Election 2024
U.S. Supreme Court floats return to trial court for Trump in presidential immunity case
Returning the case to the trial court could delay Donald Trump’s prosecution beyond the November election.
NY prosecutor ties Trump hush money payments to campaign as criminal trial kicks off
The first-ever criminal trial of an ex-U.S. president centers on Trump’s alleged falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Full jury selected in Trump’s criminal trial on hush-money charges
The judge overseeing the case said that oral arguments could begin as early as the start of next week.
Federal appeals court upholds order barring county-line ballots
The Third Circuit panel finds the county line is likely unconstitutional, affirming a lower court decision that upended New Jersey politics.
Bashaw, Kim hold steep fundraising edge in race to succeed Sen. Menendez
U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Andy Kim (D-03) and Republican Curtis Bashaw raised far more than their opponents in their respective primaries.
Trump on trial: Former president faces criminal charges of falsifying business records
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, is charged with falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal involving a porn star.
Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial
New York prosecutors must convince jurors that bookkeeping errors were committed with the aim of illegally affecting an election.
Appeals court promises quick ruling on appeal of order barring county-line ballots
An appeals court said it would swiftly rule on an appeal against an injunction ordering clerks print office-block ballots for June primaries.
Black voters were key to Biden’s 2020 win. Money woes make some question their support in 2024
Black voters overwhelmingly supported President Joe Biden in 2020, but some polls show their support now wavering.
Judge orders separate corruption trials for Sen. Bob Menendez and wife
Sen. Bob Menendez's trial will proceed on May 6, as already scheduled, but his wife Nadine won't be tried until July because of health woes.
County clerks drop appeal of order barring use of county-line ballots
County clerks withdrew in droves from the appeal of a court order that bars the use of the county line in June’s Democratic primaries, a move cheered by progressive activists who have long charged that the county line provides an unfair advantage to some candidates. The withdrawals came after a federal appeals court on Wednesday […]
Appeals court won’t block order that halts use of county line in June’s Dem primaries
Wednesday’s decision comes as clerks say they are not prepared to begin using a new type of ballot for June’s Democratic primaries.