Jan 05 Watch 5:35 Supreme Court to hear Trump ballot case that could upend 2024 presidential election By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens There's a major development in a case that could upend the 2024 presidential election. The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Donald Trump can be barred from the ballot. His eligibility has been challenged in dozens of states under the… Continue watching
Jan 05 Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off the 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 attack By Michael Casey, Associated Press Five voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge Trump's eligibility to appear on Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 04 Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray during the riot. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 10:28 How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Christine Romo The Jan. 6 investigation is the largest FBI operation in history. More than 1200 people have been charged and over 900 convicted. But it has stretched the bureau’s resources and has often had to rely on the work of citizen… Continue watching
Jan 03 Trump asks Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from the 2024 ballot By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appealed the Colorado Supreme Court's finding that an insurrection clause in the Constitution's 14th Amendment renders him ineligible. Continue reading
Dec 20 Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early 2024 By Associated Press The right-wing friendly app, which was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, has been offline since April after it was purchased by the digital media conglomerate Starboard. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Biden responds to Colorado court ruling, says ‘self-evident’ Trump supported ‘insurrection’ By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden says it's “self-evident" that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist but demurs on whether he should be barred from the ballot in next year's election. Continue reading
Dec 20 Read the full ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court removing Trump from state ballot DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely… Continue reading
Dec 19 Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The ruling Tuesday marks the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate. Continue reading
Dec 19 Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for the Capitol insurrection plot By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. Continue reading