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Trump Appeals Maine Ruling Barring Him From Ballot Under Insurrection Clause

Trump’s lawyers contend that the oath for the top office isn’t to “support” the Constitution but instead to “preserve, protect and defend” it.

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Michael Cohen leaves court in New York

Michael Cohen Can’t Hold Trump Liable for Retaliatory Imprisonment, Court Says

A three-judge panel concluded Cohen already obtained relief by getting a judge to order his release from imprisonment to home confinement.

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House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington

Harvard President Resigns Amid Plagiarism Claims, Antisemitism Testimony Backlash

Following the congressional hearing, Gay’s academic career came under intense scrutiny by conservative activists who unearthed instances of alleged plagiarism.

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque

Donald Trump Is Expected to Appeal the Colorado and Maine Rulings Banning Him From Primary Ballots

Trump would appeal the Colorado Supreme Court ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court and the decision by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state to that state’s Superior Court.

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Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks in Des Moines

Judge Blocks Most of an Iowa Law Banning Some School Library Books

Judge Stephen Locher’s preliminary injunction halts enforcement of the law, which has already had resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa schools.

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U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks about indictment of former U.S. President Trump in Washington

Prosecutors Seek to Bar Trump From Injecting Politics Into Federal Election Interference Trial

Special counsel Jack Smith office told Judge Tanya Chutkan that Trump’s lawyers should be prevented from “raising irrelevant political issues or arguments in front of the jury."

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In this June 26, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump looks on during his first post-presidency campaign rally in Wellington, Ohio. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

Michigan Supreme Court Will Keep Donald Trump on 2024 Primary Ballot

The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot.

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The social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn.

As Social Media Guardrails Fade, Experts Warn of Impacts on Elections

Many Americans, egged on by former President Donald Trump, have continued to push the unsupported idea that elections throughout the U.S. can’t be trusted.

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