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Vance Rises in MAGA, but Bannon Sees 3rd Trump Term

VP now seen as the heir apparent, but some Trump allies think president will run again

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee, in what the AP sees as another sign that he's cementing his status as the torchbearer of the MAGA movement.
  • It's the first time in the RNC's history that
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Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight
Stephen Miller, Team Trump
Relish This Judicial Fight
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Mar 18, 2025 6:45 AM CDT

Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight

Aide calls Democratic critic of deportations 'an absolute moron'

(Newser) - The White House is aggressively pushing back against challenges to its deportation of immigrants over the weekend. A Justice Department lawyer, for example, clashed with a federal judge in court on Monday, maintaining that the move was a matter of national security because the deportees were alleged gang members. And...

Bannon: It Was a 'Wave,' Not a Nazi Salute

But a French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech, says gesture alludes to 'Nazi ideology'

(Newser) - About a month after Elon Musk was accused of making a Nazi salute during a speech, Steve Bannon has been accused of doing the same. The details:
  • The moment: Bannon made the gesture near the end of a speech on Thursday to the Conservative Political Action Conference, reports the Guardian
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Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty, Dodges Jail in Fraud Case

Trump ally says he's feeling 'like a million bucks' after deal

(Newser) - Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the US southern border—a case the conservative strategist has decried as a "political persecution." Bannon, a longtime ally of President Trump,...

Bannon Escalates Musk Fight: 'He Is a Truly Evil Guy'

Rift between two top Trump supporters widens in a big way

(Newser) - Steve Bannon and Elon Musk were on opposite sides of a high-profile rift in Trump world last month over visas for skilled workers. Bannon just escalated the fight in a big way:
  • "He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy," Bannon said in an interview with
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Bannon: 'Maybe We Do It Again in '28?'

Trump ally floats the idea of a third Trump term, despite the Constitution's limit

(Newser) - Mitt Romney predicts JD Vance will be the Republican nominee in 2028. But Steve Bannon is floating a more provocative option: Donald Trump. And he's not talking about Junior. In a speech to the New York Young Republican Club on Sunday night, the longtime Trump ally suggested a third...

Bannon's Border Wall Trial Postponed

Trump won't be able to pardon him if he is convicted

(Newser) - Steve Bannon's trial on charges that he defrauded donors to the "Build the Wall" charity has been postponed, weeks after the ally of President-elect Trump completed a four-month prison term for contempt of Congress. The trial's start date was pushed back from Dec. 9 to Feb. 25...

Trump Gets a Key Ally Back From Prison

Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months for contempt of Congress

(Newser) - Steve Bannon is a free man again, just in time to help with a final election push. The Donald Trump ally was released from prison early Tuesday after serving four months for contempt of Congress amid its investigation of the Capitol riot, reports CNN . "I'm not broken, I'...

Bannon Ally Guo Wengui Guilty of $1B Fraud

Chinese billionaire could face decades in prison for scamming supporters

(Newser) - Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted fans,...

It's Prison Day for Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon Is
No Longer a Free Man
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Jul 1, 2024 11:59 AM CDT

Steve Bannon Is No Longer a Free Man

He turned himself in to a Connecticut facility

(Newser) - Steve Bannon reported to a federal prison in Connecticut just before noon on Monday, three days after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal to delay the start of his four-month sentence. Bannon continues to appeal his July 2022 conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress. The Supreme...

Supreme Court Leaves Bannon's Prison Date Intact

Trump ally has to start serving his sentence Monday

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison July 1...

Report: Bannon Won't Serve His Term in Cushy 'Club Fed'
Judges Reject Bannon's
Bid to Stay Out of Jail
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Jun 21, 2024 6:02 AM CDT

Judges Reject Bannon's Bid to Stay Out of Jail

Federal appeals panel rebuffs him; he's due to report by July 1

(Newser) - Steve Bannon remains on track to report to prison by July 1 after a federal appeals panel rejected his bid to remain free on appeal, reports Politico . The DC panel ruled 2-1 against Bannon, who plans to make one last attempt with the Supreme Court. The former aide to Donald...

Judge Orders Steve Bannon to Prison by July 1

Former Trump aide can still seek a stay over his contempt of Congress conviction

(Newser) - Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena, a federal judge ruled Thursday. US District Judge Carl Nichols granted prosecutors' request to make the longtime ally of Donald Trump begin serving his prison term after a federal appeals court...

Appeals Court Upholds Bannon Conviction
Steve Bannon Loses Appeal
May 10, 2024 11:53 AM CDT

Steve Bannon Loses Appeal

His conviction has been upheld, but Trump ally won't go to prison immediately

(Newser) - A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Bannon's challenges to his contempt of...

Ex-Trump Official Navarro Sentenced to 4 Months

Adviser defied a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot

(Newser) - Another ally of Donald Trump has been sentenced to jail time over his refusal to comply with a House panel investigating the Capitol riot. Peter Navarro, who served as a trade adviser to the former president, received a four-month sentence on Thursday after being convicted of contempt of Congress. Navarro...

Autism Advocates Starting to Dread 2024 Election

Steve Bannon's line that DeSantis is 'on the spectrum' raises concerns about stigma

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is frequently described as "awkward" when it comes to schmoozing with voters—see this New York Times story describing him in Iowa—so much so that it seems to have become an accepted truth on the 2024 campaign trail. In fact, wife Casey DeSantis is...

'We Build The Wall' Founder Sentenced to 4 Years

Brian Kolfage tells judge he is 'remorseful, disgusted, humiliated'

(Newser) - The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern US border was sentenced to four years and three months in prison on Wednesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors. Brian Kolfage, a decorated Air...

Feds Charge Bannon Ally in $1B Fraud

Guo Wengui accused of defrauding investors, laundering funds

(Newser) - A billionaire who fled China before he could be arrested on charges including fraud in 2014 has been charged with fraud in the US. Guo Wengui, a close ally of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, was arrested on federal charges early Wednesday at his $32 million Manhattan apartment, ABC reports....

Hunter Biden's Legal Team Is Now Playing Hardball

Lawyers' aggressive new attempt to turn the tables involves urging probes of Giuliani, Bannon

(Newser) - House Republicans have started their long-sought investigation into Hunter Biden—but the legal team of the president's son has decided it's not going to settle for playing defense. CBS News reports that Biden's lawyers tag-teamed this week in an aggressive new strategy, going hard against longtime detractors...

For Brazil, the Riots Came on Jan. 8
Amid Brazil Riot, Bannon
Cheers 'Freedom Fighters'
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Jan 9, 2023 6:32 AM CST

Amid Brazil Riot, Bannon Cheers 'Freedom Fighters'

Hundreds arrested after supporters of losing President Bolsonaro storm the capital

(Newser) - Authorities in Brazil have reclaimed control of the nation's seat of power after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro rioted in the capital Brasilia on Sunday. Estimates of the number of arrested range between 200 and 400 in news coverage:
  • The scene: Thousands stormed the nation's Congress, its
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