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A new poll from the Wall Street Journal has found Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of Donald Trump among likely GOP voters in a hypothetical 2024 showdown. According to the survey of 1,500 respondents, Mr Trump is 14 points behind his one-time favorite and also lagging in popularity. The poll comes as Mr Trump faces a host of headaches on the legal front – and it has now emerged that the Trump Organization has lost a previously secret trial in 2021, putting the company in contempt of court. The trial reportedly came after prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office sought to punish the company for “willfully disobeying” four subpoenas and three court orders. Meanwhile, the chairman of the January 6 select committee, Bennie Thompson, told reporters that the committee’s final meeting will be held early next week and its final report will be published on December 21. Mr. Trump is stepping up efforts to delegitimize his findings and perhaps distract from them. The former president released a strange superhero-themed video, teasing a “major announcement” coming Thursday.
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The committee on January 6 will hold a final meeting and publish the report next week
Representative Bennie Thompson says the House Select Committee will meet on Monday, December 19, and that its final report will be released on December 21. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 22:45 1671056129
Who’s Targeting the White House in 2024?
With less than two years to go until US voters decide who will be president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican administration officials are beginning to jockey for position in the upcoming race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. , while at least one prominent Democrat (California Gov. Gavin Newsom) has reportedly pledged not to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. As the 2024 campaign takes shape, here are the names to know:
Who is running for president in 2024?
With less than two years to go until US voters decide who will be president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican administration officials are beginning to jockey for position in the upcoming race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. , while at least one prominent Democrat (California Gov. Gavin Newsom) has reportedly pledged not to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 22:15 1671054329
The Trump Organization lost the secret lawsuit
The New York Times reported that a newly unsealed court document released Tuesday revealed information about the one-day contempt trial. reports Sravasti Dasgupta. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 21:45 1671052529
White House Responds to GOP Rep’s Text Disclosure to Mark Meadows
Alex Woodward has the story. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 21:15 1671050729
DeSantis rises as GOP voters turn Trump down
Republican voters have turned on former President Donald Trump after a disappointing GOP midterm election, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis holding a significant lead in a hypothetical primary showdown, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 20:45 1671048950
Trump Organization grand jury lifts the lid on deliberations
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Doubts over claims Trump administration tried to free Paul Whelan
The Biden administration is pushing back against claims by former Trump administration figures that Russia was willing to release former US Marine Paul Whelan before President Joe Biden was elected in 2020. Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 19:45 1671045350
CNN Poll: Trump Has Lowest Favorability Since He Was Elected President
While the latest CNN poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval rating has improved, rising to 42% from a summer low of 36%, there has been no such change for former President Donald Trump. Just 31% in the new poll rate him positively, the lowest percentage since before he was elected president, while 60% have a negative view. And a broad majority say they see Trump’s views and policies as too extreme – 68% say so, including 45% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents – while only 32% see the former president as generally mainstream. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 19:15 1671043550
Support for Trump among GOP voters declined throughout 2022
The latest CNN poll also says support for former President Trump is declining throughout 2022. In January, 50 percent of Republican-aligned voters hoped he would be the party’s nominee in 2024. That’s down to 44 percent in July and 38 percent now. There have been steep declines in support for Mr. Trump among Republicans over 65 (55 percent down to 37 percent), white voters with college degrees (down 31 percent to 16 percent) and people who describe themselves as as very conservative (65 percent). percent 42 percent). Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 18:45 1671041750
Little appetite for a 2024 Biden-Trump rematch
A new poll from CNN and SSRS shows little appetite among registered voters for a Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump rematch in 2024. The majority of voters in each party want to see a new candidate for the next election cycle. About 6 in 10 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they want their party to nominate someone other than former President Donald Trump in 2024 (62%), while a similar 59% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they would like to see someone other than President Joe Biden at the top of their ticket in the next presidential election. The poll found that when pushed, a majority of those who want a new candidate would still vote for either Biden or Trump if they were the nominee. Oliver O’Connell14 December 2022 18:15
