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A firebrand legal adviser to the President-elect and a conservative lawyer under consideration for the post of Attorney General appear to be setting the stage for investigations and prosecution of Donald Trump’s legal adversaries, including Special Counsel Jack Smith and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The threats come as Trump campaign aides say that the president-elect considers his choice for attorney general to be his most important single appointment. Paoletta is among several people under consideration to run the Justice Department, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News. All of those people have claimed—without citing any specific evidence— that the federal prosecutions of Trump by Smith were politically motivated. The Trump Justice Department will have access to every text, email and memo written by everyone on the Smith team on government phones and computers during the investigation.

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☆ Top crypto PAC targets close House races as 2024 election hits final stages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Make Bitcoin Great Again" hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. With the 2024 election hitting its homestretch, the leading pro-crypto super PAC has funneled a big chunk of its final donations to close House races as part of an effort to push candidates favorable to the group's agenda over the top. Of that sum, $20 million went to two affiliated PACs — $15 million to the Defend American Jobs PAC, a single-issue committee focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain policy that's favored Republicans, and $5 million to Protect Progress, which has only supported Democrats. Of the House donations, $6.2 million went to Democratic candidates and $2.3 million to Republicans. Crypto groups have spent over $130 million in congressional races for this year's election, including the primaries, according to FEC data.

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☆ Crypto's $130 million congressional election binge has candidates like Utah's John Curtis poised for big wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Rep. John Curtis speaks during the Utah Senate primary debate for Republican contenders battling to win the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, June 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY — John Curtis, a Republican congressman from Utah, has become a favorite of the crypto industry in his bid to win the Senate seat held by the departing Mitt Romney. "They looked at me like I was from another planet," Curtis told the crowd at the Permissionless conference. Curtis, 64, said he realized then that lawmakers needed to be smarter about regulations and actually understand the user experience. Additionally, the PAC spent more than $1.5 million to oppose Curtis' Republican primary challenger, Trent Staggs.

Persons: John Curtis, Sen, Mitt Romney, Curtis, they'd, Caroline Gleich, James Delmore, Trent Staggs Organizations: Rep, Utah Senate, U.S, CITY, Republican, Democratic, American Jobs PAC, CNBC Locations: Utah, Salt Lake City, Provo

☆ Crypto PAC money backs Utah Senate candidate and others across U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCrypto PAC money backs Utah Senate candidate and others across U.S.CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos reports on the millions of dollars spent by crypto interest groups in the 2024 election to elect industry-friendly candidates nationwide.

Persons: CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos Locations: Utah

☆ How promises of a ‘post-Roe future’ have fallen short
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Few address child care, for infants or beyond. Since Dobbs, seven states have had ballot initiatives on the topic, with the abortion rights position winning in each state. In November, at least 10 more initiatives aimed at restoring or protecting abortion rights will be in front of voters across the country. But Brahm has also rallied an array of political, faith, academic, medical and advocacy leaders into a coalition called “Building a Post-Roe Future” that calls for more affordable health care and child care, expanded child tax credits, paid parental leave, flexible work hours and enforced pre-natal support. Though paid parental leave has been a big topic of discussion around the country, the only states to enact such measures since Dobbs are those where abortion rights are protected.

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☆ Manchin signals he could endorse Harris while Romney stays coy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And he plans to speak to Vice President Kamala Harris soon. “Oh I could see that, yes,” Manchin told CNN when asked if he’d endorse a candidate before November. Asked twice if he would endorse Harris, Romney pointedly refused to say. “I’m certainly not going to be voting for former President Trump, and I think that’s been very clear,” Romney said when asked the first time whether he’d back Harris. We stand with nations that are now being invaded by their neighbors, particularly invaded by Russia,” Romney added.

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☆ 7 things to watch for at tonight's debate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, we preview tonight's showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter tonight, where we will be recapping and analyzing the presidential debate. One of the things I’ll be looking for is which voters each candidate goes out of their way to address directly. Something to watch for right at the beginning of the debate is whether Harris and Trump shake hands. That would boost her to 245 electoral votes and reduce the number of remaining state outcome combinations to 16.

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☆ GOP senator falls for sexually explicit Jimmy Carter death hoax
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

For the second time in one month, Sen. Mike Lee has fallen for an online hoax. The Utah senator posted a fake letter announcing Jimmy Carter's death. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSen. Mike Lee of Utah, a long-serving Republican who was once floated as a potential Supreme Court justice by former President Donald Trump, fell for an obvious online hoax on Tuesday. On X, Lee posted an image of a fake letter purporting to be from the Office of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, announcing the ex-president's death.

Persons: Sen, Mike Lee, Jimmy Carter's, Carter, —, Mike Lee of, Donald Trump, Lee, Jimmy Carter Organizations: Service, Republican, Business Locations: Utah, Mike Lee of Utah, United States

☆ Analysis: Biden’s campaign wages desperate bid to save his reelection campaign after debate debacle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Democratic Party grandees, meanwhile, crowded onto Sunday talk shows to try to turn attention away from Biden’s confused and painful debate showing and to put the spotlight back on Trump. But any set of bad polls showing an already-tough reelection bid was seriously damaged by the debate could trigger panic again. The ferocious counterattack by Biden’s campaign, however, is not answering fundamental questions posed in the aftermath of a debate that shattered confidence in Biden’s capacity to beat Trump for many of his fellow Democrats. Voters saw Biden’s reduced and poignant state with their own eyes. Biden campaign manager Jennifer O’Malley Dillon even blamed any poor forthcoming polls on the media and not the president.

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☆ 5 ways a second Trump administration would be different from the first
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Phil Mattingly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Instead, they influenced the rapid buildup of a kind of shadow White House policymaking apparatus spearheaded by former Trump administration officials. The groups aren’t officially affiliated with Trump’s campaign and have at times gotten crosswise with Trump’s political advisers. Several of the outside groups designed to advance Trump’s policy goals are doubling as a clearinghouse for potential second-term job candidates. Their operations are led by former Trump White House aides who were instrumental in efforts to weed out officials who disagreed with Trump toward the end of his first term. The group he left quickly hired another former senior Trump White House personnel official to replace him.

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☆ Trump got the perfect birthday present: complete capitulation by the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Donald Trump got his 78th birthday present a day early — a handshake from his longtime bitter critic, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, encapsulating the Republican Party’s complete submission to its presumptive presidential nominee. They were provoked by the president.” He said Trump was morally and practically responsible for the assault on his beloved Capitol. “There’s tremendous unity in the Republican Party,” the ex-president said. Vance, was asked how some senior Republicans who had condemned Trump after January 6 could meet and applaud him now. “I think it’s a good thing and the Republican Party is in a good place.”Vance is not wrong.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden’s decision this week to make public his ultimatum that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off of some US weapons did not come easily or lightly. Last week, Biden signed off on a pause of 3,500 bombs to Israel that administration officials feared would be dropped on Rafah. Aware or not of the president’s views, Israeli officials reacted with shock to the public announcement. Israeli officials also sought to downplay the significance of Biden’s announcement. It marked the clearest signal yet that six months into the war, Biden was starting to seriously consider conditioning US support for Israel.

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☆ Trump could face a rare defeat in the chaotic Ohio GOP Senate primary by someone he calls the 'next Mitt Romney'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There's a contentious Senate primary in Ohio between a traditional Republican and a Trump loyalist. AdvertisementIn recent days, former President Donald Trump has found himself locked in a proxy showdown with establishment GOP figures in Ohio. Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan at an event in Salem, Ohio on March 15, 2024. "President Trump wants Bernie," said Noem, adding that "should be enough reason" for rally attendees to convince their friends to vote for Moreno. "You're gonna want President Trump in Ohio a lot," Noem later said.

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NEW YORK (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Friday that he is not running for president, according to his spokesman Jonathan Kott. Manchin announced his decision in a speech at West Virginia University, as part of a national listening tour he was making. “I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” he said in his speech in Morgantown. Larry Hogan, last week ruled out a 2024 presidential bid as well, announcing a Senate bid instead.

Persons: Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Jonathan Kott, Manchin, ”, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, Romney, Dean Phillips, Biden, Larry Hogan, Will Weissert Organizations: —, West Virginia University, Democrat, Senate, GOP, Utah, Federal, Commission, Saturday, Democratic Minnesota Rep, Democratic, Maryland Gov, Associated Press Locations: Virginia, Morgantown, New Hampshire, Arizona, Michigan, Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee. The new co-chair, Trump said, should be his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. The Republican National Committee is the governing body of the national Republican Party and runs the GOP's political machine. But make no mistake, Trump — not McDaniel — has been the real leader of the Republican Party over the last eight years. That's because the Republican president — or the Republican presidential nominee — effectively controls the RNC.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has discussed leaving her role with former President Donald Trump, with both agreeing to delay a decision until after South Carolina's Feb. 24 primary, according to two people familiar with the matter. But having long faced vocal opposition from a faction of the party, McDaniel is under renewed pressure after Trump publicly questioned whether she should stay in the job. During what was described as a cordial private meeting Monday in Florida, Trump and McDaniel discussed the possibility that she would step down as one of a range of possibilities for changes within RNC leadership. Under the direction of the party's presidential nominee, whoever serves as chair will direct the sprawling nationwide infrastructure designed to elect a Republican president while serving as a chief party fundraiser. ___Associated Press writer Brian Slodysko in Washington and Thomas Beaumont in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Donald Trump, McDaniel, Trump, Nikki Haley, Keith Schipper, That’s, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney’s, Brian Slodysko, Thomas Beaumont Organizations: — Republican, South, Trump, Republican, Associated Press Locations: Florida, “, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, Las Vegas

☆ Why dragging tech CEOs in front of Congress might mean something this time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But his consistent criticism of some of the real issues happening in Big Tech has sometimes reminded me of a classic Clickhole headline: "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point." Section 230 is controversial and has become a rallying point for some conservatives and others, who think it allows Big Tech to hide from criticisms that it isn't fair to all sides. Clearly, these big platforms haven't succeeded — sometimes motivated by a whole bunch of internal factors, including profit. AdvertisementBut if there were some magic bullet to stop child exploitation, I truly believe the companies would've used it by now.

Persons: —, Sen, Josh Hawley, Hawley, Mark Zuckerberg, flay, Sundar Pichai, Zuckerberg, Utah Sen, Orrin Hatch, Zuckerberg blinked, Meta, sextortion, Marsha Blackburn, Wednesday's, there's Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Republican, Business, Twitter, Google, Facebook, Street, Meta, ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation Locations: Big, Missouri, Utah, Florida, Tennessee

☆ Trump is already flexing strongman power in the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The ex-president is trying to intimidate Nikki Haley into abandoning the GOP presidential race. Trump’s brisk assertion of his growing power as the likely nominee is a characteristic dismantling of constraints that echoes his behavior in office. But she provoked him by refusing to quickly fold her campaign and endorse him like other GOP candidates, including Florida Gov. But the disdain toward Haley from Trump world is remarkable. It would have essentially joined the party’s forces with Trump while an election involving a rival was still taking place.

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☆ New Hampshire is poised to answer the GOP’s existential question
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But she must still prove she can make a head-to-head duel with the ex-president last through Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and beyond, after Florida Gov. But Haley faces an existential question for her own campaign Tuesday. “They’re all all coming with us,” Trump noted with satisfaction at a rally in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Sunday night. An unexpectedly high turnout of undeclared voters powered late Arizona Sen. John McCain to a shock victory in the 2000 GOP primary against George W. Bush. But Haley’s problem is that most Republican voters may not want what she’s offering.

Persons: New Hampshire CNN —, Nikki Haley, strode, “, ”, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, he’d, Haley, ” Haley, CNN’s Dana Bash, DeSantis, president’s, –, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy –, ” Trump, imperil Trump, Chris Sununu, galvanize, ” Sununu’s, Trump, Sununu, Haley –, Joe Biden, November’s, She’s, Chris Christie, Arizona Sen, John McCain, George W, Bush, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Republican pollster Whit Ayers, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Ted Cruz , Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Christie, Jeb Bush, Rubio, Cruz, He’s, Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Haley hasn’t, Henry McMaster, Gov, Pamela Evette, Scott, ” he’s, Biden, Scott Jennings Organizations: New Hampshire CNN, South, Republican, Tuesday’s New, Florida Gov, Trump, Super, GOP, – DeSantis, New, New Hampshire Gov, CNN, New Jersey Gov, Florida, New Hampshire, Institution, Trump Republican, Republican Party, Senate, Wyoming, Gov, Sunday, Exeter, Office, Republicans, ” CNN Locations: Exeter, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tuesday’s, Tuesday’s New Hampshire, Rochester , New Hampshire, New Jersey, Iowa, Granite, Arizona, New, The New Hampshire, Texas, Ted Cruz , Florida, Carolina, Cruz, New York, Utah

☆ Politically motivated 'swatting' incidents reveal how common anti-government terrorism is becoming, expert warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She told Business Insider that the increasing spate of swatting attempts is an intensification of anti-government extremism plaguing the country. An FBI report reviewed by CBS indicated there may be more than 500 recorded swatting calls nationwide since May of 2023. "These are tactics that terrorists have used in the past to disseminate chaos and fear with fake bomb threats — they're not new tactics," Ben-Ghiat told BI. "The thing about these threats is, whatever form they're taking, they normalize the idea of threatening public officials," Ben-Ghiat told BI. Advertisement"That's what Trump does 24/7, hammering the idea 'We're coming for you, don't resist, we're coming for you,'" referring to his administration and supporters, Ben-Ghiat told BI.

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☆ Trump keeps returning to his birther playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Trump has also baselessly questioned whether Vice President Kamala Harris, whose parents are immigrants, was eligible. Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican who Trump also bested in that 2016 primary with taunts of “Little Marco,” also again endorsed Trump this week. It is actually Trump who faces more legitimate questions about his eligibility under the 14th Amendment. It is not true, as he alleges, that Democrats can take part in the GOP primary. “You have a group of people coming in that are not Republicans, and it’s artificially boosting her numbers here,” Trump said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s playbook, Barack Obama, Hussein, Trump, Kamala Harris, Ted Cruz, John F, Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Cruz, Trump’s, Sen, Marco Rubio, “ Little Marco, ”, Nikki Haley, Haley, “, ” Haley, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Jeff Zeleny, “ He’s, Nia, Malika Henderson, ” Henderson, Haley’s, ” Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, Romney, CNN’s Manu Raju, Biden, Donald Trump, ” Romney, Raju Organizations: CNN, White, GOP, Republican, National Enquirer, Florida Republican, Trump, South, United Nations, Supreme, Florida Gov, Bloomberg, CNN New Locations: Texas, Cuba, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maine, Colorado, CNN New Hampshire, Utah

☆ Mitt Romney once said it was a 'challenge to justify' sending billions in aid to Israel — but now he argues that it actually saves the US money
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to a new biography of Mitt Romney, the Utah senator once questioned US aid to Israel. AdvertisementIn recent years, it's mostly been Democrats who have questioned the utility of US aid to Israel. But in 2019, one Republican senator quietly questioned the necessity of that aid: Mitt Romney. And on Tuesday, Romney expanded on that exchange in a brief interview with Business Insider at the Capitol — saying that he believes Israel aid actually saves the US money. "I think we're now in a very unusual circumstance, given that Israel is at war," said Romney.

Persons: Mitt Romney, he's, —, McKay Coppins, Romney, Israel, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Service, Democrats, Business, Capitol, West Bank, Hamas Locations: Utah, Israel, China, United States

An incumbent hasn't lost his party's presidential nomination since Democrats passed over Franklin Pierce in 1856. Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 marked the last time someone from a new party — in his case, the Republican Party — won the White House. But with the United States deeply divided and somewhat anxious about the prospect of another Biden-Trump campaign, third party candidates insist voters are restless enough to defy history. West announced last month that he no longer was running under the Green Party banner, but as an independent. Democrats assume that many of voters supporting a progressive environmental activist would likely have chosen Clinton if forced to choose between the major parties.

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The moderate West Virginia Democrat said Wednesday that he would never want to be a “spoiler” who contributed to getting any other candidate elected. Manchin said it would be “dangerous” to give Trump another term. “Because I Endorsed Big Jim Justice of West Virginia for the U.S. Senate, and he has taken a commanding lead, Democrat Joe Manchin has decided not to seek re-election. Manchin would have had a difficult path to reelection as the only remaining Democratic statewide officeholder in West Virginia, likely running against either GOP U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney or Gov. Manchin has long been friendly with No Labels, which has already begun holding private conversations with potential presidential nominees, Manchin among them.

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The party in 2024 is defending Democratic-held seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio — all states that Trump carried handily in 2020. They have very few pickup opportunities — their best being Republican-held seats in Texas and Florida, both states Trump won twice. Meanwhile, the White House issued a statement praising Manchin's dedication to the people of West Virginia and his accomplishments in Washington. Biden said the Manchin family "should feel proud of the Senator’s service to West Virginia and to our country. When asked about a prospective Manchin presidential run, Biden's campaign declined to comment.

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