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Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold
The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state's decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it's waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
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Read the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that kicked Trump off the state primary ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump is not eligible to become president again after engaging in insurrection. Read the Colorado justices' full ruling.
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Law & Courts
Georgia prosecutors seek an August 2024 trial start for Trump's election case
Prosecutors in Georgia have proposed a start date of Aug. 5, 2024, for the remaining defendants in the 2020 election interference case, including former President Donald Trump.
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Law & Courts
Lawyer Chesebro, who authored fake elector memos, pleads guilty in Georgia case
Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who authored memos detailing how Republicans could send false slates of presidential electors to Congress, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case.
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Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges
Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
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Trump ally Mark Meadows turns himself in after Georgia election indictment
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned himself in to face charges as part of the case targeting Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election.
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Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia to face election interference charges
Rudy Giuliani has surrendered in Atlanta to be booked as part of county prosecutors' investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Giuliani faces 13 felony counts.
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Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme
The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott takes a significant step toward a presidential run
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has taken a significant step toward a presidential bid, launching an exploratory committee. Scott, 57, is the only Black Republican currently in the U.S. Senate.
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Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington flips key House seat
Small business owner Gluesenkamp Perez beat Trump-backed Joe Kent in a conservative region of southwest Washington state.