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  • Bogus Election Fraud Claims Still Run Rampant in Maricopa County

    Nearly four years after Joe Biden flipped Arizona blue, the state — and in particular, its largest county, Maricopa — remains a hub for debunked claims of election fraud. In 2021, Republicans pushed for a recount of the vote in Maricopa, a lengthy and chaotic process that failed to validate former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the vote had been rigged. A year later, Kari Lake, a close Trump ally who lost the governor’s race, baselessly claimed that her election had been stolen, too.

    The New York Times6 min read
  • Trump legal cases tracker: What’s next

    Former President Trump is enmeshed in a tangled web of legal troubles set to play out in courtrooms across the country this year amid his campaign to return to the White House. As Trump continues to mount his 2024 presidential campaign, now as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, as at least one criminal trial is…

    The Hill6 min read
  • JD Vance's VP prospects could rise after he helped deliver Trump a big Ohio win

    Bernie Moreno's Ohio GOP Senate primary victory reinforced Trump's influence and JD Vance's reputation as a loyal soldier to the former president.

    NBC News7 min read
  • Election 2024 calendar: Here are the dates to watch as Trump, Biden rematch gets closer

    With President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump obtaining enough delegates to secure their respective party's nominations, the rematch is set.

    USA TODAY3 min read
  • Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign

    A panel of Colorado Republicans will select a candidate Thursday who will likely serve out the final months of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck ’s term — and could pose a challenge to Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for another term in Congress. It's an unusual and confusing twist in a closely watched primary race for a district the far-right Republican Boebert has not represented previously. Whoever the committee chooses is expected to prevail in the special election against the Democratic nominee, finish Buck's

    Associated Press3 min read
  • Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82

    "Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest." Lieberman was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in the 2000 election, which was won by Republican George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Lieberman was the first Jewish candidate on a major party presidential ticket in the U.S.

    Reuters3 min read
  • US Republican Chris Christie says no to No Labels presidential run

    Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president, delivering the latest blow to the centrist, third party's bid for the White House. The two-time former presidential contender's decision leaves the group with few remaining viable options for candidates as it seeks to seize on the unpopularity of the two major-party contenders, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican rival Donald Trump. “While I believe this is

    Reuters2 min read
  • Democrats hope Biden can ride the party’s special election wave: From the Politics Desk

    Democrats keep winning special elections, but Joe Biden isn't getting a polling boost. RNC co-chair Lara Trump sits down for an interview.

    NBC News4 min read
  • Former Trump lawyer John Eastman should lose his license, judge rules

    The judge's recommendation to yank the Trump advisor's license to practice law in California will go to the state Supreme Court, which has the power to approve it.

    LA Times8 min read
  • Trump to attend wake for slain New York policeman

    Former U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to attend the wake on Thursday for a New York Police Department officer who was gunned down during a traffic stop earlier this week in a killing that drew national attention. Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has made support for law enforcement a focal point of his campaign to defeat Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election, set to be a close, deeply divisive contest. "President Trump is moved by the invitation to jo

    Reuters2 min read
  • The limits of Biden’s one-on-one diplomacy with Netanyahu

    Biden prefers a personal touch to diplomacy, but changing circumstances in Gaza and Israel might lead to a shifting course.

    Politico5 min read
  • Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leaders

    When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what it’s like to sit in his chair. On Thursday, their partnership will be on display in what has been described as a one-of-a-kind fundraising extravaganza in New York City to help Biden build on his already significant cash advantage in this year’s presidential election. It's a dramatic show of force intended to rally the Democratic Party faithful to secure a second term for Biden despite his stubbornly low p

    Associated Press6 min read
  • Republicans top Dems on key factor motivating voter turnout for Biden-Trump rematch: poll

    A new national poll shows Republicans are more enthusiastic about former President Trump returning to the White House than Democrats are about President Biden serving another four years

    Fox News4 min read
  • Democrat wins Alabama special election considered bellwether on IVF, abortion

    Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in an Alabama legislature special election after centering her campaign on abortion and IVF issues.

    Fox News4 min read
  • Democrat wins Alabama special election considered bellwether on IVF, abortion before November

    Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in a special election to represent Alabama House District 10 after centering her campaign on abortion and IVF issues.

    Fox News4 min read
  • Divided GOP battles for future power in Senate

    The battle for control of the Senate GOP conference between mainstream Republicans and Trump-aligned conservatives is playing out in key Senate races that could tip more power to conservative Senate rebels. Republican strategists say the outcome of races in Arizona, Maryland, Montana, Ohio and West Virginia will shape the future of the Senate Republican Conference…

    The Hill6 min read
  • 'Moderate' senator in battleground state voted with Biden almost 100% of the time: 'Can't run from his record'

    Ohio Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown is facing criticism from his GOP opponent for his voting record siding with President Biden 97%-99% of the time since the start of his administration.

    Fox News4 min read
  • Democrat wins Alabama special election in early test for IVF as a campaign issue

    Marilyn Lands, who defeated Republican Teddy Powell, highlighted IVF and abortion rights in her campaign for a state House seat previously held by the GOP.

    NBC News2 min read
  • Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade and a half. Fourteen years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the

    Associated Press4 min read
  • The Supreme Court puts the GOP’s abortion dilemma back in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk

    The Supreme Court's abortion pill case is making it difficult for Republicans to turn the page on the issue, with President Joe Biden mentioning it in North Carolina.

    NBC News5 min read
  • Cheney trolls Trump over Bible sale, suggests he read verse on adultery

    Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took aim at former President Trump for launching an initiative to sell Bibles on Tuesday and encouraged him to read what the Bible says about adultery. “Happy Holy Week, Donald. Instead of selling Bibles, you should probably buy one,” Cheney wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known…

    The Hill2 min read
  • Former state senator Tom Campbell drops bid for North Dakota's single U.S. House seat

    One of several Republican candidates jostling for North Dakota's only U.S. House seat has ended his campaign. Former state Sen. Tom Campbell, a potato farmer from Grafton, announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from the race. “I feel it would be a better use of my time to avoid a negative campaign, ignoring any threats and focus on the positive, where I can contribute to the well-being of others," Campbell posted to Facebook.

    Associated Press1 min read
  • RFK Jr names wealthy lawyer, 'warrior mom' Shanahan as running mate

    OAKLAND, California (Reuters) -Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday picked wealthy lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, offering him the prospect of financial firepower and sought-after connections in the tech industry. Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist who is hoping to draw voters frustrated that the Nov. 5 election features a rematch between President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump, named Shanahan at a campaign event that in

    Reuters4 min read
  • Biden and Harris tout healthcare in North Carolina, a state they aim to flip

    RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to North Carolina on Tuesday to contrast their healthcare agenda with Republican policy aims as their reelection campaign seeks to flip the state for the first time since 2008. The North Carolina trip marked the finale of Biden's tour of campaign battleground states following his State of the Union speech earlier this month. Biden, a Democrat, used the tour to draw contrasts with Republicans

    Reuters3 min read
  • Exclusive-Biden approval ticks up, extremism still top worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

    U.S. President Joe Biden's approval ratings ticked up slightly in the last month, according to a poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, as more Americans named extremism and threats to democracy as their top worry ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Two-fifths of Americans surveyed said they approved of Biden's performance, while 56% said they disapproved. The online poll was conducted March 22-24, after Biden's annual State of the Union address to Congress, where he delivered an energetic speech challeng

    Reuters2 min read
  • Judge overseeing NY hush money trial imposes gag order on Trump

    The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial imposed a gag order on Trump on Tuesday, preventing him from publicly attacking witnesses, jurors and others during what is slated to be the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Judge Juan Merchan’s order still enables Trump to publicly attack the judge…

    The Hill4 min read
  • Republicans see embattled Menendez's potential independent bid as chance to flip Senate seat

    Sen. Bob Menendez's potential independent Senate bid presents what some Republican candidates believe to be their best shot at earning a seat in decades.

    Fox News5 min read
  • Trump lashes out at judge in hush money case after trial date set

    Former President Trump lashed out Tuesday at the judge who rejected attempts to delay his hush money trial in New York, calling him a “certified Trump Hater.” Judge Juan Merchan at a Monday hearing set the trial for April 15, denying Trump the chance to delay all his criminal trials until after the November election.…

    The Hill2 min read
  • Could Trump pick Rubio as VP? There are constitutional hurdles to an all Florida ticket

    As speculation swirls that Trump is considering him for the vice presidential nomination, Rubio said on ABC Sunday he'd be "honored" to do the job.

    USA TODAY5 min read
  • The data is clear: Israel-Hamas war hurt Ukraine in DC

    Biden dialed back his Ukraine rhetoric after the Israel-Hamas war started, according to a POLITICO analysis.

    Politico9 min read
  • Biden, at risk with young voters, is racing to shift marijuana policy

    As President Biden seeks support from young people, his administration is banking on cannabis policy as a potential draw.

    LA Times7 min read
  • Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona’s top election official

    An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs, a Democrat who, as secretary of state, was Arizona’s chief elections officer in 2022 and now serves as the state’s governor. U.S. District Judge Steven Logan commended R

    Associated Press5 min read
  • In New Jersey, some see old-school politics giving way to 'spring' amid corruption scandal

    New Jersey has a well-earned reputation as a home to backroom political dealing. Many progressives were cheered this weekend when Tammy Murphy withdrew from a closely watched Senate primary, since they viewed her as someone who was benefiting from a system they argue gives party leaders undue influence. The well-connected wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy dropped her bid to succeed Menendez, who had said days before that he wouldn’t seek another term as a Democrat, in the blue-tilting state.

    Associated Press5 min read
  • Black lawmakers reject Democrat frontrunner in tight Senate race after use of racial slur

    Five Black Democrat members of Congress have opted to support the primary opponent of Maryland Senate candidate Rep. David Trone, who used a racial slur last week.

    Fox News2 min read
  • Will President Biden’s arrival in Chicago for DNC be met with a hug or a shrug?

    CHICAGO — Chicago will play host to President Joe Biden’s renomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in August, but the voting in last week’s presidential primary indicates the city’s welcome may be less than wholehearted. With mail-in ballots still being counted, results from the Chicago Board of Elections show that of the more than 300,000 Democratic ballots cast in the ...

    Chicago Tribune5 min read
  • Sen. JD Vance's Silicon Valley network bankrolling his Midwest mission to dump vulnerable Dem

    GOP Sen. JD Vance of Ohio is putting his contacts in the tech industry and Silicon Valley to work on behalf of fellow Republicans running in the 2024 elections, including former President Trump.

    Fox News3 min read
  • Texas man running for president under name Literally Anybody Else

    A Texas man is hoping a legal name change and a long-shot presidential bid will get his argument across that some voters want “literally anybody else” but former President Trump or President Biden to serve another White House term. A teacher and Army veteran in North Richland Hills, Texas — formerly named Dustin Ebey — told…

    The Hill3 min read
  • Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money trial to start on April 15, judge rules

    NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star will begin on April 15, a judge said on Monday, paving the way for the Republican presidential candidate to either be convicted or cleared before the Nov. 5 election. The date all but ensures that Trump will become the first-ever former U.S. president to go on trial for criminal charges. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche said it was unfair for Trump, who held the office from 2017 to 2021, to stand

    Reuters4 min read
  • Judge sets Trump’s hush money trial for April 15, rejecting further delay

    NEW YORK — A New York judge scheduled former President Trump’s hush money trial to begin April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to still take place this spring after a last-minute delay. Trump, who has looked to postpone all four of his criminal cases beyond the election, requested the judge toss his case over…

    The Hill3 min read
  • Ronna McDaniel disagrees with Trump's plan to free some Jan. 6 prisoners

    Former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s plan to free those charged and convicted of crimes in the Jan.

    NBC News5 min read
  • Republican Sen. Murkowski won't back Trump, does not rule out leaving party

    Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she cannot back her party's nominee for the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump, and did not rule out becoming an independent. "I wish that as Republicans, we had ... a nominee that I could get behind,” Murkowski told CNN. In an interview, Murkowski would not say if she would remain a Republican, CNN reported on Sunday.

    Reuters1 min read
  • Trump hush money trial to begin April 15, judge rules, denying motion to delay

    Former President Trump is expected in a New York City courtroom Monday morning for a hearing out of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money payments case.

    Fox News3 min read
  • Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects

    The U.S. Federal Reserve looks on track to cut interest rates as the presidential campaign season heats up, potentially delivering President Joe Biden a boost as polls show Americans dislike his handling of the economy. The Fed could play an outsized - and potentially uncomfortable - election-year role by helping shape attitudes about stubbornly high inflation and mounting housing costs that have been a drag on Biden's reelection efforts. Rate cuts will also invite critics - Republican challen

    Reuters6 min read
  • Moreno says Trump ‘will win the Hispanic vote’

    Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R) said in a Sunday interview that he predicts former President Trump will win the majority of Hispanic voters in the general election for president in November. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Maria Bartiromo asked Moreno about a recent New York Times/Siena College poll that showed…

    The Hill2 min read
  • Biden steps up efforts to reach voters of color

    President Biden’s campaign is stepping up efforts to reach voters of color ahead of a November showdown with former President Trump and amid signs that some Black and Latino voters are turning away from the Democratic Party. President Biden’s campaign last week launched ads speaking directly to Black voters in battleground states, arguing another Trump term would…

    The Hill7 min read
  • Biden campaign and Trump PAC release dueling ads on immigration

    The Biden campaign and a pro-Trump super PAC are out with competing ads on immigration that paint vastly different pictures of an issue that’s expected to affect turnout in November.

    NBC News3 min read
  • Pro-Trump PAC drops ‘Biden’s invasion’ ad Friday, in contrast to Biden campaign ‘Change’ ad

    A Super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump, MAGA Inc., released a new ad hitting President Biden on immigration, a key issue for voters heading into the general election, Friday. “Nobody…Nobody is going to be deported,” Biden said in the 15-second ad, while footage plays of immigrants rushing the border fence. “There will not be…

    The Hill1 min read
  • Trump fundraising committee to use donations for legal bills

    A portion of the donations to the newly formed "Trump 47" joint fundraising committee will filter to the Save America political action committee, which is often used to cover former President Donald Trump's legal bills, according to a donation contribution form obtained by NBC News.

    NBC News2 min read
  • Puerto Rico isn’t on the 2024 map, but Biden is betting big on voters from the island

    Kamala Harris made her first visit to Puerto Rico as vice president as Biden’s campaign airs ads there in hopes of reaching voters on the U.S. mainland.

    NBC News7 min read
  • This Gen Z Democrat quit his job protecting elections to run against a fake elector

    24-year-old Ashwin Ramaswami is running for state Senate against fake elector Shawn Still, who was indicted in Georgia along with Trump.

    NBC News5 min read
  • Biden's big play for Puerto Rican voters: From the Politics Desk

    Biden's campaign is appealing to Puerto Rican voters in swing states like Pennsylvania as Harris visits the island for the first time as vice president.

    NBC News4 min read
  • Democratic state senator files paperwork for North Dakota gubernatorial bid

    A Democratic state senator in North Dakota is running for governor, a long-shot bid in the Republican-controlled state. State Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, wouldn't confirm he is running for governor, but recently filed campaign finance paperwork for a candidate committee. Piepkorn is president of a company that produces television, movie and radio projects and live events.

    Associated Press2 min read
  • Republican Mike Gallagher to leave US House in April

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher will step down from Congress on April 19. Gallagher, who chairs the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, had already said he would not be running for re-election in November. When Gallagher steps down, that will narrow the majority further to 217-213, meaning that Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford to lose one vote in order to pass legislation if Democrats remain united in opposition.

    Reuters1 min read
  • Biden campaign fires Trump's lines of attack back at him

    Four years after the Covid-19 pandemic sent America into a standstill, Joe Biden’s campaign is looking to co-opt a common question posed by Donald Trump.

    NBC News3 min read
  • Biden boycott vote resonates with young Americans

    Organized efforts to boycott voting for President Biden appear to be resonating the most with young voters who turned out at the ballot box in recent months in state primaries across the U.S. The efforts in states including Michigan, Washington, Minnesota and Massachusetts show protest votes had the highest concentration in areas where young people…

    The Hill6 min read
  • Embattled US Senator Menendez says he won't seek reelection as Democrat

    Embattled U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Thursday he would not run for reelection as a Democrat, but suggested he could run as an independent. Prosecutors have charged Menendez with taking bribes from New Jersey businessmen to impede law enforcement probes into them, illegally acting as an agent of the Egyptian government and obstruction of justice. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

    Reuters1 min read
  • Biden ad rakes Trump over COVID response 4 years ago

    President Biden’s campaign hit former President Trump over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a new ad Thursday, answering his rhetorical question if Americans are better off now than four years ago with a resounding, “Yes.” The ad opens to a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social post last week urging voters to compare Biden’s…

    The Hill2 min read
  • The ex-Democrat catching Trump's and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s eyes

    Tulsi Gabbard is getting vice presidential consideration from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    NBC News9 min read
  • Could Nebraska's "blue dot" help Biden win the election?

    Alongside other “blue wall” states in the upper Midwest, President Biden’s campaign is looking to Omaha, Nebraska for a single electoral vote.

    USA TODAY3 min read
  • Special forces veteran gets major endorsement from GOP House leader in bid to flip Virginia seat

    Former U.S. Army Green Beret Derrick Anderson is running to flip Virginia's competitive 7th Congressional District from Democrat to Republican.

    Fox News3 min read
  • Biden campaign calls Trump ‘Broke Don’ after he lags in fundraising

    President Biden’s reelection campaign is pouncing on former President Trump’s fundraising numbers, dubbing its political rival “Broke Don” on Thursday. “Not a Winning Campaign: Broke Don Hides in Basement,” the campaign wrote in an email. “Trump can’t raise money, isn’t campaigning, and is letting convicts and conspiracy theorists run his campaign.” Election filings made public…

    The Hill1 min read
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