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Search results for "Justice Department urges group to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit after WHCA dinner shooting"

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Marcy Kaptur stated on May 05, 2026 in an X post:
Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026
Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 17, 2022
Bill Clinton stated on August 05, 2019 in a tweet:
"After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again."  
By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2019
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2025 in remarks to reporters:
A new White House ballroom “won't interfere with the current building.”
By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2025
Jeff Sessions stated on May 08, 2018 in remarks to a conference:
A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone."
By Casey Toner• May 15, 2018
Jeff Sessions stated on August 07, 2017 in a press release:
Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
By Matt Dietrich• August 16, 2017
Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2026
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2018 in in a tweet:
"James Comey Memos just out and show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION"
By John Kruzel• April 20, 2018
Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet:
Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”
By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2021
Eric Holder stated on December 13, 2011 in a speech:
"After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period."
By Alex Kuffner• December 29, 2011
Tim Scott stated on June 18, 2023 in a TV interview:
“Think about parents who show up at school board meetings. By this DOJ, they’re called domestic terrorists.”
By Sevana Wenn• June 22, 2023
Donald Trump stated on August 04, 2023 in a speech in Alabama:
“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2023
Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News:
Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
By Lauren Carroll• December 23, 2014
Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles:
Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2021
Tim Scott stated on April 28, 2021 in a GOP response to President Joe Biden's speech:
Says Democrats blocked his efforts at police reform.
By Amy Sherman• April 30, 2021
Brian Kemp stated on March 05, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."  
By Miriam Valverde• March 21, 2018
Steve Daines stated on November 15, 2018 in a Senate hearing:
Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."
By Miriam Valverde• November 27, 2018
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.:
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
By Jon Greenberg• May 25, 2022

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By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

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By Lauren Carroll, John Kruzel• June 7, 2017

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By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2022

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By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025

By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2026

White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations

By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025

Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

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Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 13, 2023

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By Eric Litke• September 23, 2020

Fact-check: How House members exaggerated facts in questioning Robert Mueller

By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• July 24, 2019

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