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Explaining Her District Switch, Boebert Brings Up Barbra Streisand

Boebert says Hollywood money influenced her decision

(Newser) - Lauren Boebert says she decided to switch districts after Hollywood money started pouring into the coffers of the Democratic opponent she likely would have faced had she decided to run for re-election in her current district, Colorado's 3rd. "When you have Barbra Streisand coming in and donating to...

After Barring Trump From Ballot, Maine Secretary of State Receiving Threats

'Those are unacceptable,' she says

(Newser) - Maine's secretary of state says her office has received threats since barring Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot Thursday. "I was prepared for the possibility of threats, and I really appreciate law enforcement and the people around me who have been incredibly supportive of my safety...

One View of Haley After Civil War Flap: 'She's Toast'

Democratic billboards advertise Republican front-runners' record on slavery, immigration

(Newser) - Democrats are injecting history into the presidential race in Iowa, responding to a series of mischaracterizations—lies, one party official said—by the Republican caucus front-runners about the nation's past. The Democratic National Committee has put up four billboards in the state with a photo of Nikki Haley, Ron...

Pressure on Supreme Court to Settle Trump Issue Intensifies

DeSantis warns of 'Pandora's box,' and Christie worries it makes former president a 'martyr'

(Newser) - Now that Maine has become the second state to kick Donald Trump off the ballot, the fallout is similar to the one that ensued after Colorado became the first. But now everything is amplified by two. As the New York Times reports, the Maine decision puts even more pressure on...

After Maine's Rejection, California Has Good News for Trump

Former president allowed to stay on ballot; losing state's 169 delegates would have been body blow

(Newser) - Former President Trump was kicked off the Republican primary ballot in Maine on Thursday—but hours later, his campaign received welcome news from a state with a population nearly 30 times bigger. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, left Trump's name on the certified list of candidates...

Maine Blocks Trump From Primary Ballot

Aides say former president will appeal Democratic official's decision

(Newser) - Maine became the second state to bar Donald Trump from its primary ballot, when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows decided Thursday that the former president does not quality to be a candidate because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. "I am mindful...

Nikki Haley Quickly Clarifies Civil War Answer

'Of course the Civil War was about slavery,' she says after criticism of town hall answer

(Newser) - Nikki Haley isn't wasting much time trying to blunt a wave of criticism over her comments about the Civil War on Wednesday night. "Of course the Civil War was about slavery," she told The Pulse radio show in New Hampshire Thursday morning, reports Politico . "We know...

Facing Tough Reelection Fight, Boebert Opts to Switch Districts

Congresswoman says 'dark money' aims to 'steal' her current House seat

(Newser) - Lauren Boebert was facing a difficult reelection fight in Colorado's 3rd District, likely headed for a rematch against the Democrat who almost beat her in 2022 and who had massively outraised her during this election cycle (and that was assuming she survived her primary challenge). But no more: Boebert...

Colorado GOP Asks SCOTUS to Keep Trump on the Ballot

Trump himself also plans to appeal the Colorado ruling

(Newser) - The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state's supreme court decision that found former President Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation's highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office those who...

Michigan Supreme Court: Trump Stays on the Ballot

It declined to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling

(Newser) - Michigan's Supreme Court did not go the way of Colorado's . On Wednesday it said it would not rule on whether former President Trump should be disqualified from the state's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment's Insurrection Clause. The court said in its order that it was...

Ramaswamy's Campaign Stops Buying TV Ads

His press secretary says the move has a purpose

(Newser) - Vivek Ramaswamy's struggling presidential campaign has halted its spending on television ads. The move follows a sharp decline this month: The Republican's campaign had spent $200,000 on TV ads during the first week in December, but was down to just $6,000 in TV ad spending by...

FBI Investigates Threats to Judges in Colorado

Denver police increase patrols around homes of justices who ruled against former President Trump

(Newser) - Threats made against Colorado Supreme Court justices who threw former President Trump off the 2024 ballot have reached the FBI's radar. The agency "is aware of the situation and working with local law enforcement," the bureau said in a statement Monday, per Mediaite . "We will vigorously...

Newsom Dashes California Efforts to Keep Trump Off Ballot

State Democrats are exploring ways to apply Colorado decision

(Newser) - California's lieutenant governor is among the Democrats looking for a way to keep Donald Trump off the state's primary ballot next year—given the court decision to block the former president in Colorado. But California's Democratic governor is not on board, Politico reports. "There is no...

No Labels Asks: What About a Coalition Government?

Organization looks at contingencies if no presidential candidate wins 270 electoral votes

(Newser) - Taking a page from parliamentary systems employed around the world, the No Labels organization is raising the idea of a coalition government taking charge in the US after the 2024 election. The opening would come up if no presidential candidate wins the 270 Electoral College votes required to take office,...

After Trump Ruling, Judges Are Getting Death Threats

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold 'extremely concerned' about potential violence

(Newser) - Social media has been flooded with death threats against Colorado Supreme Court justices since they ruled 4-3 this week to kick Donald Trump off the state's GOP primary ballot, according to a report from Advance Democracy. The nonpartisan research group says some users have posted the phone numbers and...

Monumental Ruling Puts Supreme Court in Hot Seat


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Dec 20, 2023 11:52 AM CST

Monumental Ruling Puts Supreme Court in Hot Seat

Trump is widely expected to prevail in ballot challenge, however

(Newser) - The bombshell decision of the Colorado Supreme Court to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot in that state now shifts attention to the US Supreme Court, where an appeal is expected to land quickly. The Colorado court ruled 4-3 that Trump engaged in insurrection and is therefore barred...

Ramaswamy Will Remove Himself From Colorado Ballot, Too

Fellow presidential candidate vows to do so in solidarity with Donald Trump

(Newser) - If Donald Trump is not on the Colorado ballot, Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't want to be, either. The Republican presidential candidate says he will withdraw from the state's GOP primary ballot to protest the Colorado Supreme Court's Wednesday ruling that ordered Trump be left off the ballot due...

Colorado's Top Court Kicks Trump Off Ballot

Campaign says it's taking 'completely flawed' decision to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Donald Trump has become the first presidential candidate disqualified from running in an election under an 1868 amendment to the Constitution that bars insurrectionists from seeking office. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Wednesday to remove Trump from the GOP presidential primary ballot in the state, saying he was not...

Nikki Haley&#39;s Blunt New Ad: &#39;Biden&#39;s Too Old&#39;
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Dec 19, 2023 7:55 AM CST

Obama Reportedly Antsy About 2024

Nikki Haley's new ad takes a direct shot at President Biden's age

(Newser) - The latest ad from Nikki Haley begins in blunt fashion: "I'll just say it—Biden's too old," she says of the 81-year-old president. Politico calls the spot dubbed "New Generation" by the 51-year-old Republican "one of the most direct attacks on Biden's age...

In New Hampshire, Haley Is Pulling Off the Improbable

She's getting closer to Trump, polling at 29% among likely GOP voters, to his 44%

(Newser) - A new poll has good news for Nikki Haley, at least in one early voting state. The former South Carolina governor is gaining ground on former President Trump in New Hampshire, per the CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday. If the vote were held today, Trump would win 44% of those...

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