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GOP governor calls Trump's RNC remarks 'divisive'
Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson reacted to former President Donald Trump's attacks on top party leaders in his RNC spring retreat address, saying his remarks are "divisive" for elected GOP officials around the country.
[ cnn.com ]Is NY ready for a pro-Trump governor?
To Democrats in New York, former President Donald Trump is the gift that keeps on giving. Trump's enormous unpopularity in his home state -- which he lost twice -- has been an electoral millstone around the necks of New York Republican candidates, helping to turn an already-blue state even bluer.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Gaetz shows Trump's style is here to stay
In a fiery defense of his reputation Friday night, embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz showed how former President Donald Trump's brash, defiant politics now serve as the template for survival for the most unwelcome figures in a Republican Party that's out of power in Washington and desperately trying to reposition for 2022.
[ cnn.com ]Biden asks Congress for 16% increase in non-defense federal spending
President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request Friday -- a 16% increase from former President Donald Trump's last budget.
[ cnn.com ]Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate
The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned group and GOP candidate Kelly Tshibaka, who has hired some advisers to former President Donald Trump.
[ cnn.com ]How Gaetz climbed the ranks in Trump's Washington
Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy perfected over the last four years by the man who fueled his unconventional rise, former President Donald Trump.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The new lies of the GOP and Tucker Carlson
"Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what's happening," President Donald Trump told veterans in 2018, referring to the media's criticisms of his administration. It was one of more than 30,000 documented falsehoods told by the then-President, the biggest being the Big Lie that he won the 2020 election.
[ cnn.com ]Trump breaks his silence on Matt Gaetz
Former President Donald Trump released a short statement in response to reports that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), one of Trump's most vocal defenders, asked him for a pre-emptive blanket pardon. CNN's Ryan Nobles reports.
[ cnn.com ]Haberman: Trump had to be talked out of defending Matt Gaetz
New York Times reporter and CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman says that former President Donald Trump's first instinct was to give a full-throated defense of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in the wake of an investigation into sex trafficking allegations but was persuaded not to by his staff.
[ cnn.com ]New York Times: Boehner lays blame for 'that bloody insurrection' at Trump's feet
Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump "incited that bloody insurrection" at the US Capitol and blamed his false election claims for the GOP losing control of Congress, according to excerpts from his forthcoming book obtained by The New York Times.
[ cnn.com ]It's time to remember what 'asylum' really means
Former President Donald Trump spent four years inflicting untold damage to the rights of immigrants, including people seeking safety in this country. As asylum seekers came to the United States to flee violence and persecution, the Trump administration detained upwards of 50,000 people (a figure Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed), prolonged the detention of families and exercised authority over a system that saw an uptick in deaths in detention -- which the House Oversight Committee determined was often due to inadequate medical care.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Even Trump's supporters are not immune to his con games
Desperate for money to finance a struggling presidential campaign, then-President Donald Trump's 2020 team reportedly turned to fundraising tactics that duped donors into giving far more money than they intended or believed they were.
[ cnn.com ]NYT: Trump campaign duped donors into repeat donations
The New York Times is reporting that former President Donald Trump's campaign tried to make up a fundraising gap during the 2020 election cycle by signing up one-time online donors for repeat donations without their knowledge.
[ cnn.com ]Pamela Brown fact-checks deficit growth during Donald Trump's presidency
CNN's Pamela Brown analyzes GOP silence about deficit growth under former President Donald Trump, despite trillions in economic growth, and their loudly voiced concerns about national debt under President Joe Biden.
[ cnn.com ]Tapper examines why Biden admin may be hesitant to credit Trump for vaccine success
CNN's Jake Tapper shares his experience receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and looks back at how former President Donald Trump's actions affected the nation's pandemic response.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Why very early signs are good for the GOP in 2022
President Joe Biden's first two and a half months in office have been far better received than former President Donald Trump's. Biden's been able to maintain an approval rating north of 50%; something Trump never did.
[ cnn.com ]WH tells Democratic investigators it no longer has Trump WH Capitol attack documents
The White House says it no longer has custody of the documents House Democratic investigators sought to shed light on the inner workings of then President Donald Trump's top aides in the lead up to, and on the day of, the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
[ cnn.com ]The Florida Republican shared photos and videos of nude women he said he slept with, multiple sources say
Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when he arrived on Capitol Hill as a conservative firebrand on TV and staunch defender of then-President Donald Trump. Behind the scenes, Gaetz gained a reputation in Congress over his relationships with women and bragging about his sexual escapades to his colleagues, multiple sources told CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Mother of police officer injured in Capitol riot says she's outraged by Trump's lie that his supporters were 'hugging and kissing' cops during attack
The mother of a DC Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Monday that she and her family are outraged by former President Donald Trump's claim that his supporters were "hugging and kissing" officers during the riot and that the mob posed "zero threat."
[ cnn.com ]Trump takes mic at a wedding and continues election lies
Former President Donald Trump gave a speech at a Mar-a-Lago wedding that continued to push lies about the 2020 election.
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