On June 25, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the words “Black Lives Matter” to be painted in yellow letters in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets. Trump said the mayor’s decision “to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury avenue” will antagonize the New York Police Department. The president also criticized de Blasio’s $1 billion NYPD budget cut, which was announced on Tuesday as the city faces mounting pressure to defund the police....

“We do not want any changes to what has already been laid out and agreed to,” Senior Campaign Adviser Jason Miller told reporters Thursday. “We have not asked for any changes. The Biden camp has.” On Wednesday, the bipartisan commission that oversees the general election presidential debates released a statement saying that the previous night’s debate in Cleveland, Ohio “made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues....

At a Monday night rally in Lexington, Kentucky, the president panned San Francisco and Los Angeles, lambasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her district, which he claimed had gone downhill like “no place in our country.” “Unlike Kentucky, which is doing great, Nancy ought to stop wasting time go back to her district in San Francisco, help the homeless, get rid of the drugs, get rid of the needles that are lying all over the street and all of the things that are washing into the ocean through their storm sewer system,” he said....

The decision was a major victory for James in the New York fraud case. State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump will be fined $10,000 every day until he complies with the subpoena. James’ office has been conducting an investigation into Trump’s business practices and subpoenaed the former president earlier this year for documents as part of its probe into his and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings. James said that he refused to comply with the order, so she moved this month to hold him in contempt....

Schiff drew Republican ire after he offered an embellished account of Trump’s controversial July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hearing last week. In his statement, the Democrat said the summary transcript of the call “reads like a criminal shakedown” and claimed that Trump asked his foreign counterpart to “make up dirt” on his political opponent former Vice President Joe Biden. Following backlash over his remarks, Schiff later explained that his summary “was meant to be, at least part, in parody....

In May 2022 a draft indicating Roe v. Wade, which concluded abortion access is a constitutional right, would be overturned was leaked to Politico. The full judgment, which closely matched the leaked draft version, was released on June 24, confirming an end to the U.S.-wide constitutional right to an abortion. The initial leak infuriated anti-abortion campaigners, with some conservatives claiming it may have been done to try and sabotage the ruling....

Trump hit out at what he brands “Republicans in name only” in a statement released on Monday, stating: “No more money for RINOS. They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base—they will never lead us to Greatness.” He then urged donations to his PAC and added: “We will bring it all back stronger than ever before.” The comments come after representatives for Trump reportedly moved to stop the Republican National Committee (RNC) from using the former president’s name and likeness in fundraising efforts....

In a weird opening tangent at a rally in nearby Appleton, Wisc., on Wednesday, Trump revealed that he didn’t know much about Green Bay’s quarterback — except what the Patriots quarterback has said about him. “Tom Brady’s a friend of mine,” Trump said. “He says you have a great quarterback.” So why wouldn’t Trump go ahead and name-drop Rodgers? At first glance, it might be Trump not knowing anything about anybody in the NFL over the past 30 years — unless he has golfed or dined with him....

“Good things will be soon happening for the Republican Party, and 2024 will be a “Monster” (in a good way, of course!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. His confidence accompanies a four-day-long slog in the House, where House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California has now failed over a dozen times to receive the majority of votes necessary to become the next speaker. Meanwhile, it has also prevented the 118th Congress from beginning business, let alone swearing in newly elected members....

The list of people granted clemency by Trump does not include his family members or himself, although it was speculated that he may try to do so. Trump’s notable pardons announced today include former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne, while documentary star Joe Exotic did not receive the pardon he was hoping for. The president is the only person with the power to pardon someone....

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an embittered Trump continued his baseless claim the 2020 election had been stolen from him, alluded to a possible 2024 presidential run and hurled attacks at his successor, President Joe Biden. Summary Taking the stage to a standing ovation, Trump quickly launched into his predictable rhetoric that the Democrats “lost the White House” and told hopeful supporters he “may even decide to beat them for a third time”....

One of the biggest fish in the proverbial pond at the time was future President Donald Trump, a man who through sheer will helped redefine the Manhattan skyline in his own image, dominating local press coverage as well as his competition in city hall to make his likeness one of the most recognized in North America. But he also had a lot of help to get there, relying on mob-controlled companies and the labor unions in their pockets to make many of his dreams into reality: a relationship later scrutinized by federal investigators as well as by the makers of documentaries like Netflix’s ‘Fear City....

Trump is banned from Twitter and suspended from Facebook for two years—bans handed down following the deadly Capitol riot on January 6—and has described his new platform, called TRUTH Social, as a way to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.” The former president was an avid user of social media before his suspensions and used Twitter in particular to communicate with supporters. He has also repeatedly hinted that he’ll run for the White House again in 2024....

In an interview with OutKick, Jason Whitlock asked the president if he were to win whether we might see a “different personality from President Trump,” potentially a “kinder, gentler” one. He also asked if the president would be as much of “a fighter” during another four years in the White House. “The softer side is good,” President Donald Trump said. “I hope the answer is yes. A lot of it is time, it’s like, you gotta get going, you don’t have much time....

The controversial Republican presidential candidate earned an overwhelming victory in the state’s primary election Tuesday, collecting nearly 50 percent of the vote. That contingent likely included plenty of Patriots fans, and Trump credits the support drummed up by the team’s star quarterback for his win. MORE: Deflategate timeline | Mike Ditka will probably vote for Trump “Honestly, in that part of the world, a reference like Tom Brady saying ‘Trump’s the biggest winner, Trump is a friend of mine,’ that makes an incredible difference,” Trump told The New York Times on Wednesday....

“She’s a communist. She’s not a socialist. She’s well beyond a socialist. Take a look at her views,” Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Thursday morning. “She wants to open up the borders to allow killers and murderers and rapists to pour into our country.” Trump argued that the nation’s borders are currently the most secure they have ever been under his leadership. “We have the tightest borders we’ve ever had right now,” he said....

Trump over the past week has baselessly accused the siblings of Abrams and Georgia GOP secretary of state Brad Raffensperger of somehow swaying the state’s election process in favor of President-elect Joe Biden and the Democratic Senate runoff candidates. Trump on Saturday blamed Judge Gardner, Abrams’ sister, of helping to prevent signature verification in several Georgia counties and for the court system’s continued refusal to hear the unfounded “large scale voter fraud” claims being presented by his own legal team....

In remarks to conservative media network Real America’s Voice, Trump seemingly indicated that baseless conspiracy theories that claim he will quickly regain the presidency if it were a possibility. Host Gina Loudon, who has also served as co-chair of the group Women for Trump, asked the former president when the country would “get President Trump back” at his rally in Perry, Georgia on Saturday. “Well we’re going to see,” Trump replied....

Billionaire Bloomberg has reportedly spent over $200 billion funding his own presidential campaign, with a majority of that money going toward advertising. While he has yet to appear with the other candidates at a Democratic debate, Bloomberg is expected to be on the stage at the Nevada debate Wednesday. Bloomberg qualified for the Nevada debate after the Democratic National Committee changed the requirements for debate entry by getting rid of the criteria that demanded each candidate reach a certain level of funding from individual donors....

Speaking to troops via video conference from his private club in Florida, Trump said, “I want to wish you an amazing Christmas,” and praised the armed forces for their efforts this year to eliminate the last of the Islamic State militant group’s territorial caliphate and for killing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to AP. He also spoke of the economic successes at home and a pay raise for troops in the new year....