Articles filed under Political Figures
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Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her homeDec 31, 2023 8:45 am - A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former Pr...
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Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?Dec 29, 2023 11:51 am - DENVER — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's Democratic secretary...
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Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader patternDec 27, 2023 12:48 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washi...
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballotDec 27, 2023 8:32 am - LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an ap...
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Nikki Haley has bet her 2024 bid on South Carolina. But much of her home state leans toward TrumpDec 27, 2023 7:44 am - GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Standing inside a rustic barn a short drive from the state capital, Henry McMaster shocked many South Carolina Republicans seven years ago by backing...
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With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump's lawyers press immunity claims before lower courtDec 24, 2023 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a f...
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The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecutedDec 22, 2023 1:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be pr...
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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report saysDec 22, 2023 10:00 am - Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed i...
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The Constitution's insurrection clause threatens Trump's campaign. Here is how that is playing outDec 20, 2023 12:37 pm - DENVER — Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago. The Colorado Sup...
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Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is runDec 18, 2023 7:44 am - VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone gathered in a hist...