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Donald Trump has been granted a temporary stay in his bid to block the House Ways and Means Committee from accessing tax returns, with Supreme Court Justice John Roberts giving the committee until next Thursday to respond. Mr. Trump has fought for years to prevent the commission from accessing the returns, which he has long argued he cannot disclose because they are supposed to be under scrutiny. The developments come as two separate cases involving him, his finances and his businesses begin in New York. In less good news for Mr. Trump, the Supreme Court also said it would not block Senator Lindsey Graham from testifying before the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating attempts to subvert the 2020 election. Meanwhile, in an excerpt from his upcoming political memoir, Mike Pence recounted a landmark meeting in 2020 involving Trump, Rudy Giuliani and extremist lawyer Sidney Powell — a meeting he says marked a “new low” in then escalating effort to delegitimize Joe. Biden’s victory. “Even in an office well-versed in raw talk, it was a new low,” Pence writes of the meeting, recalling that things “went downhill from there.”

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Trump predicts Kanye West ‘will be fine’ and plays down his anti-Semitism

Speaking with conservative radio personality and podcaster Chris Stigall, the former president was asked about a range of current events and news topics, including the midterms and Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Mr Trump’s remarks about the disgraced rapper, whose spate of anti-Semitic comments led to him being dropped from a number of companies he worked with, stood out. Oliver O’Connell2 November 2022 05:40 1667360442

Why Marcus Flowers insists he can beat Trump favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Army veteran tells the Independent’s Andrew Buncombe why he could be the first Democrat to represent Georgia’s 14th congressional district in 30 years. Oliver O’Connell 2 November 2022 03:40 1667356842

Gavin Newsom accuses Fox News of “dehumanization” that led to the attack on Paul Pelosi

In an interview with CBS News, the California governor said: “I have seen the dehumanization of Nancy Pelosi. I don’t think anyone has been dehumanized like she has consistently.” Oliver O’Connell November 2, 2022 02:40 1667353242

Jan. 6 rioter who said she wanted to shoot Nancy Pelosi ‘in the head’ to get free

The rioter who said in a video that she would kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if she found the Democratic leader during the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol is set to be released from prison this week. Dawn Bancroft was sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years of probation for her role in the Jan. 6 attack. John Bowden has the details. Oliver O’Connell November 2, 2022 01:40 1667349642

Don Jr deletes ‘dangerous’ Instagram memes mocking attack on Paul Pelosi

Donald Trump Jr., the self-proclaimed “general in the meme wars,” had a rare about-face as he deleted social media posts that openly mocked the attack on Paul Pelsoy. Johanna Chisholm has the details. Oliver O’Connell2 November 2022 00:40 1667346042

Supreme Court temporarily shields Trump’s tax returns from House committee

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining six years of tax returns from former President Donald Trump and his eponymous real estate companies, after the former president sought an emergency stay of a lower court ruling allowing them access to the documents . The temporary stay was granted by Chief Justice John Roberts, who presides over appeals from decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Chief Justice Roberts also ordered the House of Representatives to respond to the former president’s appeal by November 10. Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell1 November 2022 23:40 1667342442

ICYMI: Trump says reporters who broke Roe v Wade should be jailed

Donald Trump appeared to suggest that journalists who leaked the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade ruling should be jailed until the leaker’s identity is revealed. Speaking to the Salem Media Group, a conservative news outlet, Trump made an odd remark in which he said the leak of the Roe v Wade verdict was a “terrible thing” that put “our judges at tremendous risk.” Stuti Mishra has the story. Oliver O’Connell November 1, 2022 10:40 p.m 1667338842

Trump backs Senate candidate who says students use trash cans

Former President Donald Trump has officially endorsed the New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate who recently ran a widely debunked hoax about children being encouraged to relieve themselves in trash cans at school. Andrew Feinberg has the story. Oliver O’Connell1 November 2022 21:40 1667335242

The Oath Keepers’ latest test: The group spent $400 at Olive Garden after storming the Capitol

In court filings, one person who was present claimed he couldn’t remember much about the restaurant other than it was “a long drive away” and that the server was “paining to wear masks.” Oliver O’Connell1 November 2022 20:40 1667333142

Hillary Clinton has asked a federal judge to order former President Donald Trump and his lawyers to pay more than $1 million in legal fees and costs to cover the costs she and several other defendants have incurred in defending themselves. against a dismissed lawsuit alleging they conspired to impeach Mr. Trump. 2016 presidential campaign accusing her of colluding with Russia. Abe Asher has the details. Oliver O’Connell1 November 2022 20:05