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Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second term
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a political force of his own as he helps his father launch a second termDonald Trump Jr. has become a prominent player in his fatherās political orbit and the Make America Great Again movement.
Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's what happened
Read full article: Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's what happenedDemocrat Kamala Harris is giving an election speech Tuesday from the same location where Republican Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Former first lady Melania Trump makes a rare appearance on the Republican convention's last night
Read full article: Former first lady Melania Trump makes a rare appearance on the Republican convention's last nightMelania Trump and Ivanka Trump were at the Republican National Convention on its last night.
A party like no other? Asia's richest man celebrates son's prenuptials with a star-studded bash
Read full article: A party like no other? Asia's richest man celebrates son's prenuptials with a star-studded bashTycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars have descended on the small western Indian city of Jamnagar, where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is kickstarting a big fat wedding celebration for his youngest son.
Melania Trump remembers her mother as 'a ray of light in the darkest days'
Read full article: Melania Trump remembers her mother as 'a ray of light in the darkest days'Former First Lady Melania Trump remembered her mother as āa ray of light in the darkest of daysā during a funeral service at a church not far from the familyās Mar-a-Lago estate.
Donald Trump Jr. lauds dadās real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defense
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. lauds dadās real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defenseDonald Trump Jr. has spent more than an hour in court testifying almost as a character witness for his father's company, waxing exuberantly about the former presidentās āincredible visionā as a developer.
Donald Trumpās civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case
Read full article: Donald Trumpās civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending caseDonald Trumpās lawyers have been thwarted in their longshot bid to put an immediate end to the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former presidentās real estate empire.
Ivanka Trumpās testimony: She worked on dadās deals, not financial documents key to civil fraud case
Read full article: Ivanka Trumpās testimony: She worked on dadās deals, not financial documents key to civil fraud caseIvanka Trump has testified that her family's business has āoverdelivered,ā though she can't shed light on the financial documents central to her father's civil fraud trial.
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
Read full article: Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staffThe judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on āconfidential communicationsā between him and his staff.
Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trialDonald Trump Jr. has testified that he never worked on his fatherās business financial statements.
Ivanka Trump testimony delayed to Nov. 8, will follow dad Donald Trump on stand at civil fraud trial
Read full article: Ivanka Trump testimony delayed to Nov. 8, will follow dad Donald Trump on stand at civil fraud trialIvanka Trumpās testimony at her fatherās New York civil fraud trial is being delayed until next week so there is sufficient time for her to be questioned.
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testify
Read full article: Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testifyFormer President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys home in Miami's 'billionaire bunker.' Tom Brady will be his neighbor
Read full article: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys home in Miami's 'billionaire bunker.' Tom Brady will be his neighborThe founder of Amazon is buying a home on an exclusive barrier island in Miami where he'll be neighbors with Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Ivanka Trump dismissed from New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit against her father
Read full article: Ivanka Trump dismissed from New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit against her fatherA New York appeals court dismissed Ivanka Trump on Tuesday from a wide-ranging fraud lawsuit brought against her father and his company last year by the stateās attorney general.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Final revelations from investigation
Read full article: Jan. 6 takeaways: Final revelations from investigationInterview transcripts released by House investigators in recent days give further insight into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the weeks leading up to it, as Donald Trump tried to overturn his defeat in the presidential election.
NY probe found potential crimes. Why isn't Trump in cuffs?
Read full article: NY probe found potential crimes. Why isn't Trump in cuffs?New Yorkās attorney general isnāt arresting former President Donald Trump even though she says her three-year investigation uncovered potential crimes in the way he ran his real estate empire.
What does 'plead the Fifth' mean? Will the Trumps do it?
Read full article: What does 'plead the Fifth' mean? Will the Trumps do it?Former President Donald Trump, son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump are due soon to face questioning under oath in a civil investigation into their business practices.
What does 'plead the Fifth' mean? Will Donald Trump do it?
Read full article: What does 'plead the Fifth' mean? Will Donald Trump do it?Former President Donald Trump, son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump are due soon to face questioning under oath in a civil investigation into their business practices.
FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes
Read full article: FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probesThe FBI search of Donald Trumpās Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.
The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel's new video
Read full article: The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel's new videoAn original script for Donald Trumpās speech the day after the Capitol insurrection included lines ordering the Justice Department to āensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the lawā and stating the rioters ādo not represent me."
From 'an attempted coup' to chaos, searing moments of Jan. 6
Read full article: From 'an attempted coup' to chaos, searing moments of Jan. 6Through eight hearings, 20 live witnesses and dozens of hours of recorded testimony, the House Jan. 6 committee has focused its case squarely on former President Donald Trump.
Jan. 6 hearings: What weāve learned, and whatās next
Read full article: Jan. 6 hearings: What weāve learned, and whatās nextThrough seven hearings this summer, the House Jan. 6 panel has maintained consistent themes: Donald Trumpās stubborn resistance to advisers who told him that Joe Biden won the election, and the former presidentās role in inciting the Capitol insurrection.
Jan. 6 takeaways: 'Screaming' and a Trump tweet never sent
Read full article: Jan. 6 takeaways: 'Screaming' and a Trump tweet never sentAt its seventh hearing, the House Jan. 6 panel on Tuesday showed further evidence that President Donald Trump was told, repeatedly, that his claims of election fraud were false ā but that he continued to push them anyway.
The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)
Read full article: The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)Nielsen numbers tell us how many people watched live coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings ā 20 million the first night, 11 million the second and nearly 9 million for the third.
Jan. 6 witnesses push Trump stalwarts back to rabbit hole
Read full article: Jan. 6 witnesses push Trump stalwarts back to rabbit holeInstead of convincing Donald Trump's most loyal supporters of his misdeeds, the revelations from the hearings into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are prompting many of them to reassert their views that he was correct in falsely asserting a claim to victory.
Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's next
Read full article: Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's nextHouse investigators are trying to make a methodical case that President Donald Trumpās lies about the 2020 election led directly to the insurrection by his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Takeaways: 'Carnage' at the Capitol and a case against Trump
Read full article: Takeaways: 'Carnage' at the Capitol and a case against TrumpAudiences watching the first public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan_ 6, 2021, Capitol riot saw one injured officer who slipped in blood and spoke of ācarnage.ā.
What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded
Read full article: What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfoldedMembers of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are holding their first prime-time hearing to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trumpās efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to riotersThe House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trumpās unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
Read full article: Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapseLawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement.
CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
Read full article: CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 electionDonald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trumpās father lost.
Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe
Read full article: Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probeThe House has voted to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress over their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Ivanka Trump testifies before House Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Ivanka Trump testifies before House Jan. 6 panelIvanka Trump, former President Donald Trumpās daughter and one of those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is testifying before the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Trump appeals ruling forcing him to testify in NY probe
Read full article: Trump appeals ruling forcing him to testify in NY probeFormer President Donald Trump has appealed a judgeās decision requiring he answer questions under oath in New York stateās civil investigation into his business practices ā a widely expected move thatās likely to prolong the fight over his testimony by months.
House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives
Read full article: House panel requests Trump WH records from National ArchivesA congressional oversight committee has sought additional documents from the National Archives related to former President Donald Trumpās handling of White House records.
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 statesThe House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election.
New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probe
Read full article: New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probeNew Yorkās attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trumpās attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices.
House panel obtains Trump records after Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: House panel obtains Trump records after Supreme Court rulingThe National Archives and Records Administration has provided a House committee with more than 700 pages of presidential documents after the Supreme Court rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump to block the release.
Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka TrumpThe House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation.
What comes next in New York's investigation of Donald Trump
Read full article: What comes next in New York's investigation of Donald TrumpNew York Attorney General Letitia James is using a court filing to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far in her yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump.
New York AG says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials
Read full article: New York AG says Trump's company misled banks, tax officialsThe New York attorney generalās office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used āfraudulent or misleadingā asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG's probe
Read full article: Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG's probeNew Yorkās attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the familyās business practices.
Building collapse shows town's rich, middle-class division
Read full article: Building collapse shows town's rich, middle-class divisionThe condo building collapse in Surfside highlights the division between the tiny Florida town's new luxury buildings and those built decades ago for the middle class.
The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopen
Read full article: The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopenCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging all schools in the state to reopen, saying there are no health barriers to getting children back into classrooms and ending distance learning.
Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won't run for his Senate seat
Read full article: Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won't run for his Senate seatIvanka Trump comes onto stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)WASHINGTON ā Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington. Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law, who served as a chief campaign surrogate, is still considering running for the Senate in North Carolina. And the former presidentās eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., remains deeply popular with his father's base. AdIn a pair of friendly statements, Rubio and Ivanka Trump praised one another for their efforts together working on issues like paid family leave.
Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad's final full day
Read full article: Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad's final full dayTiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. She shared a photograph of herself and fiance Michael Boulos posing on the West Wing colonnade at the White House. āIt has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House, none more special than my engagement to my amazing fiance Michael!ā Tiffany Trump wrote. Tiffany Trump is the president's daughter with Marla Maples, his second ex-wife. She and Boutros have been dating for the past few years and have attended White House events together.
Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell video
Read full article: Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell videoāThis week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,ā Trump said in the video āfarewell address,ā released by the White House less than 24 hours before President-elect Joe Bidenās inauguration. Trump was also expected to spend his final hours granting clemency to as many as 100 people, according to two people briefed on the plans. Trump is set to leave Washington early Wednesday morning after a grand farewell event at nearby Joint Base Andrews. He is boycotting not just the ceremony at the Capitol, but also passed on inviting the Bidens to the White House for a get-to-know-you meeting. That threw an already paralyzed White House into even further chaos.
Ivanka Trump's global women's program halfway toward goal
Read full article: Ivanka Trump's global women's program halfway toward goalIvanka Trump comes onto stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)WASHINGTON ā Ivanka Trump's global women's development program is about halfway toward its goal of helping 50 million women in developing countries advance economically by 2025. That's according to an annual report for the U.S. government's Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative released Wednesday as the program nears its two-year mark. President Trump established the program in February 2019, directing the U.S. government to make global women's development a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy and national security. Ivanka Trump has promoted the program during visits to Africa and South America.
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
Read full article: 'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from TrumpTrump still has supporters, especially among the many rank-and-file Republican voters and conservative activists beyond Washington. That makes Trump the first outgoing president since Andrew Johnson 152 years ago to skip the swearing-in of his successor. Meanwhile, there is no clear path for the Republican Party without Trump. āWe need a Republican Party,ā Biden said, noting that he spoke with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, a leading Trump critic. Doug Deason, a Texas-based donor who served on the Trump campaign's finance committee, said this week's events have done nothing to shake his confidence in the Republican president.
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
Read full article: 'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from TrumpTrump still has supporters, especially among the many rank-and-file Republican voters and conservative activists beyond Washington. That makes Trump the first outgoing president since Andrew Johnson 152 years ago to skip the swearing-in of his successor. Meanwhile, there is no clear path for the Republican Party without Trump. āWe need a Republican Party,ā Biden said, noting that he spoke with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, a leading Trump critic. Doug Deason, a Texas-based donor who served on the Trump campaign's finance committee, said this week's events have done nothing to shake his confidence in the Republican president.
Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs
Read full article: Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffsYoung voters were key to Biden's narrow win in Georgia, with a margin of just under 12,000 votes. The push to connect with young voters has been especially apparent for the Democratic campaigns, which have more to gain from youth turnout ā and more to lose if there's a drop-off. Sigler did not answer a specific question asking how the campaigns are reaching out to young voters but sent a statement attacking Ossoff and Warnock and asserting that policies backed by Perdue and Loeffler are better for young voters. Among young white voters, Trump was favored by about two to one. Young Republican voters, weary of having Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress, have been mainstays at the large rallies held by Perdue and Loeffler.
Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoff
Read full article: Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffVice President-Elect Kamala Harris campaigns for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers the Rev. Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, warned that failing to reelect the two Republican incumbents in next month's crucial runoff could erode her father's legislative achievements. Telling a crowd in Columbus that āeverything is at stakeā in the Jan. 5 contests, Harris said Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and a senior White House adviser, stumped with Republican U.S. Sens. Over the crowd's shouts of āWe love Trump!ā and āFight for Trump!ā she implored voters to send Republicans back to the Senate āto protect all that America stands for."
As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality
Read full article: As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finalityBarr offered his resignation last Monday after weeks of tension with Trump brought about an early exit from his post. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)NEW YORK ā President Donald Trumpās administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive. Attorney General William Barr offered his resignation last Monday after weeks of tension with Trump brought about an early exit from his post. In the six weeks since his defeat by Biden, Trump has been increasingly disengaged from his job. But with Trump largely in hiding, it fell to Pence to make a public show of meeting with those distributing the vaccine.
Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances
Read full article: Biden's transition contends with probe into son's financesBut news of the probe, which was revealed on Wednesday and scrutinizes some of Hunter Biden's Chinese business dealings and other transactions, caught most of his father's staffers by surprise. Most notably, the probe casts a spotlight on one of Bidenās most important choices: his attorney general. And Biden aides believe that because other Hunter Biden stories have blown over, this will, too. Those were based in part on New York Post reporting on a laptop that supposedly once belonged to Hunter Biden and was abandoned at a Delaware repair shop. Hunter Biden, and his baby son, were right in the middle.
The Latest: Biden: Trump inaugural presence important to US
Read full article: The Latest: Biden: Trump inaugural presence important to USWASHINGTON ā The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):9:55 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says it is important that President Donald Trump attend his inauguration only in the sense that it would demonstrate the nationās commitment to a peaceful transfer of power between political rivals. ___8:45 p.m.Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have made a fresh push for President-elect Joe Biden to nominate New Mexico Gov. But $207.5 million came in after Election Day as Trump repeatedly ā and falsely ā claimed President-elect Joe Biden won due to voter fraud. Gina Raimondo has knocked down talk that she is in the running for President-elect Joe Bidenās secretary of health and human services. ___12:25 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden has tapped former Obama administration senior economic adviser Brian Deese to be director of the National Economic Council.
Ivanka Trump deposed as part of inauguration fund lawsuit
Read full article: Ivanka Trump deposed as part of inauguration fund lawsuitIvanka Trump, who was deposed on Tuesday, tweeted that she gave attorneys from the D.C. attorney generalās office an email she wrote on Dec. 14, 2016, where she instructed the Trump hotel to charge a āfair market rate," which she said the the hotel did. As part of the suit, the attorneys have subpoenaed records from Ivanka Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Thomas Barrack Jr., a close friend of the president who chaired the inaugural committee, and others. Racine has accused the committee of misusing nonprofit funds and coordinating with the hotelās management and members of the Trump family to arrange the events. In a statement, Alan Garten with the Trump Organization said that āMs. Trumpās only involvement was connecting the parties and instructing the hotel to charge a āfair market rate,ā which the hotel did.ā
Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House
Read full article: Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White HouseFILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. The president's legal entanglements are likely to intensify when leaves the White House in January 2021 and loses immunity from prosecution. The probe led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is one of several legal entanglements likely to intensify when Trump loses power ā and immunity from prosecution ā upon leaving the White House. Trump faces two New York state inquiries into whether he misled tax authorities, banks or business partners. Carroll says Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in a New York department store.
NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes
Read full article: NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxesFILE- In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump joins her father, President Donald Trump, as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. If true, that wouldnāt necessarily pose a problem for Ivanka Trump herself, as long as she paid income tax on the consulting payments, which she reported publicly. The Times wrote that there was no indication Ivanka Trump is a target of either the state's or the city's investigation. James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., both Democrats, are both conducting wide-ranging inquiries into Trump's business affairs. Vance has been involved in a long court battle seeking access to Trump's tax filings as part of the investigation.
Trump the dancer? His moves to 'YMCA' at rallies are a hit
Read full article: Trump the dancer? His moves to 'YMCA' at rallies are a hitPresident Donald Trump, a man who is famously particular about his appearance, is fully embracing doing a dad dance to the Village People's āYMCAā as the finale to his rallies in the campaign's closing stretch. Trump's rally dance has become a rare moment of levity in an otherwise miserable campaign year marked by a deadly pandemic, an economic recession and racial turmoil. Then order 'Dancing with The Donā and let President Trump teach you all the hottest moves!" Dancing.āāYMCA,ā widely considered a gay anthem, is a relatively new addition to Trump's rally playlist. Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller agreed to reveal the secret to an AP reporter āonly if we first get a clip of you singing YMCA.āAP's Jill Colvin declined.
Trump business deductions: sketchy, normal or in-between?
Read full article: Trump business deductions: sketchy, normal or in-between?A key question is whether those deductions reported by The New York Times were excessive and possibly illegal; they enabled Trump to avoid millions of dollars in taxes. It would be up to the IRS, which is auditing some of Trumpās returns, to decide whether the deductions are legitimate. The agency defines an ordinary expense as one thatās common and accepted in a companyās trade or type of business. According to the Times, Trump has treated some of his residences as businesses, in the process deducting millions of dollars. Moreover, under the tax legislation Trump signed into law in 2017, he would have been limited to $10,000 a year in property tax deductions for 2018.
Pence brings law-and-order tour to city where Floyd died
Read full article: Pence brings law-and-order tour to city where Floyd died(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)MINNEAPOLIS ā Vice President Mike Pence is bringing President Donald Trumpās law-and-order campaign message to Minneapolis on Thursday, showing support for law enforcement in the city where George Floyd's death sparked angry and sometimes violent protests that spread around the world. For some in Minneapolis, the campaign's law-and-order message is calculated, divisive and damaging. After Floyd's death, a majority of City Council members pledged to abolish the Police Department and replace it with a new agency that would take a more socially minded approach. Their hopes of taking the idea to voters in November was blocked by a city commission and won't happen before 2021, if ever. Austin, who is Black, said Trump's law-and-order message is code for increased law enforcement aiming to āmake white people feel safe, but it is a direct threat to Black and brown communities,ā she said.
Biden aims to rebuild 'blue wall' in Michigan visit
Read full article: Biden aims to rebuild 'blue wall' in Michigan visitThough the Biden campaign often emphasizes that it sees multiple ways to secure the 270 Electoral College votes it needs to win in November, the quickest path runs through Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It has since recovered to 8.7%, but Michigan has nearly 414,500 fewer jobs than it did when Trump was inaugurated. Previewing the president's own Michigan trip, the Trump campaign looked to paint Biden as deferential on China. Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence was among those on-hand. The difference is starkest in Michigan, where the Biden campaign has spent $17.2 million to Trumps $6.7 million.
In 3 big states, Biden looks to rebuild Democrats' Blue Wall
Read full article: In 3 big states, Biden looks to rebuild Democrats' Blue WallLANSING, Mich. In 2016, Donald Trump tore down Democrats blue wall, winning the White House with surprise victories in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Biden campaign sees an opening there to argue that, even before the pandemic, the president failed some of his most loyal blue-collar backers. The difference is starkest in Michigan, where the Biden campaign has spent $17.2 million to Trumps $6.7 million. Trump is slightly outspending Biden in upcoming ad reservations in Pennsylvania, while Biden is slightly outspending the president on air in Michigan. Were door-knocking all over the place, our local candidates are door-knocking and the Trump campaign volunteers are door-knocking, said Elizabeth Preate-Havey, GOP chairwoman in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's third-most populous county.
Trump still faces skepticism in suburbs following convention
Read full article: Trump still faces skepticism in suburbs following conventionHis convention underscored the campaign's conviction that Trump's path to reelection rests primarily on voters who backed him four years ago. Even without another surge in coronavirus deaths and infections, some Trump backers say he needs to do more to unite a fractured nation. Hes obtuse, and he doesnt get it, said Lee Davis, who watched parts of the convention from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, a Republican-leaning exurb of Milwaukee. In the half-ring of suburban and ex-urban counties around Milwaukee, where Trump won but underperformed by historic GOP standards in 2016, Trump likely will need to improve his margins. I know his tweets can feel a bit unfiltered, said Ivanka Trump in introducing the president before his acceptance speech.
The Latest: GOP convention wraps up with opera, fireworks
Read full article: The Latest: GOP convention wraps up with opera, fireworksWASHINGTON The Republican National Convention the first political convention ever held at the White House has ended with opera and fireworks. ___HERES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THURSDAYS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: GOP convention takeaways: What virus? ___Rudy Giuliani is painting a grim portrait of violence in America as he endorses President Donald Trumps reelection bid at the Republican convention. Carson, the highest-ranking Black member of President Donald Trumps administration, is the first Republican National Convention speaker Thursday to discuss Blakes shooting. President Donald Trump is accepting the Republican presidential nomination during a scaled-back, coronavirus-influenced convention unfolding on the sprawling lawn.
WHAT TO WATCH: Trump's moment, Ivanka and Rudy Giuliani
Read full article: WHAT TO WATCH: Trump's moment, Ivanka and Rudy GiulianiWhat to watch on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention:TRUMPTrump is scheduled to accept his partys renomination in an address from the White House South Lawn. IVANKAThe president will be introduced by his daughter Ivanka Trump, the fourth of his five children to speak during the convention. RUDYDonald Trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to help close out the convention. BIDENThe Democrat has laid low this week but he's scheduled to appear at a virtual fundraiser Thursday. ET (a half-hour earlier than the Democratic convention last week) and runs through 11 p.m.
Who's in power? Convention lineup has clues to Trump's favor
Read full article: Who's in power? Convention lineup has clues to Trump's favorDonald Trump Jr., speaks as he tapes his speech for the first day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON If speaking time at the Republican convention is a measure of President Donald Trumps favor, his family wins by a mile. Instead, the 2020 Republican convention is an exhibit of a party Trump has remade as a largely family-led enterprise. First lady Melania Trump spoke for 16 minutes. The speech solidified his standing as the leading Republican presidential hopeful in 2024.
Ivanka Trump to introduce dad at RNC as 'people's president'
Read full article: Ivanka Trump to introduce dad at RNC as 'people's president'Ivanka Trump will also draw contrasts between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview her remarks. The president plans to accept the GOP nomination in a speech from the White House lawn despite questions about the propriety of using government property for such an overt political purpose. Four years ago, I told you my father would focus on making child care affordable and accessible, Ivanka Trump is expected to say, according to excerpts of her speech provided to The Associated Press. Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the 2016 convention. Ivanka Trump will also introduce her businessman father as the people's president in keeping with a weeklong convention effort to humanize him.
Trump convention blurs official business and politics
Read full article: Trump convention blurs official business and politicsBut if the event were held in the West Wing or in another area of the White House that is regarded as a federal room, White House officials would be prohibited from attending even while off-duty. The officials said the events on the White House grounds were consistent with previous presidents using the White House residence for political videos. Any government employees who may participate will do so in compliance with the Hatch Act, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement. "Political parties come and go, but it doesnt belong to one political party or the other.The Trump administration is hardly the first to mix business with politics. The Trump administration has repeatedly stepped over the line, ethics experts said.
Endangered GOP senators are driving force for virus deal
Read full article: Endangered GOP senators are driving force for virus deal(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON A small but singularly influential group is a driving force for an agreement on a stalled coronavirus relief bill: Endangered Senate GOP incumbents who need to win this fall if Republicans are going to retain control of the majority. Several of them are refusing to allow the Senate to adjourn until Washington delivers a deal to their desperate constituents. And Sen. Susan Collins is in overdrive, backing help for cash-starved states and local governments and Maine's shipbuilding industry. GOP Senate candidates need a deal, a good deal ... so they can get home and campaign on helping small businesses get up and moving again, said Scott Reed, the chief political strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Cornyn helped start a bandwagon of senators who are demanding the Senate stay at work in Washington until a coronavirus bill is passed.
Ivanka Trump nets $4M at fundraiser for President Trump
Read full article: Ivanka Trump nets $4M at fundraiser for President TrumpWASHINGTON President Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka Trump raised $4 million for his reelection campaign Wednesday during a virtual event that marked her return to the high-dollar fundraising circuit. Approximately 100 people attended her first virtual fundraiser, held over Zoom, according to a person with direct knowledge of the event. President Trump briefly addressed the contributors after he telephoned his daughter during the event and she put the call on speakerphone. Ivanka Trump gets the most requests, after the president, to appear at fundraisers and other events, officials said. The $4 million raised Wednesday topped a recent online fundraiser for Joe Biden, Trumps likely Democratic opponent.