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What happens after historic Supreme Court ruling that states can’t ban Trump from ballot
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday essentially rendered moot a string of ongoing state-level challenges to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 candidacy under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of [Read More…]

US Supreme Court rules for Trump in historic 14th Amendment ballot eligibility case
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Donald Trump in a historic case challenging his ability to seek the Republican presidential nomination under Section 3 of the [Read More…]

Nikki Haley projected to become first woman to win a Republican primary
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is projected to win Washington, D.C.’s Republican primary on Sunday, ABC News reports, her first primary win over former President Donald Trump, but one that [Read More…]

Supreme Court likely to include Trump ballot case in opinions issued Monday
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court says it will release one or more opinions on Monday — a day before the Super Tuesday primaries — in an announcement widely expected to resolve a [Read More…]

Vice President Kamala Harris: ‘Immense scale of suffering’ in Gaza demands temporary cease-fire
Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SELMA, Ala.) — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on Sunday afternoon in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 59th anniversary of a milestone moment in the civil rights movement — “Bloody [Read More…]

Chef José Andrés pushes back on criticism of airdrops into Gaza: Bring food ‘any way we can’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Chef and humanitarian José Andrés, whose nonprofit World Central Kitchen has been sending significant aid into Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, on Sunday pushed back on criticism that airdrops into the [Read More…]

Haley hedges on whether she’d eventually endorse Trump as Republican nominee
Sophie Park/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley hedged on Sunday on whether or not she would make good on her pledge to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee if she does [Read More…]

McConnell’s successor must work with Trump but ‘stand his own ground,’ Rounds says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Mitch McConnell’s successor as Republican leader of the Senate must be able to both work with the next president, including if it’s Donald Trump, and also “stand his own ground,” Sen. [Read More…]

Biden has to ‘go on the offense’ on immigration and not let Republicans ‘divide us,’ Sen. Murphy says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Murphy is urging President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats to “go on the offense” on immigration after a bipartisan border deal he helped negotiate was tanked by Republicans, [Read More…]

Michigan 2024 Republican convention results
Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images/STOCK (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Though Republicans held a presidential primary election in Michigan on Tuesday, their delegates to the Republican National Convention will officially be allocated on Saturday at [Read More…]

FBI to examine possible balloon debris recovered by Alaska fisherman
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI will examine what may be debris from a balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska, multiple sources familiar with the matter said [Read More…]

University of Florida eliminates all DEI positions due to new state rules
Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions at the university, according to an administrative memo that was released Friday. The [Read More…]

Pentagon to lift grounding order on V-22 Osprey, 3 months after deadly crash
Alexander Welscher/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is expected to lift its flight ban on V-22 Osprey as early as next week, clearing the way for the services to fly the tilt-rotor [Read More…]

Biden says US to carry out airdrops of aid into Gaza in coming days
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. would carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza in the coming days. Speaking in an Oval Office meeting with Italy’s Prime [Read More…]

Haley vows to stay in race ‘as long as we’re competitive’; says No Labels isn’t tenable for her
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Gov. Nikki Haley on Friday morning reiterated her promise to stay in the presidential primary race through Super Tuesday and said running as an independent on the third-party presidential [Read More…]

Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night. The final vote tally was 77-13. The measure now [Read More…]

How do Americans feel about Biden and Trump on immigration issues?
Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both visiting the southern border on Thursday, with the issue of the border and high rates of illegal immigration [Read More…]

Are the top candidates to replace McConnell MAGA enough?
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump knows how to influence an election, that much is clear. In the last few years, he has championed down-ballot nominees, wielded extensive influence over primary races [Read More…]

As Trump returns to the border, a closer look at what he’s pledging to do on immigration if elected
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a central campaign message and spent nearly every appearance on the trail talking about the issue while touting what he would do about [Read More…]

Alabama House passes bill to ensure IVF access after court ruled embryos are children
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation to restore access to in vitro fertilization after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are children raised [Read More…]