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alert-–-judge-in-new-york-hush-money-case-lifts-gag-order-against-trump-to-let-him-talk-about-witnesses-and-the-juryAlert – Judge in New York hush money case lifts gag order against Trump to let him talk about witnesses and the jury

Welcome to DailyMail.com’s U.S. politics blog with two days until the highly-anticipated first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Biden has been holed up at Camp David preparing while Trump has called for his rival to take a drug test before their primetime showdown on CNN at 9pm on Thursday.

A new poll in Georgia, where the debate is being held, has good news for Trump.

Meanwhile, there are also crucial congressional primaries in New York and Colorado, where ‘Squad’ member Rep. Jamaal Bowman and scandal-plagued Republican Lauren Boebert are fighting for their political survival. 

And ex-President Barack Obama’s half-sister Auma Obama told CNN she was tear-gassed at a tax protest in Kenya. 

Follow all the updates from our reporters in Washington D.C. and around the country.  

17:43

Breaking: Trump can now talk about witnesses and jury after gag order in hush money case partially lifted

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (14553564dc) Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority Conference in Washington DC on June 22, 2024. Trump Road to Majority, Washington, Dc, USA - 22 Jun 2024

A judge in ex-President Donald Trump’s hush money case on Tuesday modified the former president’s gag order.

It frees him to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the criminal trial that led to his felony conviction.

But it keeps others connected to the former president’s case off limits at least until he is sentenced on July 11.

That makes scathing rebukes of his ex-attorney Michael Cohen and porn actor Stormy Daniels okay under the altered gag order.

The ruling by Judge Juan Merchan (below) comes just days before the first presidential debate on Thursday.

FILE - Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the Republican former president from criticizing jurors, court staff, or members of the prosecution that convicted him. In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office argued portions of the gag order remained necessary given Trump's

21:07

Drag queen Brigitte Bandit takes over Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Drag performer Brigitte Bandit speaks during a press conference advocating for LGBTQ+ rights on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Drag performer Brigitte Bandit speaks during a press conference advocating for LGBTQ+ rights on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn)

Drag queen Brigitte Bandit tried to ruffle some feathers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push for more protections for LGBTQ rights.

Bandit and two other performers Jiggly Caliente and Joey Jay appeared in Congress to lobby lawmakers on the Equality Act.

The legislation would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act, to include gender identity and sexual orientation in federal nondiscrimination policies.

20:13

Now Trump’s camp compares Biden to Captain America: Says Joe will be 'filled with Adderall' on debate night… but won’t reveal if Melania will show

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 6: Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump, arrives at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson, with former first lady Melania Trump, on April 6, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump's campaign is expecting to raise more than 40 million dollars when major donors gather for his biggest fundraiser yet. The event is billed as the

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign continues to double down on accusations President Biden will be hepped up on stimulants during Thursday’s debate, as they try to raise expectations by saying he can transform almost like a superhero.

‘He’s probably going to filled with Adderall like he is the night of the State of the Union. It’ll provide a great contrast,’ said Trump campaign senior advisor Chris LaCivita on a call with reporters, without providing evidence.

‘We know that Joe Biden that after taking an entire week off, he’s going to be ready for this now. I don’t know if it’s quite going to be at the level of Steve Rogers walking in and coming out Captain America. But his team is going to have him ready,’ said senior advisor Jason Miller.

Miller complained on the call about ‘expectations setting in the media, saying Biden shouldn’t get a ‘participation trophy’ for showing up. But it is Trump who spent months arguing Biden ‘can’t put two sentences together.’

One question the campaign wasn’t able to answer was whether former first lady Melania or other Trump family members would be with the candidate in Atlanta. ‘I would expect we probably make our announcement at the debate,’ said Miller.

19:14

Joe Biden's approval rating at 37 percent

Joe Biden;’s approval rating stands at 37 percent ahead of Thursday’s debate, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Voters see Donald Trump as the better candidate for the economy, but prefer Biden’s approach on preserving democracy, the poll found.

When asked which of the two candidates had a better approach for the economy – the biggest concern for respondents – registered voters picked Trump 43 percent to 37 percent.

Trump had a more significant edge – 44 percent to 31 percent – on immigration.

Biden had the edge – 39 percnt to 33 percent – on responding to political extremism and threats to democracy, which was voters’ second biggest concern.

18:49

Gavin Newsom compares 2024 to 1939

California Governor Gavin Newsom used his annual State of the State address to compare Donald Trump’s ascent to the rise of fascism prior to World War II.

Newsom did not mention Trump by name but used some of Trump’s statements make a comparison to the eve of World War II when ‘fascism spread its hate and destruction throughout Europe.’

He said:

When they speak of immigrants poisoning American blood, and of mass deportations and detention camps, this is the language of destruction – of 1939.

Trump made comments about immigrants ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ during a campaign rally in Iowa last year, later saying he did not know that Adolf Hitler had once said something similar.

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a reporters question about his revised 2024-25 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 10, 2024. Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats' ideals as

18:40

Charlamagne tha God suggests Democrats could pull Biden out of race if he flops in debate

Charlamagne tha God has suggested Joe Biden could be dropped as the Democrat candidate if he has a bad debate.

The radio host has previously suggested the CNN debate on Thursday night is ‘gong to be bad’ and that Biden is being put in a ‘really bad situation.’

In his latest comments he was asked if the party should ‘pull’ Biden if he ‘flops’ in the debate. He said:

I would say yes. The reason I would say yes is, you know, the base is going to show up, but it’s about those independents and those hypothetical swing voters, those people who may be undecided, it’s about them.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 22: Charlamagne tha God speaks on stage during day 2 of the Cry Out 2024 at George R. Brown Convention Center on June 22, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)

18:31

Republicans target Biden's ghostwriter for failing to hand over documents

Biden’s ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer could be held in contempt of Congress this week for ‘failing to comply with a congressional subpoena.’

It comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland was held in contempt, but no criminal prosecution will be taken against him.

Garland has refused to hand over audio files of Biden’s special counsel interview during which he appeared ‘elderly’ with a ‘poor memory.’

18:17

House Republicans will NOT try to defund Trump special counsel Jack Smith

House Republican appropriators will not include language to defund Trump prosecutors like special counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Fulton County DA Fani Willis in their spending package, according to Politico.

The move is sure to infuriate Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and his like-minded colleagues. Jordan had put forth language that would have targeted prosecutors who bring criminal cases against presidents.

Members could still push for amendments to the bill that would fund the Justice Department to do just that. After the House passes its own spending bills, however, they must be negotiated with the Democrat-led Senate and signed by the White House.

18:13

Michael Cohen responds to partial lifting of Trump gag order

Michael Cohen, Trump’s formr lawyer and fixer, was the star withness in his hush money trial.

He has responded to the partial lifting of a gag order prevening Trump from attacking people involved in the case.

Cohen tells CNN:

For the past 6 years, Donald and acolytes have been making constant negative statements about me. Donald’s failed strategy of discrediting me so that he can avoid accountability didn’t work then and won’t work now.

FILE PHOTO: Former attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, speaks to the press after attending the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, outside New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

18:09

Monica Lewinsky calls for Trump judge to be impeached

Monica Lewinsky says the judge in Donald Trump’s classified documents case should be impeached.

Judge Aileen Cannon has postponed the case against the former president indefinitely.

17:03

Exclusive: Authors of books on vaccines, Big Pharma censored by the Biden admin working with Amazon speak out against 'modern-day book burning

President Joe Biden’s administration pressured Amazon to censor books on vaccines during the height of the COVID pandemic, an act tantamount to ‘modern-day book burning,’ one of the authors who had their work throttled said.

According to internal Amazon emails uncovered by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the company created a new ‘Do Not Promote’ category for certain books on vaccines after receiving ‘criticism from the Biden administration’ in March 2021.

The correspondence shows that the White House’s displeasure with the ‘anti-vax’ books was the ‘impetus’ for the ‘Do Not Promote’ category, which effectively hid the books on the site.

One of the 43 books added to this list was one by author Neil Miller titled ‘Miller’s Review of Critical Vaccine Studies: 400 Important Scientific Papers Summarized for Parents and Researchers,’ which was released in 2016.

Speaking exclusively with DailyMail.com, Miller slammed the White House and Amazon for censoring his book, ‘If my book is being censored, they are censoring medical and scientific literature. I do not agree with modern-day book burning.’

17:00

Biden welcomes arrival of Kenyan police in Haiti

Joe Biden hailed the long-awaited arrival of Kenyan police in Haiti as a first step to ease the violence-wracked country’s crisis, and pledged continued US support.

The Kenyan police are on a long-awaited mission to help wrest the Caribbean nation from powerful gangs, just as deadly turmoil gripped Nairobi during mass protests.

Sporting camouflage uniforms, helmets and rifles, the first of the 400 officers descended from a Kenya Airways plane on the tarmac in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. A total of some 2,500 personnel are expected.

Biden said in a statement:

With strong support from the United States, Kenyan forces arrived in Haiti, beginning an effort that will bring much needed relief to Haitians.

Kenyan security forces arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince on June 25, 2024. The Kenyan forces begin a high-stakes mission to restore order in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. The first batch of police officers landed in Port-au-Prince on a state carrier Kenya Airways plane just as violence also gripped Nairobi during mass protests triggered by tax hikes. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP) (Photo by CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

Police from Kenya stand on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport after landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived nearly two years after the Caribbean country requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. (AP Photo/Marckinson Pierre)

16:40

Paris Hilton to testify in Congress about abuse in youth residential treatment facilities

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: Paris Hilton speaks at The Wall Street Journal's The Future of Everything Festival on May 21, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Wall Street Journal)

Paris Hilton has revealed she will be testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday over abuse at youth residential treatment facilities.

The hotel heiress has been open about her claims she was sexually abused at a Utah boarding school for troubled teens.

She said cervical exams performed by staff members in the early hours of the morning while she attended the school in the 1990s.

The reality star her childhood was ‘stolen’ by the alleged abuse at Provo Canyon School where she spent 11 months when she was 17 years old.

Speaking to the New York Times in 2022, Paris, who has campaigned to regulate ‘troubled teen centers’ since initially going public in 2020 with alleged physical and mental abuse incidents at the school in 2020, said she had tried to ‘black out’ the reported incidents.

16:21

Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists back Biden

A group of 16 Nobel prize-winning economists say a Donald Trump presidency could lead to a rise in inflation and long-term damage to the global economy.

In a letter, obtained by Axios, they write:

We believe that a second Trump term would have a negative impact on the U.S.’s economic standing in the world, and a destabilizing effect on the U.S.’s domestic economy.

Many Americans are concerned about inflation, which has come down remarkably fast. There is rightly a worry that Donald Trump will reignite this inflation, with his fiscally irresponsible budgets.

16:03

Trump advisers hand him plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine

Two key advisers to Donald Trump have presented him with a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine if he wins the presidential election, Reuters reports.

The plan involves telling Ukraine it will only get more U.S. weapons if it enters peace talks.

At the same time, the United States would warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine.

There would be a ceasefire based on prevailing battle lines during peace talks.

The plan has been drawn up by retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg and Fred Fleitz, who both served as chiefs of staff in Trump’s National Security Council during his first term.

Trump has said he can end the war in 24 hours if elected but has not revealed how he would do it.

FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, July 7, 2017. A Pew survey of democracies around the world finds that views of the U.S. as a model for democracy are slipping and confidence in Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is on par with Russian President Vladmir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

15:58

Hunter Biden's law license is suspended in D.C. following his felony conviction

Hunter Biden goes for lunch at Cholada Thai restaurant in Los Angeles, CA. On the day after returning to LA after his trial. Los Angeles, CA. Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Hunter Biden’s law license has been temporarily suspended following his conviction on three felony gun charges. The president’s son’s guilty verdict constituted ‘serious crimes’ under D.C. Bar rules.

The suspension is effective immediately, while Hunter appeals his conviction. On Wednesday Hunter’s lawyer Abbe Lowell requested a new trial for his client, arguing in a filing that the verdict should be vacated over a jurisdictional issue.

Last week, a disciplinary office in D.C. sought the suspension ‘pending resolution of this matter.’ The Yale law graduate has been a member of the bar since 2007.

Hunter was convicted of lying about drug use during the purchase of a handgun. The order is listed on a District of Columbia Court of Appeals site dated Tuesday.

15:52

Ron DeSantis warns Biden's immigration policies will 'inevitably' lead to terrorist attack

The Florida governor told Fox News it is ‘inevitable there will be a terrorist attack linked to people who crossed the border during Biden’s presidency.’

Separately, in a speech in Florida, he said:

You have an administration who won’t faithfully execute the law. How could you have that many people and not have some people that are hostile?

And when you talk about 10 million, you’re saying if only 0.1 percent are bad that’s going to cause havoc. And we know there’s obviously more problems than that. So I think from a security perspective, it’s a big deal.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis spent more than an hour talking about what is in the $116.5 billion he signed Wednesday, June 12, 2024, but he left out the most important part of the announcement: What was in the nearly $1 billion he vetoed. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

15:43

Andrew Cuomo: Bowman should pull the fire alarm again because he is going to be smoked

Andrew Cuomo has shared a prediction for the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night – and it doesn’t look good for the Squad.

The former New York Governor said Rep. Jamaal Bowman is going to get ‘smoked’, in a slight about his arrest for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol so he could make votes.

Cuomo added that the progressive Congressman’s chances of defeat are because ‘anti-semitism in any and all forms will not be tolerated in New York’.

15:42

When a previous president was asked about his age in a debate…

The issue of age will be front and center for Joe Biden in the debate on Thursday night.

Here is how Ronald Reagan dealt with it, masterfully, in 1984.

15:34

What will Trump and Biden do after the debate?

After Thursday’ night’s debate in Atlanta, Joe Biden will not be hanging around.

The president will head straight to a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

On Friday, he will go on to New York for another campaign event.

He will then hold events in New York and New Jersey on Saturday, before heading for the presidential retreat at Camp David.

Trump plans to hold a rally in Virginia on Friday following a rise it he polls in that state.

15:27

A reminder of 'Squad' congressman Jamaal Bowman's expletive-ridden speech at the weekend

15:11

Julian Assange's flight cost of $500,000 covered by crowd funding

The Wikileaks founder’s chartered flight from the U.K. to is reportedly costing $500,000.

His wife Stella said the fee for the private plane will be covered by a crowd funding effort.

She asked supporters to follow along with Assange’s flight on Flight Aware ‘in case something goes wrong.’

This screen shot courtesy of the WikiLeaks X account @wikileaks posted on June 25, 2024 shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stepping off his flight from London upon arriving in Bangkok for a layover at Don Mueang International Airport in the Thai capital. Assange has been released from prison in Britain and is set to face a final court hearing after reaching a plea deal with US authorities that brings to a close his years-long legal drama. A charter plane flew the 52-year-old from London to Bangkok, where it made a scheduled stop to refuel. (Photo by WikiLeaks / WikiLeaks / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

15:05

Julian Assange's plane takes off from Bangkok

A plane with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed Bangkok after refueling Tuesday.

Assange is now on the way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case over the publication of a trove of classified documents.

He is expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the U.S. Justice Department said in a letter filed in court.

Assange is expected to return to if a judge accepts the plea agreement.

n Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cautiously welcomed the development. He said:

Regardless of the views that people have about Mr. Assange’s activities, the case has dragged on for too long.

The plane thought to be carrying WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, on his way to enter a plea deal in U.S. court, departs Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nava Sangthong)

This screen shot courtesy of the WikiLeaks X account @wikileaks posted on June 25, 2024 shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looking out of the window as his plane from London approaches Bangkok for a layover at Don Mueang International Airport in the Thai capital. Assange has been released from prison in Britain and is set to face a final court hearing after reaching a plea deal with US authorities that brings to a close his years-long legal drama. A charter plane flew the 52-year-old from London to Bangkok, where it made a scheduled stop to refuel. (Photo by WikiLeaks / WikiLeaks / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

14:57

Pressure grows on Justin Trudeau after Canada's Liberals suffer major upset in Toronto

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades.

It raising further doubts about Trudeau’s leadership ahead of next year’s general election.

Elections Canada reported Tuesday that opposition Conservative candidate Don Stewart narrowly won the Toronto-St. Paul’s district, one of 338 seats in Canada’s House of Commons.

The Liberals had held Toronto-St. Paul’s since 1993.

Canadian historian Robert Bothwell said:

Justin’s position is seriously weakened inside the party.

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 16: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau attends a joint press conference after the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in the Burgenstock of Lucerne, Switzerland on June 16, 2024. Heads of state from around the world gather on the Burgenstock Resort in central Switzerland for the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, on June 15 and 16. The aim of that heads of state and government meeting, is to develop a common understanding of a path towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

14:30

Obama's half-sister shockingly discloses she was tear-gassed during tax protest in Nairobi: 'I can't even see anymore'

Ex-President Barack Obama’s half-sister Auma Obama told CNN that she was tear-gassed at a tax protest in Kenya.

She said despite ‘young Kenyans’ protesting peacefully holding just ‘flags and banners’ she was tear-gassed as part of the crowd and ‘can’t even see anymore.’

Auma was coughing in the video, exclaiming: ‘They’re being tear-gassed, they’re being tear-gassed!’

The protests are in opposition to a finance bill that is currently being debated in the General Assembly, according to reports.

‘How can you tear gas your own people?’ she stated. ‘Listen to these children, they are the future.’

Auma Obama grew up in the remote village of Nyang’oma Kogelo, Kenya, and first met her half-brother Barack Obama when they were in their 20s.

US President Barack Obama (R) embraces his sister Auma at the Moi International Sports centre in Nairobi, Kenya on July 26, 2015. Obama arrived on July 24 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, making his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president.  AFP PHOTO/Carl de SouzaCARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images

14:27

Iranian Ayatollah rails against America

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei railed against America as he lambasted Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election.

In a speech Khamenei said:

Some politicians in our country believe they must kowtow to this power or that power, and it’s impossible to progress without sticking to famous countries and powers.

Some think like that. Or they think that all ways to progress pass through America.

Khamenei’s comments in his hour-long speech drew repeated cries of ‘Death to America, death to Israel’ from the crowd.

This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him waving to the crowd during a rally in Tehran on June 25, 2024. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

14:21

Biden accused by GOP hardliners of 'desperate gambit to get votes' by freeing Julian Assange

14:14

Ilhan Omar calls Jamaal Bowman the 'people's champion'

Ilhan Omar has urged voters in New York to support fellow progressive ‘Squad’ member of Congress Jamaal Bowman.

Bowman launched an expletiive-ridden tirade at a weekend rally against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks to the crowd while he campaigns in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Joy Malone

13:27

Kamala Harris reveals 'how she does it' at event with actress Francia Raisa in Arizona

Vice President Kamala Harris continues on her tour to promote abortion rights ahead of the 2024 election where she held an event in Arizona last night with actress Francia Raisa.

Raisa marveled at Harris’ busy schedule, asking her how she managed it all.

‘I work out in the morning, I think it’s important to eat breakfast,’ Harris said laughing.

The vice president repeated her advice for young people, reminding them that she eats the word ‘no’ for breakfast.

‘I eat no for breakfast. I don’t hear no. Don’t you hear it. Don’t you hear no,’ she said.

Harris remains primarily focused on the issue of abortion rights, kicking off a campaign push on the issue on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.

Harris shared her ‘notes from the field’ on the issue on abortion.

‘There is a movement afoot and we are all part of that movement,’ she said. ‘The people who were the leaders of this movement that got Roe to be the law of the land for 50 years, they have passed the baton to us, and the question is now while we are carrying the baton, what are we doing with it and I know we are taking our role and responsibility seriously’

She encouraged supporters to rally in support of the Biden/Harris ticket.

‘We are going to win. We are going to win. We are going to win,’ she repeated. ‘It won’t be easy but we are going to win.’

12:44

No donations to Trump from Fortune 100 CEOs

Not a single CEO of a Fortune 100 company has so far donated to Donald Trump, Axios reported.

Trump did not receive a donation from any of them in 2016 either, but did pick up a few in 2020.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, president of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, who gathered the data, wrote in the New York Times:

The top corporate leaders working today, like many Americans, aren’t entirely comfortable with either Mr. Trump or President Biden.

12:40

Trump group rolls out 'No Tax on Tips stickers' as it steps up effort to woo working class voters

Allies of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday are launching ‘No Tax on Tips’ stickers to turn every restaurant receipt into a campaign billboard.

Trump unveiled his campaign pledge earlier this month during a rally in Las Vegas as he tries to woo workers in service industries, promising that tipped workers would no long pay taxes on gratuities if he wins reelection in November.

The idea has caught hold among supporters who have been writing ‘no tax on tips’ on their receipts.

Now MAGA Inc.—the primary Super PAC supporting Trump’s 2024 campaign—is offering to make it easier with stickers

Taylor Budowich, the group’s chief executive, said: ‘It’s simple: President Trump wants hardworking American to keep more money in their pocket, Joe Biden wants to take it to give to illegal immigrants.

12:37

Hillary Clinton claims Donald Trump will unleash 'blizzard of lies' on debate stage

Hillary Clinton has offered her advice to Joe Biden on debating Donald Trump, which she did in 2016.

Writing in the New York Times Clinton said it is ‘nearly impossible to focus on substance’ debating Trump. She said:

In our three debates in 2016, he unleashed a blizzard of interruptions, insults and lies that overwhelmed the moderators and did a disservice to the voters…

It is a waste of time to try to refute Mr. Trump’s arguments like in a normal debate. It’s nearly impossible to identify what his arguments even are. He starts with nonsense and then digresses into blather. This has gotten only worse in the years since we debated

…expectations for him are so low that if he doesn’t literally light himself on fire on Thursday evening, some will say he was downright presidential.

(FILES) US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands after the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 9, 2016. The 2nd debate of the 2020 US presidential election was remembered for its virulence. On the ropes after the disclosure of a video in which he bragged about grabbing women

12:37

How racy Republican Lauren Boebert could win her Colorado primary despite messy divorce, son's legal drama, groping and vaping on a date and other antics

In a new district and swamped in controversy, Rep. Lauren Boebert faces off in a crowded primary on Tuesday.

The fiery Colorado Republican switched from the 3rd to the 4th congressional district to run in former Rep. Ken Buck’s more reliably Republican seat in the upcoming election after barely prevailing over her Democratic opponent Adam Frisch in the last election.

On Tuesday she will face off against state Reps. Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf, conservative activist and talk radio host Deborah Flora, Logan County Commissioner and former state Senate President Pro Tempore Jerry Sonnenberg and banking executive Peter Yu.

The Colorado residents who haven’t made their choice – and may pay more attention to the controversies surrounding her – could be crucial to Boebert’s survival in Congress.

12:13

Biden's student loan forgiveness plan suffers huge blow

Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan suffered a major hit Monday as two federal judges partially blocked a measure of a plan that is costing the nation $160 billion.

Two federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday sided with several Republican-led states and stopped the Democrat from moving forward with a key student debt relief initiative.

In total, the Administration has already approved almost $160 billion in relief for nearly 4.6 million borrowers.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Wichita, Kansas, blocked the U.S. Department of Education from proceeding with parts of a plan set to take effect July 1 designed to lower monthly payments and speed up loan forgiveness for millions of Americans.

12:10

Trump claims he was 'tortured' in Fulton County Jail

A fundraising email from Donald Trump’s election campaign claims the former president was ‘tortured’ when he turned himself into a Georgia jail last August.

Last August, when Trump was booked into the Fulton County jail in Georgia on election fraud charges, Trump’s campaign profited off his mugshot image to the tune of over $4 million.

They splashed his glowering image across campaign merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, beer koozies and more.

Ahead of Trump’s first debate with Biden and in the wake of his convictions in Manhattan, they’re using it again in a campaign mailer sent out Monday.

The email writes: ‘I want you to remember what they did to me. They tortured me in the Fulton County Jail, and TOOK MY MUGSHOT. So guess what?’

12:09

Squad member Jamaal Bowman faces disaster in New York

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman is fighting for his political survival as voters head to the polls in New York for the Democratic primary.

The far-left Squad member is locked in a contentious primary against George Latimer, and polls show he is hanging on by a thread.

The primary will test whether his support for Palestinians, his furious criticism of Israel and his progressive policies will lead to his downfall in his Bronx and Westchester district.

Bowman is seeking a third term in a primary that has seen historic levels of spending. The powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has poured $15million into the campaign against him.

‘We are going to show f***ing AIPAC, the power of the motherf***ing South Bronx!’ Bowman yelled Saturday at a rally with fellow progressive ‘Squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

12:07

Donald Trump leads Joe by Biden by five points in Georgia ahead of debate

Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by five points in Georgia two days ahead of the pivotal first presidential debate, which is being held in the state

Trump is on 43 per cent and Biden on 38 percent, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.

It comes as the two candidates make final preparation for what could be one of the most consequential showdowns ever in presidential politics. CNN is hotsing the debate in Atlanta on Thursday night.

The poll is a setback for Biden who became the first Democrat in nearly 30 years to win the Peach State in 2020 on his way to the White House.

Biden’s support has plummeted among young voters in Georgia with only 12 percent supporting him.

Overall, 70 percent said the country is on the ‘wrong track,’ according to the poll.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got 9 percent in the poll, and 8 percent were undecided.

FILE PHOTO: Combination picture showing U.S. President Joe Biden delivering remarks on lowering costs for American families, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., March 19, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump taking the stage during a campaign rally in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S.,  January 16, 2024.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque and Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

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