Month: March 2024

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Colorado cannot disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, a historic decision that preserves Trump’s ability to seek a second presidential term.Monday’s decision effectively ends the long-shot efforts that aimed to prevent Trump from returning to the White House, handing a monumental legal victory…
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Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push  CNNsource

Former Trump lawyer on Supreme Court taking immunity case  CNNsource

Read the full ruling by the Supreme Court, which on Monday unanimously sided with Donald Trump, allowing the former president to remain on the election ballot.If you’re unable to read the full text on mobile, the full pdf is available here.Read the Supreme Court ruling in Colorado ballot access caseThe latest: The Supreme Court unanimously…
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© THE INTERCEPTALL RIGHTS RESERVEDTo understand the state of American politics today when it comes to Gaza, Israel, and Palestine, just look at the very different ways in which the House of Representatives handled the cases of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, and Rep. Brian Mast, a Florida Republican.Tlaib was punished for her views…
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By Ted Johnson Political Editor Donald Trump cannot be removed from state ballots in the 2024 election, despite a clause in the Constitution that restricts those who have engaged in an insurrection from holding office, the Supreme Court ruled today. In a 9-0 decision, the justices ruled that it was up to Congress, and not…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.63% of U.S. adults say they lack confidence in Biden’s mental capability to serve effectively as president, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. FILE – President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of…
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As former President Trump seeks Black voter support, some of his followers have also begun targeting Black voters — with fake images created by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report by BBC Panorama.The news organization reported Monday finding dozens of deepfakes portraying Black people supporting the former president.In one of the AI-generated images, conservative…
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Watch CBS News By Graham Kates, Pat Milton Updated on: March 4, 2024 / 1:41 PM EST / CBS News Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Monday to two felony counts of perjury related to testimony he gave in July in a civil case in which he was…
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Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC.This is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential candidate.She lost in South Carolina, her home state. But she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history. Mr Trump however…
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Two Trump attorneys orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying he won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there.

Two Trump attorneys orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying he won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there.

This is its most direct intervention in a presidential election in two decades.The Supreme Court's unanimous decision Monday invalidating attempts to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot was the justices' most direct intervention in a presidential election in more than two decades and marked the first time ever that they weighed in…
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Michigan Presidential Caucus 2024: Live Election Results – NBC News  NBC Newssource

By Ellise Shafer The estate of the late Sinéad O’Connor has denounced Donald Trump’s use of the singer-songwriter’s performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at his campaign rallies. Trump most recently played the song at events in Maryland and North Carolina in the past week. In a statement to Variety, O’Connor’s estate and label Chrysalis…
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Keep WABE strong with your gift today! Associated Press | AP March 1st, 2024Not removing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others over her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor would undermine public confidence in the legal system, a lawyer for one of Trump’s co-defendants…
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Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to perjury Monday for lying at former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial.Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office had accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a deposition in May and at the October trial about…
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No evidence to tie fake images, including one created by Florida radio host, to Trump campaign, BBC Panorama investigation findsDozens of fake, artificial intelligence-generated photos showing Donald Trump with Black people are being spread by his supporters, according to a new investigation.BBC Panorama reported that the images appear to be created by supporters themselves. There…
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she is “very happy” the Supreme Court restored former President Trump to the ballot in Colorado on Monday, rejecting 14th Amendment challenges to his eligibility for the White House. Haley responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling on CNN’s “The Lead” with Jake Tapper, explaining that voters should be the ones…
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Supreme Court rules Trump can appear on Colorado ballot  Axiossource

Four years ago, the coronavirus pandemic was a central challenge for Donald Trump’s reelection bid. The tumult caused by the emergence of the virus hurt the economy, contributed to a widespread malaise and amplified partisan tensions over the role of government institutions. Even if there had been no pandemic, Trump’s reelection was far from guaranteed:…
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Singer ‘would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted’ at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being used at ralliesSinéad O’Connor’s estate has said she would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being used at Donald Trump’s political rallies.A joint statement from the late Irish singer’s estate…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.The Supreme Court has restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting attempts in Colorado, Illinois, and Maine to hold the former Republican president accountable for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. (March 4)A unanimous Supreme Court ruling restored former President Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots.…
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Nikki Haley is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history, but victory looks little more than symbolic.Nikki Haley has become the first woman to win a Republican primary following victory in Washington, DC.The former ambassador to the United Nations was declared the winner late on Sunday. The victory offers a small…
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