Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar Donald Trump from the ballot forces the U.S. Supreme Court’s hand to settle the issue of his eligibility.
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Maine secretary of state bars Donald Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot
Shenna Bellows ruled that the former president is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign condemned the ruling and said it will appeal.
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Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
The Republican announced she would enter the crowded GOP primary in retiring Rep. Ken Buck’s seat in the eastern side of Colorado, leaving the more competitive 3rd District seat in the state’s west.
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DEP official: Board to consider EV rules even as it urges Legislature to revise regulations
The Board of Environmental Protection delayed a vote on the rules this month, angering climate advocates who say Maine needs to act soon to limit gas-powered cars with their tailpipe emissions.
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After Lewiston shootings, gun control is a serious campaign issue in Maine
Candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate differ on best approach to guns
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Nikki Haley acknowledges Civil War was ‘about slavery’ after facing backlash
The Republican candidate also accused the man who asked her the question at Wednesday’s event in New Hampshire of being a Democratic plant.
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Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It’s not the first time
Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the Civil War, Haley replied that it involved ‘the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do.’
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Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
The motion to preclude Trump from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way for prosecutors to try to set parameters on what information they believe the jury should, or should not, hear when the case reaches trial.
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Donald Trump on 2024 ballot
The ruling contrasts with Dec. 19 decision by Colorado Supreme Court which found Trump ineligible to be president because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.