Trump latest: Jan 6 panel to reveal surprising new material as Biden insists he can beat Trump again

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Tulsi Gabbard announces shes no longer a Democrat

The select committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol is set to hold another hearing tomorrow, a session that member Zoe Lofgren says will include pretty surprising new material gleaned from a flood of testimony and evidence.

We were going to be going through, really some of what we already found, she told CNN yesterday, but augmenting with new material that we discovered through our work throughout this summer.

On another front, Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he believes he can beat Donald Trump again. Both men are widely expected to run again in 2024, but neither has publicly made their plans official.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to refrain from intervening in an ongoing dispute between the government and former president Donald Trump over classified documents found during the August 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago property.

Key pointsShow latest update 1665576002Jared Kushner suggested Kanye West-led healing church service at White House after George Floyd killing

Former president Donald Trumps son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reportedly suggested having a healing church service led by Kanye West to ease tensions after the killing of George Floyd, a new book claims.

The New York Times Maggie Haberman details the strange suggestion in her book Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.

The exchange happened in the weeks after Mr. Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Read Graig Grazios report.

Jared Kushner suggested healing church service after George Floyd killing

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows reportedly nixed the idea

Andrew Naughtie12 October 2022 13:00

1665574203Flashback: Tulsi Gabbards Russian grooming row with Hillary Clinton

When Tulsi Gabbard ran for president back in 2019, she made few headlines outside of one incident where she tore into Kamala Harris on a debate stage over her record as California’s attorney general. But another story came to define her campaign and it wasn’t Ms. Gabbard’s making.

In an interview that October, Hillary Clinton warned that the Russians favored one of the many Democratic candidates running that year, and that they might yet groom her to be a third party candidate.

Ms Gabbard, one of six women then running for the nomination, identified herself as the subject of Ms Clinton’s words, and issued a furious tweet denigrating the former nominee in excoriating terms.

She also tried to sue Ms. Clinton over her remarks, but eventually gave up. Commentators on Russian state TV have since referred to her as our friend Tulsi because of her stance on the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia state TV calls Gabbard our friend Tulsi as Tucker Carlson interview aired

Onetime Democratic presidential hopeful accused Joe Biden of lying about motives in Ukraine

Andrew Naughtie12 October 2022 12:30

1665572484Zoe Lofgren: surprising new Jan 6 material to be revealed

With the latest January 6 hearing scheduled for 1pm ET tomorrow, panel member Zoe Lofgren yesterday told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the session will cast a wide net to unpack what the committee has learned in recent months.

I do think that it will be worth watching, she said. There is some new material that, you know, I found as we got into it, pretty surprising.

Watch her interview below (the discussion starts at about 3:16).

Andrew Naughtie12 October 2022 12:01

1665570602Trump legal fees eat up money that could be spent on other GOP candidates, data shows

The nearly 20 major lawsuits and investigations facing Donald Trump are draining millions of dollars away from supporting other GOP candidates, according to campaign filings.

So far, according to election filings tracking spending through the end of August, Donald Trumps Save America leadership political action committee has spent about as much paying Mr Trumps legal bills as it has backing Republicans in the midterms.

The group has spent $8.4m on GOP campaigns and committees, while doling out $7m on legal fees and another $2m to nonprofits run by former top Trump officials.

Trump legal fees eat up money that could be spent on other GOP candidates, data shows

Former president has spent millions of political action committee funds on personal legal fees

Andrew Naughtie12 October 2022 11:30

1665568802Tulsi Gabbards ties to secretive cult may explain her perplexing political journey

Tulsi Gabbard has staked out extreme positions on LGBT+ rights, spread disinformation about Ukrainian biolabs, and claimed she was being shadowbanned by Big Tech while using her vast social media footprint to label Joe Biden a warmonger.

In one breath Gabbard expresses a desire to bring love and aloha from her native Hawaii to the world, in the next she is fanning conspiracy theories on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show.

Read Bevan Hurley’s special report

Tulsi Gabbard’s ties to secretive cult may explain her perplexing political journey

Tulsi Gabbard’s upbringing in an offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement with strict devotion to a secretive guru sheds light on her apparent fondness for Vladimir Putin, Bevan Hurley writes

Shweta Sharma12 October 2022 11:00

1665566102I believe I can beat Donald Trump again: Biden

Joe Biden has said he is confident he can beat Donald Trump again if the two rematch in the 2024 presidential elections.

Speaking to CNNs Jake Tapper he will think about whether to seek another term after the midterm elections in November.

Is one of the calculations that you think you are the only one who can beat Donald Trump? Tapper asked.

I believe I can beat Donald Trump again, Mr. Biden responded.

Both Mr Trump and the president are teasing the idea of ​​re-running the elections but have stopped short of announcing plans for the bid.

Shweta Sharma12 October 2022 10:15

1665563400Trump shares bizarre nature documentary voiceover video of himself

Donald Trump has shared a bizarre video clip of himself during his presidential days but with a voiceover imitating a nature documentary valorizing the lion.

The clip, roughly one minute and 20 seconds long, was posted on his Truth Social account late on Monday and shows him waving to people while the narrator can be heard saying, This lion, hes the king of the jungle… huge mane, hes so big, hes so hot.

Trump shares bizarre nature documentary video about himself

This lion, he’s the king of the jungle … huge mane, he’s so big, he’s so hot

Oliver O’Connell12 October 2022 09:30

1665559800Trumps comment that JD Vance is an ass-kisser thrown in his face

Representative Tim Ryan threw back former president Donald Trump’s words at his Republican opponent JD Vance in their debate for Ohio’s open Senate seat on Monday evening.

Toward the end of the debate, Mr. Ryan hit out at Mr. Vance for seeking Mr. Trump’s endorsement. During a rally in Youngstown last month, Mr. Trump pointed to Mr. Vance, who he has endorsed, for courting him.

JD is kissing my ass, he wants my support so much, Mr Trump said at the time.

And that’s bad, because that means JD Vance is going to do whatever he wants, Mr. Ryan said.

Eric Garcia watched the debate live from Ohio.

Tim Ryan calls JD Vance an ass-kisser after Trump remarks in Ohio Senate debate

Ohio needs an ass-kicker, not an ass-kisser, Ryan says

Oliver O’Connell12 October 2022 08:30

1665558740Speculations are rife that Tulsi Gabbard can be Trumps VP choice

After her decision to quit the Democratic Party, several are speculating that former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard could be Donald Trump’s choice for running mate in the 2024 elections.

During Tuesdays broadcast, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld praised her and said even though he disagrees with her on many things but she could be a possible choice for Mr Trump.

The thing I like about Tulsi… shes the definition of an individual, he said. Look, I disagree with her on probably at least 30 percent, maybe 40 percent of the things… I think shes going to be Trumps VP… thats where this is going.

A poll by Newsmax’s journalist Alex Salvi asked people if Ms. Gabbard was really a viable candidate to be a Republican Vice President pick.

While 44 percent of respondents said no as of Tuesday night about 37 percent said yes.

Lot of chatter today about Tulsi joining a Trump ticket, Jack Posobiec, a ring-wing commentator said in a tweet.

Shweta Sharma12 October 2022 08:12

1665554400Midterms 2022: Crucial races to watch as election day nears

Election Day is less than a month away and the 2022 midterm races are entering their final sprint.

Republicans are still hoping that Americans’ frustration with inflation and the economy, as well as rising crime, will obfuscate their concerns about the Supreme Courts Dobbs v Jackson Womens Health Organization decision overturning Roe v Wade.

Conversely, Democrats hope to make abortion a centerpiece of the election, but also hope to point MAGA Republicans as threats to democracy and highlight the January 6 insurrection.

Eric Garcia looks at the most important elections to watch this cycle.

Most important midterm election a month out from Election Day 2022

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

Oliver O’Connell12 October 2022 07:00

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