Donald Trump appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday to undo the Colorado ruling that removed him from the ballot in the western state under the 14th amendment to the US constitution, for inciting an insurrection. “In our system of ‘government of the people, by the people, [and] for the people,’ Colorado’s ruling is […]
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Trump appeals decision removing him from Maine’s 2024 primary ballot
Former President Donald Trump has asked a Maine court to overturn the secretary of state’s decision to remove him from the 2024 primary ballot there because of his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced her decision last week, saying that she had a […]
Michigan Republicans call for meeting to consider removing chairperson Karamo amid fundraising woes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of Michigan Republicans plan to meet Saturday and discuss whether to remove Michigan GOP Chairperson Kristina Karamo following months of infighting among party members ahead of key Senate and presidential contests in the swing state. It’s unclear whether enough party members will attend for the gathering to be official, […]
Crews removing sailboat that washed ashore in Jacksonville Beach in October
Crews came Tuesday to remove a sailboat that washed ashore on Jacksonville Beach in October. Heavy machinery was brought onto the beach to dismantle the boat. Action News Jax told you last week the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued a warrant for the boat’s owner, John Rehberg. According to court records, he failed […]
Gov. Chris Sununu says removing Trump from the ballot lets him play the ‘victim card’
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday criticized efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot, saying that disqualifying him would allow him to play the “victim card” heading into the primaries. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Dana Bash asked Sununu, a Republican, about his reaction […]
‘Of course’ removing Trump from the ballot makes him a martyr, Sununu says
Removing Donald Trump from the ballot in Maine does turn the former president into a martyr, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu concurred Sunday. “Do you agree with some of the Republicans, even Chris Christie, for example, who argue that taking him off the ballot — or at least trying to — makes Donald Trump a […]
Trump lashes out after Colorado ruling removing him from ballot
The Colorado supreme court ruling on Tuesday that bars Donald Trump from the state’s presidential ballot has kicked off a firestorm among Republicans and legal scholars, and fury from Trump himself. Related: Why did Colorado disqualify Trump from the state’s 2024 election ballot? Though the former president did not address the decision during a rally […]
Montana county to vote on removing election oversight duties from elected official
Commissioners in a Montana county are expected to vote Tuesday on whether to remove election oversight duties from a clerk and recorder who expressed doubts about the integrity of the election process when she ran for office last year. The Cascade County commission meeting was moved to the fairgrounds in Great Falls to accommodate the […]
Colorado Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments on Removing Trump From Ballot Under Insurrection Clause
DENVER (AP) — Oral arguments are set to for Wednesday afternoon before the Colorado Supreme Court over whether former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol prevents him from running for office again in the state under a constitutional ban on those who “engaged in insurrection.” Trump also […]