trumps-hush-money-case-is-bigger-than-hush-money/&#x22;&#x3E;Post&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; notes, Merchan isn&#x2019;t rewriting the charges against Trump, but in his letter, the judge makes it clear that looking at how these crimes may have affected a razor-thin electoral victory is within the scope of this trial. This could expand the range of issues and testimony and mean that some of the issues in those other trials get a preview in Merchan&#x2019;s courtroom.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Whatever happens at trial, this is the first time in history that a former president of the United States has gone to trial on criminal charges. That alone makes this a historic event. A sad, disgraceful, ugly historic event.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;It may not be the trial everyone wanted to see first, but it&#x2019;s the trial we&#x2019;re getting. And, depending on the response of the U.S. Supreme Court on the question of federal immunity and other delays in the schedule,&#x26;nbsp;it could be the only criminal trial Trump faces before the 2024 election.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;New York state prohibits recording of court proceedings, so the trial will not be televised.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Morning Digest: It&#x27;s the polls vs. Trump in this North Carolina runoff</title>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;#1&#x22; name=&#x22;1&#x22;&#x3E;&#x25CF;&#x3C;/a&#x3E; NC-13&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;: A Republican running in a hotly contested runoff for an open House seat in North Carolina is about to find out whether her lead in the polls can withstand Donald Trump weighing in for her opponent.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Attorney Kelly Daughtry just released an early April internal poll giving her a &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.scribd.com/document/721478884/BREAKING-NEWS-Kelly-Daughtry-Up-19-Points-In-New-Poll&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;wide 51-32 lead&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; over former federal prosecutor Brad Knott in the May 14 runoff for the 13th District. Daughtry ought to be pleased because that represents a sizable improvement from her 41-37 edge in an unreleased March poll that was, like this latest survey, also conducted by Fabrizio, Lee &#x26;amp; Associates.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;But unfortunately for Daughtry, this newer poll was in the field mere days before Trump &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/9/2234181/-Morning-Digest-Top-Democratic-PAC-announces-record-investment-in-House-races#8&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;endorsed Knott&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; on Truth Social. Trump also used his social media missive to blast Daughtry as someone who &#x22;has given money to Far Left Democrats, pledged to vote for Obama, and is no friend to MAGA.&#x22;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Cartoon: Strategies for victory</title>
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<title>Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Nixon said &#x27;I am not a crook.&#x27; Trump: &#x27;I am one, and I need to be one&#x27;</title>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/14/trump-presidential-immunity-supreme-court/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEzMDY3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE0NDQ5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTMwNjcyMDAsImp0aSI6IjZhNzMyNzZhLTI4NmYtNGE3Mi04M2M0LWFlNzVhNzMxMzFjZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI0LzA0LzE0L3RydW1wLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1pbW11bml0eS1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LyJ9.ULxnZTZOFmA6xQ3Z-09j6q_pc8oiyn5fPCONLG44__k&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;E.J. Dionne, Jr&#x3C;/a&#x3E;./The Washington Post:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Trump&#x2019;s immunity claims tell voters all they need to know about him&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Trump is saying something no other&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/presidential-candidates-2024/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;presidential candidate&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;has ever said: That the only way to be an effective president is to be willing to break the law. &#x201C;A denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future President with de facto blackmail and extortion while in office, and condemn him to years of post-office trauma at the hands of political opponents,&#x201D; his lawyers&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/303418/20240319150454815_23-939%20-%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;wrote in their brief&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;. &#x201C;That would be the end of the Presidency as we know it and would irreparably damage our Republic.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;
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<title>Real-world impact of Arizona abortion ruling begins to emerge</title>
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&#x3C;p&#x3E;Gov. Katie Hobbs, who&#x2019;s serving Arizona only&#x26;nbsp;until Jesus returns in glory to root through all those&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/kari-lake-election-grievances/index.html&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;boxes of unscanned Kari Lake votes&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, is extending a lifeline to the state&#x2019;s women after Republicans turned the clock back even further than usual.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;While Republicans work on new state slogans&#x2014;&#x201C;What Happens in Arizona Stays in Arizona, Unless You Can Afford &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1777799954339188880&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;a Bus Ticket&#x3C;/a&#x3E; to Mexico&#x201D; is the current favorite&#x2014;Hobbs is actually doing something to help state residents who&#x2019;ve been blindsided by the &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/9/2234294/-Arizona-can-enforce-an-1864-law-criminalizing-nearly-all-abortions-court-says&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;Arizona Supreme Court&#x2019;s decision&#x3C;/a&#x3E; to subject women to the harsh dictates of the state&#x2019;s long-dormant 1864 abortion ban.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Hobbs is hoping to reassure state residents as chaos ensues in the wake of the court&#x2019;s decision on Tuesday&#x26;nbsp;reviving a law that bans nearly&#x26;nbsp;all abortions. And while the current situation is both&#x26;nbsp;frightening and grim, Hobbs is doing what she can to allow her constituents to remain citizens in good standing of the 21st century.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cartoon: Trump fans</title>
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<title>US Capitol Police prepare for possible post-election turmoil</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;By Jennifer Shutt, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/04/10/u-s-capitol-police-chief-describes-preparations-for-possible-post-election-turmoil/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Georgia Recorder&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers in charge of his agency&#x2019;s budget on Wednesday, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events&#x2014;including another potential Jan. 6&#x2014;by trying to grow the size of its force and overhauling its intelligence gathering activities.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;During an hour-long hearing in front of the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee, Manger argued the agency is far better positioned than in the past to address the safety of members both in the Capitol complex and at their residences, though at one point he said USCP&#x2019;s &#x201C;resources are strained.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Manger also noted USCP has fallen behind and is trying to enhance protection for House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Senate Speaker pro tempore Patty Murray, a Washington state Democrat, since they are second and third in the line of presidential succession, respectively.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The U.S. Secretary of State, who sits fourth in the line of succession below both those lawmakers, has a security detail three times larger than anything USCP provides, Manger told the committee.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;We know we&#x2019;ve got to expand the protection for the individuals that are in the line of succession,&#x201D; he said. &#x201C;We can&#x2019;t just go back to the days when we said, &#x2018;Well, we&#x2019;ll just follow them around and we&#x2019;ll make sure they&#x2019;re well protected wherever they are,&#x2019; because their homes, their families are at risk.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>The Downballot: The craziest effing story of the year (so far) (transcript)</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;It&#x27;s only April, but &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/06/tim-sheehy-montana-senate-gunshot-wound-national-park/&#x22;&#x3E;the Washington Post&#x27;s new report&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; on GOP golden boy Tim Sheehy is a strong contender for the craziest political story of the year. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://player.captivate.fm/show/b049910f-1c6e-4b96-8ecd-480b1764cb75/latest/&#x22; title=&#x22;&#x22;&#x3E;On this week&#x27;s episode of &#x22;The Downballot,&#x22;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; co-hosts David Nir and David Beard dissect the countless contradictions in Sheehy&#x27;s tales about a bullet wound that he either received in Afghanistan &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;or&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; in a national park three years later. The Davids also explain why the Arizona Supreme Court&#x27;s appalling new ruling banning nearly all abortions could lead to two conservative justices losing their seats this fall.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Our guest this week is Sondra Goldschein, who runs the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, an organization dedicated to improving America&#x27;s badly lagging &#x22;care infrastructure.&#x22; Goldschein explains how issues like paid medical leave laws and greater access to childcare affect an enormous swath of the electorate&#x2014;and why they&#x27;re closely tied to voters&#x27; perceptions of their economic fortunes. She also highlights candidates her group is working to elect to make these policies a reality.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.dailykos.com/thedownballot&#x22;&#x3E;Subscribe to &#x22;The Downballot&#x22; wherever you listen to podcasts&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; to make sure you never miss a show. New episodes every Thursday morning!&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<title>Chinese organized crime&#x2019;s latest US target: Gift cards</title>
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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;Chinese crime rings already dominate the illegal marijuana trade in the U.S. and launder cocaine and heroin profits. Now a federal task force is investigating their role in a burgeoning form of gift card fraud.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;by &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.propublica.org/people/craig-silverman&#x22;&#x3E;Craig Silverman&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E; and &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.propublica.org/people/peter-elkind&#x22;&#x3E;Peter Elkind&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.propublica.org/article/chinese-organized-crime-gift-cards-american-retail&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;ProPublica&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;Federal authorities are investigating the involvement of Chinese organized crime rings in gift card fraud schemes that have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars or more from American consumers.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a task force, whose existence has not previously been reported, to combat a scheme known as &#x201C;card draining,&#x201D; in which thieves use stolen or altered card numbers to siphon off money before the owner can spend it. The initiative has been dubbed &#x201C;Project Red Hook,&#x201D; for the perpetrators&#x2019; ties to China and their exploitation of cards hung in store kiosks on &#x201C;J-hooks.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;This marks the first time that federal authorities have focused on the role of Chinese organized crime in gift card fraud and devoted resources to fighting it. Homeland Security began prioritizing gift card fraud late last year in response to a flurry of consumer complaints and arrests connected to card draining.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Over the past 18 months, law enforcement across the country has arrested about 100 people for card draining, of whom 80 to 90 are Chinese nationals or Chinese Americans, according to Adam Parks, a Homeland Security assistant special agent in charge based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Parks, who is leading the task force, estimates that another 1,000 people could be involved in card draining in the U.S., mostly as runners for the gangs.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x201C;We&#x2019;re talking hundreds of millions of dollars, potentially billions of dollars, [and] that&#x2019;s a substantial risk to our economy and to people&#x2019;s confidence in their retail environment,&#x201D; he told ProPublica.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<description>&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;Donald Trump is offering a corrupt deal to America&#x2019;s wealthy elites: He&#x2019;ll give them tax cuts and deregulation if he&#x2019;s elected to&#x26;nbsp;a second term, even though he&#x2019;s signaled that he intends to govern as an autocratic leader unrestrained by the rule of law.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;That would be a deal with the devil that&#x2019;s&#x26;nbsp;likely to end badly for everyone&#x2014;even the corporate elite, many of whom remain in a state of denial about Trump.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://scholar.harvard.edu/dziblatt/home&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;Daniel Ziblatt&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, director of Harvard&#x2019;s Center for European Studies, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Democracy-Cambridge-Comparative-Politics/dp/0521172993/ref=sr_1_3?crid=FNRG0THCFI9H&#x26;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.otbtQzxbKL2jqHe-dR9W0JvWVtefUV_HJ8AiAW-DbecjzvZQ1W-pdjbmATSo_RT635lEJ2yYtF0zGCKoNRq3qW4tKWG68FA-lgSSC8ifQoez6aZ-p6Fngb0DsXomGnxsUV6qOJmlVGlbYoKEX3EncLXweDWfOhG5HOjmYdFGJfBIQf2Uxtaza7-ki65AhWE-UdqTaMCV0_A6Yg5ky8w1RJjSu4QX2sMDsmZDMAxOVNU.bLsViBuTheZKj_FAYOscP4H6Zmik2_TNOVfsg0vvJzc&#x26;amp;dib_tag=se&#x26;amp;keywords=daniel+ziblatt&#x26;amp;qid=1712693988&#x26;amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C78&#x26;amp;sr=8-3&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;has studied what happens when conservative elites ally with authoritarian movements&#x3C;/a&#x3E;, which happened&#x26;nbsp;during Adolf Hitler&#x2019;s rise&#x26;nbsp;to power in Germany.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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<description>&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Doctors, confused about how to practice medicine under Idaho&#x2019;s abortion ban, pleaded with state legislators for a solution.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;by Kyle Pfannenstiel, &#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://idahocapitalsun.com&#x22;&#x3E;Idaho Capital Sun&#x3C;/a&#x3E; &#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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&#x3C;p&#x3E;Idaho, already in a doctor shortage, is losing doctors who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;In a presentation at the Idaho State Capitol Building on Wednesday, Idaho medical leaders say the workforce shortage is exacerbated by doctors&#x2019; confusion about how to practice medicine under Idaho&#x2019;s abortion ban that&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/12/14/idaho-women-physicians-seek-clarity-on-abortion-law-through-lawsuit-state-seeks-dismissal/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;only allows abortion if it is needed for the mother&#x2019;s life &#x2014; not their health.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;And they pleaded with lawmakers for&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/11/07/most-americans-want-health-exceptions-in-abortion-bans-political-infighting-keeps-blocking-them/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;a health exception&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, which would allow a doctor to terminate a pregnancy to prevent significant harm to a patient, not just prevent their death. For example, if a patient&#x2019;s water broke early and infection was setting in before a fetus was viable, a physician could treat the infection, which may involve terminating the pregnancy, without fear of prosecution. &#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x201C;Idaho is digging itself into a workforce hole that will take many years, if not decades, to fill. But before we can stabilize the environment and move forward, we have to stop digging. And we need more clarity in our laws&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;to help with that,&#x201D; said Susie Pouliot Keller, CEO of the Idaho Medical Association.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;If a provider is&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/09/29/doctors-in-idaho-ers-no-longer-shielded-from-prosecution-under-abortion-law/#:~:text=If%20a%20provider%20is%20prosecuted,suspension%20of%20their%20medical%20license.&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;prosecuted under Idaho&#x2019;s abortion law&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;, they face two to five years in prison and could have their medical license suspended or revoked. Idaho also has a civil enforcement law,&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;a href=&#x22;https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/03/23/idaho-governor-signs-bill-effectively-banning-most-abortions/&#x22; target=&#x22;_blank&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;allowing doctors to be sued for at least $20,000&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/a&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;by any family members of a person who obtained an abortion.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p style=&#x22;text-align:left&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;But legislation modifying Idaho&#x2019;s abortion ban isn&#x2019;t likely this year.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span&#x3E;The Idaho Legislature finished most of its business for the session on Wednesday and has recessed until April 10 to give itself time to address any potential vetoes Gov. Brad Little could issue.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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