Jan 03 Watch 8:37 How GOP campaigns are courting Iowa and New Hampshire voters in the final weeks By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens In less than two weeks, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate. That's followed by New Hampshire’s first-in-nation primary a week later. Geoff Bennett discussed how the campaigns are shaping… 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
Jan 03 Biden to start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about fate of American democracy By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Democratic president is seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American democracy. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from 2024 primary under the Constitution's insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is appealing a decision by Maine's Democratic secretary of state that he cannot be on the ballot there because he violated a constitutional ban against people who "engaged in insurrection" holding office. Continue reading
Jan 02 DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall By David Bauder, Associated Press DeSantis and Haley are set to appear at next week's Republican presidential debate on CNN. In contrast, Trump will participate in a Fox News town hall during the same time. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump is expected to appeal the Colorado and Maine rulings banning him from presidential primary By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling would go to the U.S. Supreme Court, while the appeal to the ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state would go to that state's Superior Court. Continue reading
Jan 02 Potential rematch between Biden and Trump in 2024 could shake up American politics By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The results will have long-term implications on everything from the future of abortion rights and immigration policy to the role of the U.S. in the world. Continue reading
Dec 29 Maine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment By David Sharp, Associated Press At least one Republican lawmaker has vowed to pursue an impeachment against Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows despite long odds in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:03 Election law expert on legal and political questions as states block Trump from ballot By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens and Leila Jackson, Student Reporting Lab Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters. Continue watching
Dec 29 Read the full ruling from Maine removing Trump from state's Republican primary ballot Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. Read the full decision here. Continue reading