The US Supreme Court will wade into uncharted legal waters on Thursday as it considers if Donald Trump should be kicked off the 2024 ballot.The justices will weigh if Colorado can strike Mr Trump off its ballot after finding he engaged in insurrection over the US Capitol riot.Their decision will also determine if similar bids…
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It just doesn’t know how.Listen to this article00:0006:01Produced by ElevenLabs and NOA, News Over Audio, using AI narration.Updated at 9:46 a.m. ET on February 9, 2024Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage.Two things seemed clear after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, the case concerning whether…
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Trump Documents CaseAdvertisementSupported byThe move to shield the identities of several witnesses suggested a mounting sense of frustration with Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who is overseeing the case.By Alan FeuerProsecutors have asked a federal judge to protect the identities of several witnesses involved in the criminal case accusing former President Donald J. Trump of illegally…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared reluctant to take the extraordinary step of disqualifying former President Trump from appearing on the ballot during a historic oral argument in which the justices grilled lawyers about whether states have the authority to ban a candidate from running for federal office.The justices spent almost no time debating whether Trump…
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Legal Jonathan Mitchell’s argument to the justices had none of the bombast that other Trump lawyers often deploy. Mitchell’s soft-pedaling approach seemed to clinch what most legal experts had already expected: a near-certain victory for the former president. | POLITICO illustration/Photos by Supreme Court of Texas, Getty Images, AP By Josh Gerstein 02/08/2024 07:22 PM…
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Assignment Editor, HuffPostMSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell was flabbergasted by a detail in a new court filing from special counsel Jack Smith in the classified documents case against Donald Trump and two co-defendants.According to the Friday filing, an attorney for Carlos De Oliveira, a co-defendant and maintenance supervisor at Mar-a-Lago, said he was unable to review CCTV…
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In August 2021, President Biden hit an inflection point, shifting from net positive to net negative in his approval rating — and he has never recovered. Ominously, he passed what looks to be another inflection point in November, definitively falling behind Donald Trump in the ballot test. And he might not recover from that either. Despite…
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Supreme Court hearing: Legal expert predicts how Court will rule on Trump ballot eligibility case CNNsource
Duelling primary vote and caucuses meant Nikki Haley and Trump did not go head-to-head in the southwestern state.Former United States President Donald Trump has taken an easy victory in the Nevada caucuses, moving a step closer to claiming the Republican nomination for the 2024 general election.The results were far from a surprise, with Trump only…
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The Republican presidential candidate will make his first Pennsylvania campaign stop of 2024 at the National Rifle Association expo Friday.HARRISBURG — Rebecca LaFleur gave former President Donald Trump’s campaign $50 last year — not an insignificant amount for the retired addiction counselor from Schwenksville.And LaFleur, who has backed Trump in each of his presidential runs,…
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Election 2024: Trump wins Nevada caucuses NPRsource
ANALYSIS — President Joe Biden’s emotional and defiant surprise Thursday evening appearance at the White House offered clues aplenty about the 2024 campaign.In some ways, Biden’s remarks were effective about a special counsel opting against charging him for his handling of classified documents after he left the vice presidency. He was forceful and clear about…
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Likely frontrunner for RNC chair parroted Trump’s 2020 election lies CNNsource
Donald Trump wants to win Nevada in 2024. So he’s already looking to November NPRsource
‘This is his party’: John King breaks down Trump’s win in Nevada caucuses CNNsource
2024 Elections The former president ran nearly unopposed, after Nikki Haley elected to appear in the state-run primary instead.By Christopher Cadelago 02/08/2024 11:05 PM EST Link CopiedRENO, Nevada — Donald Trump easily won the Nevada Republican caucuses on Thursday, drawing closer to a fall rematch with President Joe Biden.Trump was expected to claim most or…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said in a filing Tuesday night that they plan to file multiple motions to dismiss the criminal charges against him in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.“Defendants currently plan to file on February 22, at minimum, a…
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AdvertisementNewsletterA guide to the Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and the ballot.By David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad PhilbrickThere are still court cases that could upend this year’s presidential election, but the one involving Donald Trump’s eligibility to be on the ballot doesn’t seem likely to do so.In a two-hour oral argument at the Supreme…
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The US Supreme Court appeared sceptical of Colorado's move to bar Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary, during tough questioning on Thursday.The ex-president was removed from the ballot by Colorado's top court in December under the 14th Amendment. At the hearing, justices grilled the attorney defending the move about its constitutionality, its real-world consequences…
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He earned all four Republican delegates.Former President Donald Trump will win the U.S. Virgin Islands' Republican caucuses, which were held on Thursday, ABC News reports, based on the results from the state party.As a territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands don't get to vote in the 2024 presidential election but residents do get to help decide…
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Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness’s reported perjury plea talks Yahoo Newssource
Trump Colorado Ballot CaseAdvertisementJason Murray had clerked for both Justices Kagan and Gorsuch. In his first Supreme Court argument, he faced intense questions from both.By Abbie VanSickleReporting from WashingtonIt would be a daunting task for anyone making his first argument before the Supreme Court.As the lawyer representing a group of Colorado voters seeking to block…
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Trump Colorado Ballot CaseAdvertisementNewsletterThe Supreme Court justices expressed doubts about barring Trump.By Alan Feuer and Maggie HabermanThe Supreme Court seems ready to hand Donald Trump his first consequential legal victory of the campaign season.After hearing more than two hours of argument today, the justices signaled that they were likely to overturn a ruling by the…
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Bruised and betrayed, Nikki Haley defies Trump juggernaut Reuterssource
By Matt Grobar Film Reporter EXCLUSIVE: Martin Donovan (Special Ops: Lioness) will star alongside Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova in The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s indie that has Stan playing a young Donald Trump. Donovan will play Trump’s father, Fred Trump Sr., who built a real estate fortune that was instrumental in his son’s…
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