Five states hold primary elections today, but it’s Georgia, with its busy slate of federal and state-level nomination contests, that is most on our minds. (You can read our preview of the other four states’ primaries here.) In total, 10 Georgia primaries have grabbed our attention, and in nearly all of them, the key question … Read more
After more than a year of vendettas against Georgia state Republican officials, all supporters of former President Trump failed to unseat the state incumbents on Tuesday. Governor Brian Kemp beat his Trump-backed challenger by more than 50 points and even Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who wrote a book about Trump’s attempt to overturn the … Read more
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truth: The launch of truth Social, Donald Trump’s new social network, directly impacted the actions of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), the company behind the platform. This Tuesday (22), the value of the company’s shares soared on the American stock exchange. According to CNBC, Digital World shares opened the week with a 26% appreciation, reaching … Read more
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Mitch McConnell thinks Republicans are going to lose the Senate in November if Trump’s candidates and issues dominate the election. Is McConnell right? Our national affairs correspondent John Nichols weighs in So this week Peter Richardson discusses Hunter S. Thompson, the writer credited for inventing “Gonzo … Read more
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Donald Trump may no longer hold elected office, but Republican candidates are still paying homage—literally. Trump’s private companies clocked more than $1.46 million in revenue from GOP candidates and committees in 2021, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. But the total represents a steep … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Questions about Donald Trump’s business practices are piling up. Whether the former president is forced to answer any of them could be decided in a matter of days. New York’s attorney general will go to court Thursday seeking to enforce a subpoena for Trump’s testimony in a civil investigation she says … Read more
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman unveiled the name and title of her book on former President Donald Trump on Thursday, and axioswhich says Haberman’s Confidence Man will be “the book Trump fears most,” got a sneak peak at some of her discoveries. Trump, for instance, reportedly has told people he has kept in contact … Read more
Donald Trump roiled Georgia Republicans with an endorsement in a crowded House primary Wednesday as the former president molds the political landscape in an effort to defeat the state’s GOP governor. On its face, Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” of Vernon Jones in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District looked like another case of the former president … Read more
