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2024 Election
Trump Indictments Won’t Disqualify Him, But Will Make Reelection Bid Much Harder
Yet the law is less clear about what would happen if citizens actually elected an indicted or incarcerated president.
Trump Faces Felony Espionage and Witness Tampering Charges in New Indictment
Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face a federal indictment.
Trump’s 2024 Chances Crumble If He’s Indicted, Convicted of Serious Crime: Poll
More than 6 in 10 voters say Trump should be disqualified from the presidential race if he's convicted of a crime.
Pence Uses LGBTQ Hate and Christian Nationalism to Launch Presidential Bid
For the first time in 83 years, a former vice president and his ex-boss are running against each other for president.
Trump’s Lawyers Have 2-Hour Meeting With DOJ Over Mar-a-Lago Documents Case
The meeting, along with the reconvening of a grand jury, signals that the special counsel may indict Trump soon.
As “Tough on Crime” Messaging Loses Appeal, Will Progressives Seize the Opening?
It’s time to replace the police, prosecutions and prisons with repair and restoration.
No Accountability for Trump Is a Greenlight for More Election Manipulation
Political science professor Anthony DiMaggio discusses what the stakes are for democracy in 2024.
Trump Makes Xenophobic Campaign Pledge to End Birthright Citizenship
Over a century of legal precedent and a constitutional amendment would bar Trump from taking such an egregious action.
Pro-DeSantis Super PAC to Inherit Millions, Circumventing Campaign Finance Laws
Over $80 million may be transferred from DeSantis' old state-level PAC to a new PAC set to back his presidential bid.
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX From Lawsuits
An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded last month, resulting in catastrophic environmental damage.