Today: October 22, 2024
Today: October 22, 2024

Latest From NICHOLAS RICCARDI

Opinion|US

Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don't

Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier

Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don't
Election|US

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it
Election|US

Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

An Arizona grand jury’s indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election

Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year
Election|US

New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

The new speaker of the U.S. House had a key role in trying to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election win

New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one
Crime|Election|US

Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of migrant crime threat, even as crime dips

Former President Donald Trump is coming to a Colorado city where crime is down to warn about the danger he says criminal migrants pose to voters

Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of migrant crime threat, even as crime dips
Crime|Election|US

Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators

Authorities are investigating whether a 27-year-old temporary election worker had political motivations when he stole a fob that allows access to vote tabulators in Arizona's largest county

Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators
Crime|US

11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says

The mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness

11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says
Business|US

Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump's reported sources of income

Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire

Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump's reported sources of income
Election|Political|US

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again

The prevailing view among legal experts before the Supreme Court heard argument in a case to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot was that the justices wouldn't take that step

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again
Crime|Election|Technology|US

Defendant's attorney in Dominion Voting defamation case releases company emails, risking sanctions

An attorney already facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines says she disseminated documents obtained in discovery in a defamation case filed by a voting machine company

Defendant's attorney in Dominion Voting defamation case releases company emails, risking sanctions
News|US

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story

What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
Election|News|US

Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race

Rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous as early voting in the presidential race draws near

Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race
Election|News|US

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris

Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she'll be voting for Democrat Kamala Harris for president

Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris
News|US

Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target

Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign's hacked materials should be published

Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target
Election|News|Political|US

Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race

President Joe Biden’s abrupt decision to bow out of the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate against former President Donald Trump has caused a political earthquake

Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race
Election|News|US

Trump's convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has rarely been mentioned during the Republican National Convention, although Donald Trump often talks favorably about it on the campaign trail

Trump's convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud
Economy|Education|News|Opinion|Political|US

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques

The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration can remake the federal government is highlighting its policies while defending itself from Democratic criticism

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques
Europe|News|World

What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year

The far right racked up wins across much of Europe in the EU Parliamentary elections that just concluded

What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year
Election|News|Opinion|US

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds

A new poll finds that people around the globe have greater confidence in President Joe Biden to do the right thing compared to his challenger in this year's U.S. elections, former President Donald Trump

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds
Election|News|US

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day

Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with criminal records, but he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day
News|US

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years

A onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump is agreeing to a ban from practicing in Colorado for three years

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries

Voters in several states have chosen nominees in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year

From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries
Election|News|Political|US

Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why

Former President Donald Trump is turning to one of his favorite themes, the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections

Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why
Election|News|Opinion|US

Takeaways from Trump's Supreme Court win on procedural grounds: His legal peril is just starting

:Former President Donald Trump scored a clear win at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, which unanimously ruled that states don’t have the ability to bar him — or any other federal candidates — from the ballot under a rarely-used constitutional provision that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office

Takeaways from Trump's Supreme Court win on procedural grounds: His legal peril is just starting

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