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Biden Scores a Win in Idaho
Biden Scores a Win in Idaho
May 24, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Biden Scores a Win in Idaho

He's selected as nominee in Democratic caucuses

(Newser) - Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he already clinched his party's 2024 nomination, the AP reports. Biden won the state Democratic caucus with 95% of the vote in a low-turnout election with just over...

Biden, Trump Score Wins in Kentucky
Fani Willis Wins
Her Georgia Primary
UPDATED
May 21, 2024 10:22 PM CDT

Fani Willis Wins Her Georgia Primary

District attorney has brought high-profile case against Donald Trump

(Newser) - Voters in two more states went to the polls for presidential primaries Tuesday, long after President Biden and Donald Trump clinched their nominations. The AP called Kentucky and Oregon for Biden and Trump soon after polls closed in each state. According to DecisionDeskHQ , with around 98% of results in, Biden...

Trump Suggests Serving 3 Terms
Trump
Suggests
Serving
3 Terms
May 20, 2024 7:33 AM CDT

Trump Suggests Serving 3 Terms

Former president floats the idea in speech to NRA

(Newser) - Donald Trump might be warming to the idea of serving another two terms if he is reelected. In a speech to the NRA over the weekend, the former president suggested the premise:
  • "You know, FDR 16 years—almost 16 years—he was four terms. I don't know, are
...

Candidate Says Snake Bites Worse Than Losing Election
Candidate Bitten by Snakes
While Taking Down Signs
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 19, 2024 11:20 AM CDT

Candidate Bitten by Snakes While Taking Down Signs

West Virginia candidate Doug Skaff says it was worse than losing the election

(Newser) - Former West Virginia House of Delegates member Doug Skaff lost the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday—but that wasn't the worst thing to happen to him this week. The 47-year-old was bitten by two copperhead snakes while he was taking down campaign signs with his 7-year-son...

Biden Commencement Speech Could Be Dicey for Him

He will speak at Morehouse, a decision opposed by many of its Black students

(Newser) - When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, President Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and it will happen at a center of Black politics and culture. Morehouse is located in Atlanta, the largest city in...

'Jesus Sat With Sinners, So He's Going to Sit With Trump'

Support for former president remains with evangelicals, other Christian conservatives

(Newser) - As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. "Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall," said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she...

Harris Agrees to VP Debate
Harris Agrees to VP Debate
May 16, 2024 4:07 PM CDT

Harris Agrees to VP Debate

Trump campaign hasn't accepted CBS' invitation

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate Donald Trump's vice presidential pick this summer, the Biden campaign said Thursday, as the Republican said he might wait until his party's convention in July to announce his selection. Harris' team told the network she...

SCOTUS Issues Ruling on Louisiana Election Map

Lower court called it an illegal racial gerrymander

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two...

Biden, Trump Dump Debate Commission
Biden, Trump Dump
Debate Commission
UPDATED
May 15, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

Biden, Trump Dump Debate Commission

Candidates agree to their own debates in June and September, accept an offer from CNN

(Newser) - President Biden and former President Trump are apparently ready to verbally rumble—without the assistance of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has been overseeing presidential debates since the late 1980s. As Politico reports, team Biden proposed two debates, one in June and another in September, with both to be...

Trump Tête-à-Tête With Big Oil Draws Investigators' Notice

His request for $1B for campaign raises 'potential ethical, campaign finance, and legal issues'

(Newser) - Ethics investigators are very interested in Donald Trump's alleged offer to erase environmental policies in exchange for a $1 billion campaign donation from Big Oil —which some are calling "a blatant quid pro quo." Ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) says it'...

3 States Hold Primaries
Biden, Trump Score
3 More Primary Wins
UPDATED
May 15, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Biden, Trump Score 3 More Primary Wins

Former Gov. Larry Hogan scores big win in Maryland Senate primary

(Newser) - Three states held primary elections Tuesday—and the AP called the presidential primary votes in Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia for President Biden and Donald Trump soon after polls closed. According to DecisionDeskHQ , Biden has around 70% of the vote in early results from West Virginia, with Jason Palmer, winner...

Biden Struggles to Engage 3 Key Voting Groups

Young, Black, and Hispanic voters are big reason he trails in 5 of 6 swing states: 'NYT'

(Newser) - President Biden is behind in most of the states that could decide the election, a new poll from the New York Times , Siena College, and the Philadelphia Inquirer suggests. Results in a head-to-head matchup in six states, all of which were won by Biden in 2020:
  • Pennsylvania: Trump 47, Biden
...

Trump Compares Migrants to 'Hannibal the Cannibal'

And appears to express admiration for the 'Silence of the Lambs' character

(Newser) - In what the New York Times says has become "a staple of his stump speech," Donald Trump on Saturday compared migrants to Hannibal Lecter, the Silence of the Lambs character who is a serial killer and cannibal. The Guardian , too, points out that Trump has "praised" the...

Barron Trump Is Making His Political Debut
Melania's Office: Barron
Won't Be RNC Delegate
UPDATED
May 11, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Melania's Office: Barron Won't Be RNC Delegate

18-year-old 'regretfully declines ... due to prior commitments,' per office of former first lady

(Newser) - Looks like we're not going to get to see Barron Trump's political debut this summer after all. It was announced earlier this week that former President Trump's youngest son would serve as an at-large Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, but new word from the office...

Nikki Haley Took Almost 22% of the Vote in Indiana

Trump's last GOP rival dropped out more than 2 months ago

(Newser) - Nikki Haley had another relatively strong showing in a Republican primary Tuesday, despite having dropped out of the race more than two months ago. According to DecisionDeskHQ , she had 21.7% of the vote with more than 99% of votes counted, with Donald Trump, who has already clinched the nomination,...

Panic Room Maker Says Business Is Hot: 'People Are Scared to Death'

Bill Rigdon says people are seeking out extra security in the face of civil unrest, election fears

(Newser) - Worried about how November is going to go, or if Civil War the movie might come to fruition in real life? Talk to Bill Rigdon, whose company Building Consensus Inc. is tasked with erecting panic rooms, bunkers, and the like for an uneasy population. What he's being asked most...

Senate&#39;s Second-Oldest Is Running for Re-Election
Bernie Sanders
Is Running Again
May 6, 2024 12:53 PM CDT

Bernie Sanders Is Running Again

82-year-old Vermont independent will seek a 4th Senate term he's all but guaranteed to win

(Newser) - At the ripe old age of 82, Bernie Sanders is definitely not trying to retire. As the Hill reports, the Independent senator from Vermont is seeking a fourth term this year, and he's likely to get it, having won his three previous terms handily. A victory would keep Sanders...

A Small Fraction of Voters to Decide the 2024 Winner

In one view, '6% of voters in just 6 states'

(Newser) - The election is six months away, and a new national poll has some unsurprising news: President Biden and former President Trump are deadlocked at 37% each, reports USA Today . Its poll with Suffolk University also found that 8% back Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and another 5% back a third-party candidate...

Unexpected Senate Race in Michigan Has Huge Stakes

Stabenow's retirement sets up a likely race between Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers

(Newser) - The AP takes a look at the Senate race unfolding in all-important Michigan in the wake of Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow's surprise decision to retire .
  • Democrats: Rep. Elissa Slotkin quickly emerged as her party's top choice.
  • Republicans: It took Michigan Republicans longer to find their frontrunner. Buffeted by
...

Biden's Young Dems Problem: 'They're Leaving in Droves'

President is getting pushback from junior members of his own party over Gaza deaths, Israel support

(Newser) - With the 2024 election just over six months away, President Biden is working with two big thorns in his side that threaten to damage his reelection bid: Israel's continued war against Hamas in Gaza, and the subsequent campus protests that are roiling colleges and universities across the US. Axios...

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