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Donald Trump says he’s ‘wasting time’ on Republican rivals

Donald Trump wants the primaries to be over, not so he can assume the official title of GOP nominee, but so he can start fundraising for down-ballot races.

Donald Trump speaks at his event to raise money for veterans organizations in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Mark Peterson/Redux for MSNBC)
Donald Trump speaks at his event to raise money for veterans organizations in Des Moines, Iowa.
By  Ali Vitali
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Ali Vitali

Ali Vitali is MS NOW's senior congressional correspondent and the host of "Way Too Early." She is the author of "Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in the White House … Yet."

White House

Leo Brent Bozell III appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill.

Trump’s apartheid-friendly ambassador to South Africa takes role

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Tulsi Gabbard seen on stage through the audience's heads.

A whistleblower complaint about Tulsi Gabbard has been kept from Congress for months

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A judge in his robes stands beneath eight gold-framed portraits of other judges.

DOJ’s misconduct complaint dismissed against judge in Alien Enemies Act case

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Congress

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaking to the press.

Pressed on religious bigotry, Speaker Johnson makes an ugly problem even worse

Steve Benen

Pam Bondi attends a press briefing at the White House.

House Democrat unveils impeachment resolution targeting Pam Bondi

Steve Benen

Rep. Andy Ogles speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

As too many Republicans push anti-Muslim messaging, GOP leaders remain silent

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation.

Why Gorsuch brought up how drunk John Adams and James Madison got ‘back in the day’

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Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City.

The Supreme Court rulings that could help Luigi Mangione avoid execution

Jordan Rubin

Justice Alito seen in the Oval Office. His face looks nervous.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s financial moves cause needless problems

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