• No proof 'Trump’s legal woes are helping' his campaign: analysis

    Former President Donald Trump and his allies often make their belief that the legal troubles he faces are all politically motivated. In February, CBS News reported, "Polls show his supporters agree, with 66% of Republicans believing the legal cases against him have been handled unfairly. In contrast, 70% of Democrats feel Trump is being treated fairly."In a Sunday, April 28 analysis, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten insists that based on current polling, the ex-president's legal...

  • GOP strategist accuses Trump of being too cash-strapped to fund campaign rallies

    During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, Republican Party campaign strategist Susan Del Percio dismissed Donald Trump's complaints that his Manhattan hush money trial is to blame for his inability to campaign across the country.Speaking with host Alex Witt, the two noted that Trump is only expected to be in court four days a week leaving him weekends and Wednesday free to roam the country and no court scheduled this coming Monday. Del Percio was quick to point out that the former...

  • Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies he bought Karen McDougal story to help Trump campaign

    April 25 (UPI) — Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on Thursday testified that he purchased the rights to a story about an alleged affair Donald Trump had with a Playboy model so that it would not damage his 2016 presidential campaign. When asked by prosecutor Joshua Steinglass during the second day of Trump’s New York […] The post Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies he bought Karen McDougal story to help Trump campaign first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • 'Pray Michael pray': Hope Hicks told Michael Cohen to ask God for help with Trump scandals

    Former President Donald Trump's former press secretary Hope Hicks testified Friday she asked fixer Michael Cohen to ask God for help with a breaking story about a Playboy model who said she'd had sex with the then-presidential candidate while his wife was pregnant. Hicks read a slate of text conversation with Cohen in the New York City courtroom where Trump stands accused of falsifying business records to cover hush money paid to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. "Ok pray...

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    Trump Media jumps more than 9% after CEO asks House GOP to probe possible DJT stock 'manipulation'

    Donald Trump's media company CEO Devin Nunes wants Congress to probe possible manipulation of the company's stock.

  • ICYMI: Senate GOP is delusional, House GOP is desperate, and Trump hates football

    Super-patriotic GOP candidate forgets words to the Pledge of Allegiance Watch him pledge his allegiance to um uh   Delusional Senate Republicans still believe they can control Trump What’s that definition of insanity again? Cartoon: A prickly situation Oh, Arizona. Polls show there's a cost to Trump alienating Haley voters Maybe telling them to take a hike wasn’t the best plan after all. This big county will host its first sheriff's race since the '60s And wouldn’t you know...

  • Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in Trump's 2016 campaign over 'Access Hollywood' tape

    Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was seized with worry about the potential

  • Hope Hicks says Cohen would 'insert himself' into Trump's campaign, go 'rogue': 'He wasn't supposed to be on the campaign'

    The New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump continued for the eleventh day on Friday, with one of the prosecution's so-called key witnesses, Hope Hicks, taking the stand. Hicks was Trump's former White House communications director and campaign aide.Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo questioned Hicks. During her testimony, Hicks stated that she "was concerned" when she received an email request for comment from the Washington Post regarding a piece on the "Access Hollywood" tape....

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    Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy

    Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...

  • Cartoon: GOP backing Trump

    A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign Action

  • Envisioning a post-Trump GOP

    Former President Donald Trump devoured and remade the Republican Party in his image on Feb. 13, 2016. Standing onstage at a Republican presidential debate in Greenville, South Carolina, days before the primary, Trump turned to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and calmly slaughtered the remaining sacred cows of the pre-Trump GOP. “Obviously, the war in […]

  • Police Host Campaign On Bogus Institutions

    Central police in partnership with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) held an awareness campaign in Marabastad on May 3 to warn students about bogus institutions of higher learning. SAQA is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act and mandated by legislation to oversee the development and implementation of the […]