Month: December 2023

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, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally in a decision that has potential Electoral College consequences.While Maine has just four electoral votes, it’s one of two states to split them.…
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WASHINGTON — California Secretary of State Shirley Weber will include former President Donald Trump on her state’s primary ballot despite pressure to remove the GOP frontrunner over his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.The California slate − published late Thursday − came after Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows…
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By Ted Johnson Political Editor UPDATE: Donald Trump will be on the California ballot for the state primary in March. Late on Thursday, Secretary of State Shirley Weber released a list of certified candidates for the March 5 primary. Trump’s name was included on the list, released the same day that the secretary of state…
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M.L. Nestel joined Raw Story in 2023. An award-winning writer and editor, his work has been published in New York Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and The Guardian, among other titles. He also produces and writes for true-crime genre TV shows. Prior to that, he served on the Newsweek masthead as a senior writer, wrote as a correspondent at ABC News and held the titles of West Coast bureau chief and senior writer…
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Donald Trump will be on California’s March primary ballot.In California, which has the largest trove of delegates in the 2024 presidential contest, Trump was included on the certified list of candidates released Thursday for the state’s March 5 primary.Secretary of State Shirley Weber faced political pressure to reject Trump’s candidacy in the state, including from…
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2024 Elections Several leading Democratic officials had tried to remove him from the California ballot. Former President Donald Trump will appear on the ballot in California's presidential primary on March 5. | Scott Olson/Getty Images By Debra Kahn 12/29/2023 10:16 AM EST Link CopiedCalifornia Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Thursday included former President Donald…
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Bangor Daily News Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday criticized a decision from Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to bar Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot.In a 34-page ruling, Bellows wrote that Trump’s actions before the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsBy Jordan RubinUPDATE (Dec. 29, 2023, 5:02 a.m. ET): Hours after Maine’s secretary of state said on Thursday that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot, California’s secretary of state declined to remove him from that state’s ballot.Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on…
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The former Donald Trump lawyer blamed his own attorney for failing to check the cases before submitting them to the judge.

Donald Trump will appear on the Colorado 2024 presidential primary ballot unless the U.S. Supreme Court rules otherwise, state Secretary of State Jena Griswold confirmed on Thursday, following the state GOP’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision disqualifying Trump from running in the state.FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday,…
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‘Trump’s in trouble’: John Dean reacts to Maine removing Trump from 2024 ballot  CNNsource

Watch CBS News By Matthew Rodriguez Updated on: December 28, 2023 / 9:55 PM PST / KCAL News California’s secretary of state declined to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot despite a call for her to do so from the state’s lieutenant governor. Dr. Shirley Weber did not immediately issue a comment on her…
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Former President Trump’s campaign said it will appeal the Maine secretary of state’s Thursday decision to bar him from the state’s primary ballot.Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) determined Thursday that Trump’s actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riots violated the 14th Amendment’s clause barring those who “assist insurrection” from holding office.The Trump campaign quickly…
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Subscribe Now! Get features likeMaine’s top election official has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, citing the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” CNN reported.This decision follows a similar move by the Colorado Supreme Court earlier this month, making Maine the second state to disqualify Trump from running for office.A bipartisan group of…
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Maine election official rules Trump ineligible to appear on 2024 ballot  NBC Newssource

SEARCHDonald Trump is doing his best to delay as many cases as possible. But there’s a simple reason Trump may find himself behind bars sooner than he thinks: Trump himself.Political Investigations ReporterThe countdown is on for Donald Trump’s D.C. trial in March. And while Trump has faced jail threats over his inability to abide by…
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Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Oversight Committee, said Thursday he was not surprised Maine’s secretary of state ruled that former President Trump cannot appear on the primary ballot in 2024.In an interview on Fox News with Jason Chaffetz, Comer characterized the ruling as a political one and said he expects other blue…
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Now 36 Sat 39 Sun 37by Anna Coon, WGMEAUGUSTA (WGME) — Maine’s secretary of state has issued a ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump from Maine’s primary ballot.Maine's Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled the former president violated the constitution by inciting an insurrection on January 6, 2021, disqualifying him from future office.This ruling…
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Maine’s secretary of state said Thursday that former President Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s primary ballot under the 14th Amendment, becoming the second state to take such action. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, said she had concluded that Trump “over the course of several months and culminating on January…
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Maine becomes second state to bar Trump from presidential primary  South China Morning Postsource

Give by 12/31, so we can continue to deliver intelligent, in-depth, trustworthy journalism. Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett Saher Khan Saher Khan Leave your feedbackWhile Donald Trump holds a decisive lead in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, his 2024 calendar will be full of legal challenges and court appearances. In four major criminal cases, the former…
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Log in to comment on videos and join in on the fun.Watch the live stream of Fox News and full episodes.Reduce eye strain and focus on the content that matters.Former Trump White House attorney May Mailman joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the Maine secretary of state’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s primary…
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Last week, Trump’s attorneys asked for a 90-day stay in the trial in a lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.

By Ted Johnson Political Editor UPDATE: Donald Trump will be on the California ballot for the state primary in March. Late on Thursday, Secretary of State Shirley Weber released a list of certified candidates for the March 5 primary. Trump’s name was included on the list, released the same day that the secretary of state…
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Wisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. Madison, Wis., brewery owner Kirk Bangstad filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday, claiming Trump should be removed from the ballot due to his actions surrounding the Jan.…
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