Republican senators’ embrace of the former president comes after years of ups and downs.
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Trump unites fractious Capitol Hill Republicans behind him as November looms
The Hill summit marked a pivot point in the Republican campaign to recapture the White House, win the Senate majority and expand control of the House.
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Trump, seeking to show unity, to meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill
It will also be Donald Trump’s first public visit to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and his first since his felony convictions.
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Judge Cannon strikes paragraph in Trump classified document indictment
The classified documents trial was supposed to begin in May, but has been delayed indefinitely as U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon slowly makes her way through a backlog of pretrial motions.
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Rudy Giuliani processed in Arizona in fake electors scheme to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss to Biden
Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and Donald Trump attorney, pleaded not guilty in May to 9 felony charges stemming from his alleged role in the fake electors effort.
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Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview after less than 30 minutes of questioning
The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a required report that trial judge Juan M. Merchan can use to help determine Trump’s punishment.
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Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’
Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of a federally guaranteed right to abortion – having nominated three of the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade – but has resisted supporting a national abortion ban.
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Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally
The former president’s campaign hired extra medics and provided water and fans for voters who turned out in 100-degree weather.
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Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025
Corporate tax breaks under consideration could expand the national debt by roughly $1 trillion over the next decade, according to researchers.
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Sen. Collins takes heat for echoing Trump’s claims of political prosecution
Maine’s senior senator surprised and angered many, even among her supporters, when she undermined the validity of the former president’s criminal conviction in the courts.