Democrats keep warning about Donald Trump. So do many of his former friends.
On Friday, former Vice President Mike Pence announced he would not be endorsing his former boss this year, saying he could not give his endorsement “in good conscience” — a remarkable rebuke from Trump’s former #2 . Just as remarkable: He’s not the only one.
A startling number of the former president’s former top aides have taken to warning the public about his character, beliefs, and mental state. In an election without precedent, featuring a candidate running a campaign without precedent, the warnings are still stunning. Swipe to see what they have to say.
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We went to Washington Square Park to ask people, and their answers may surprise you.
Nancy Pelosi says people are justified in wanting to scrutinize President Biden after the debate:
“I think it’s a legitimate question to say, ‘Is this an episode or is this a condition?’”
But she says Donald Trump deserves the same criticism.
Before it was the Obamas’ summertime retreat, Martha’s Vineyard was home to a thriving Deaf community — and its own sign language dialect.
In the secluded town of Chilmark, 1 in 25 residents were Deaf. But the ratio of people who used the island’s sign language was closer to 25 in 25.
In honor of Disability Pride Month, here’s a little-known piece of disability history about what’s possible when inclusion isn’t optional — it’s required.
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“So should the American people dissent. I dissent.”
President Biden invokes Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion in Trump’s presidential criminal immunity case
“The President is not above the law. But ...”
In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court partially sided with Donald Trump and ruled that presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution when it comes to official acts — but not unofficial acts. But the court declined to decide what specifically constitutes an official act versus a personal one when it came to January 6th — a core question of the case — instead punting the question to a lower court.
Trump had argued that his actions in the leadup to and during January 6th were official acts immune from prosecution in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal probe. While the court did not give Trump a full win, its decision is the final blow in Smith’s push for the trial to happen before Election Day. Proceedings and appeals over which of Trump’s actions were official or personal would likely take months — all before pretrial proceedings, which would last about three months, can even begin. If Trump wins the election, he’s promised to order his Justice Department to drop the prosecution.
President Biden responds to his highly-criticized debate performance against Trump.
“I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to,” Biden said Friday. “Well, I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job.”
