• Former Trump Administration Official William Wolfe Says Trump Is Cloaking A Radical Abortion Agenda

    Last week, various Christian nationalists and abortion abolitionists gathered for a discussion on Twitter about how they should respond to former President Donald Trump’s recent statements about abortion, specifically his criticism that a recent court ruling in Arizona went too far and his claim that he would not sign a national abortion ban if he’s […]

  • Biden campaign releases ad blaming Trump for near-death of woman denied abortion in Texas: ‘Donald Trump did this’

    Biden campaign ad blames Trump for near-death of woman denied abortion (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Joe building behemoth of campaign. Republicans playing catch-up

    • CNN

    Why the nostalgia for the Trump administration?

    According to polls, says CNN’s Michael Smerconish, when compared to Biden’s administration, America seems nostalgic for the chaotic Trump years - despite the fact that in 2020 voters rejected his presidency. As a result, “The Biden campaign is about to spend a lot of time and money trying to convince voters that memories are faulty.”

    • CNN

    How Trump’s trial could impact the campaign

    Dan Pfeiffer speaks with CNN’s Jake Tapper

  • This week’s other Trump legal story

    THIS WEEK’S OTHER TRUMP LEGAL STORY. The trial of former President Donald Trump, the paperwork case over the nondisclosure agreement he had with a porn star, continues with jury selection in Manhattan. It’s been extensively covered; this newsletter wrote not one but two previews last week, plus more discussion yesterday. So enough about that for a […]

  • Trump's Complaining More Than Campaigning in Court: Ex-Aide

    Former President Donald Trump seems unable to prevent his campaign from struggling as he instead focuses on "playing the victim" in the throes of his hush-money criminal trial in New York, according to former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin.Trump's trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which began in Manhattan this week with jury selection, is expected to continue into June. The former president and presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee has pleaded not guilty to all...

  • Donald Trump Campaigning in Blue New Jersey

    Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in blue New Jersey amid his criminal trial in New York, making a play for these blue areas, exactly as he said he would do.

  • Trump’s Brilliant Prosecution Juxtaposition Campaign

    Say what you want about Donald Trump, but the man is a brilliant communicator. His builder-from-Queens bluntness sometimes manifests as obnoxiousness, but it also has produced some of the most effective messaging of our time. Has there ever been a more concise slogan than “Make America Great Again”? Into those four simple words are packed a vastness of disaffection that is otherwise indescribable even if one uses the entire dictionary.

  • Is Melania the Trump campaign’s secret weapon?

    She left the White House with the worst popularity rating for any first lady in history. But she could still be an asset for her husbandShe is a riddle inside an enigma wrapped in Valentino. One of the few things anyone can say with certainty about Melania Trump is that the former first lady has never been keen on politics. And who can blame her? Melania was living a life of untrammelled luxury before her husband decided he wanted to be president. She didn’t have to pretend to care about causes....

  • Local non-profit launches campaign for a bigger space

    The Brightside Project, a faith-based non-profit organization, launched a new campaign to get a bigger space on Friday.

  • Durbin squares off against Biden administration on spy powers amendment

    The Democratic whip is pushing an amendment to increase warrant

  • Trump Campaign Says It Wants Earlier and More Debates With Biden

    Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign on Thursday demanded debates be held earlier and more often this year, saying Trump is willing to debate President Joe Biden "anytime, anyplace, and anywhere."