NEWTON, Iowa — Former president Donald Trump suggested Saturday at a campaign event here that the U.S. Civil War “could have been negotiated,” a remark that drew criticism from historians as well as political opponents. “The Civil War was so fascinating, so horrible,” Trump said. “So many mistakes were made. See, there was something I […]Read More

Republican polling leader Donald Trump observed the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by glorifying people charged in the riot, repeating baseless claims that left-wing or government interlopers caused the breach, and attempting to turn the term “insurrection” against his political opponents. The remarks were part of an ongoing […]Read More

Republican polling leader Donald Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government, according to an analysis of candidate petitions by the local news outlets WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times. His decision to not sign the pledge […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump took to his social media website one day this past week to post a report ridden with falsehoods about fraud in the 2020 election. And his legal team cited Trump’s post in a brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where he faces charges of obstructing the […]Read More

Donald Trump ridiculed President Biden over the economy, immigration and foreign policy before turning to personal mockery during an Iowa event on Friday night. A few hours after Biden had given a sweeping denunciation of Trump, calling him a sore loser and a threat to American democracy, the former president made fun of Biden’s childhood […]Read More

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday invited President Biden to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on March 7. “In this moment of great challenge for our country, it is my solemn duty to extend this invitation,” said Johnson, who took over the speakership role in October, […]Read More

Three years on, there is no escaping the impact on American politics of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Other issues will significantly influence the 2024 presidential election, but few define more clearly the contrasts, stakes and choice that will face voters in November than Jan. 6. The passage of time has not […]Read More

Former president Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered to make decisions without clearing them with the White House, according to three people familiar with the conversations. Obama grew “animated” […]Read More