The Republican presidential primary front-runner has denied any wrongdoing in the case, and has characterized all the cases against him as politically motivated.
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Biden wins Nevada primary, while Republican contest is nonbinding
President Biden has another chance to pick up delegates, while an unusual Republican contest does not feature front-runner Donald Trump.
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Effort to use national popular vote to decide presidential winner hits snag in Maine
A proposal to have Maine allocate its 4 electoral votes to the popular vote winner was opposed by all Republicans in a legislative committee, while Democrats were divided over whether it should go to a statewide vote.
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House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
The impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas landed quickly onto the House agenda after Republican efforts to impeach Biden over the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, hit a lull.
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Authorities target 2 Texas firms over Biden deepfake robocall before New Hampshire primary
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella described the episode as a real-life example of using AI in an attempt to interfere with an election.
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Biden goes small to try to win big. That means stops for boba tea, burgers, beer.
Biden’s campaign hopes the go-small strategy is a way to show the American people a different side of the president that will help boost his lagging poll numbers.
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Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group, court says
State election officials and privacy advocates have raised alarms about a push by several conservative groups to access state voter rolls, fearing that the lists could be used to intimidate voters or cancel registrations.
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Absentee voting starts in Maine presidential primaries, and the ballot includes Trump
The Republican ballot includes former President Donald Trump, despite a pending challenge to his eligibility, as well as the names of 2 other candidates who have dropped out of the race but did not notify the secretary of state.
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Here’s how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where that state’s highest court ruled that he violated a constitutional provision targeting those who “engaged in insurrection.”
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Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid
The incumbent defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson.