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on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. on June 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Where Things Stand: They’re Not Even Trying To Hide It These Days Prime Badge
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08.05.20 | 12:43 pm

While President Trump himself is exempt from the rules of the Hatch Act, it would appear he’s not even trying to adhere to precedent as he vies for a second term.

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Where Things Stand: He Chose To Cancel The Convention? Prime Badge
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07.24.20 | 1:02 pm

A new Politico report tells the story of how President Trump apparently made the move to cancel the in-person convention event in Jacksonville, Florida next month.

But I find that hard to believe.

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UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 23: Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is interviewed during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on February 23, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 23: Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is interviewed during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on February 23, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Where Things Stand: GOP Keeps Losing, Conceding In-Person Rally Fights Prime Badge
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07.13.20 | 1:39 pm

Despite the Texas Republican Party’s most valiant efforts to hold its annual gathering in Houston this week, the state’s all-conservative Supreme Court on Monday blocked the GOP’s ongoing appeals to hold the gathering in-person.

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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Remote 3 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21:  on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Remote 3 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attend the Senate Appropriations Committee markup on the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, attend the Senate Appropriations Committee markup on the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” in Dirksen Building on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)