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Will Trump Run as a Felon? A Big 2024 Question Will Soon Be Answered.
The witness list is winding down. Closing statements could come as early as Tuesday. Then a New York City jury will gather in the first criminal trial of a former president to determine whether Donald Trump will campaign this fall as a convicted felon. The political impact of one of the most consequential jury deliberations in the nation’s history is far from predictable. “Who knows?” said Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist who has been a longtime Trump critic. “The first casualty of the I’m-r
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Election officials in battleground Michigan grapple with sweeping voting changes and a presidential election
This year, voting will be far easier for Michigan residents, thanks to new laws. But the changes have made running elections in the battleground state much harder.
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Sen. Schumer tells Democrats he'll reintroduce bipartisan border bill
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will bring the bipartisan border deal that was negotiated early this year by a group of Senators back up on the floor this week for a standalone vote, he said in a letter to his colleagues released Sunday night. The move to hold another vote on this legislation comes as Senate Democrats try to renew their push on the Southern border ahead of the 2024 election. "We are hopeful this bipartisan proposal will bring serious-minded Republicans back to the table to advan
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Democrats argue Biden and his record will help him win backing of Black voters
While the president spoke at Morehouse College's commencement, Democrats addressed Biden's slipping support from Black voters.
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The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she's willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control of the chamber. The Wisconsin Democrat said taking that step is necessary to ensure that women in every state -– not the government -– can decide for themselves whether to have an abortion. As part of h
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US Senator Rubio says he won't accept election results if 'unfair'
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, will not accept the results of the Nov. 5 election if they are "unfair," he said on Sunday. "Will you accept the election results of 2024, no matter what happens, senator?" NBC News' "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker asked Rubio, a Florida Republican, in an interview. "If it's an unfair election, I think it's going to be contested by either side."
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Arizona poll finds trouble for Biden vs. Trump
A new poll shows some trouble for President Biden’s chances against former President Trump in Arizona — a state that Biden carried in 2020. A new CBS News poll found Trump leading Biden by 5 percentage points in Arizona, with 52 percent support among likely voters and 47 percent of respondents backing Biden. The poll comes weeks after Arizona…
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