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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks from a witness stand in front of Fulton Superior Judge Scott McAfee during a Feb. 15 hearing about whether Willis' office should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case.

Politics & Government

Wade resigns after judge makes it a condition for Fani Willis to remain on Trump case

8:53pm March 16, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.

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In this file photo, then-President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with then-Vice President Mike Pence. Despite running with him twice, in 2016 and in 2020, Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024.

Mike Pence ran with Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, he won't even endorse him

5:42pm March 15, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The former vice president ran against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination before dropping out ahead of any primary contests. He said Trump has moved too far away from conservative values.

Vice President Harris speaks at a roundtable on marijuana reform that included rapper Fat Joe and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Flanked by Fat Joe, Harris urges DEA to 'get to it' on its marijuana review

3:32pm March 15, 2024

by Tamara Keith

Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks , Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome, Ga.

As Trump continues to remake RNC in his image, new memo outlines what that looks like

9:33am March 15, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Chair Michael Whatley sent a memo to staff emphasizing the initiatives he wants to see bolstered at the GOP's main campaigning operation now that Trump secured the delegates to receive the nomination.

Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, tosses a baseball to supporters at his election night watch party on March 5 in Palm Desert, Calif.

Former LA Dodger Steve Garvey aims for the wall in U.S. Senate race

5:00am March 15, 2024

by Scott Shafer

When the former baseball star won a runoff spot for California's open senate seat, he reminded supporters that his primary victory was only "the first game of a doubleheader."

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Vice President Harris speaks to reporters after her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minn. on March 14.

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Harris visited an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president

5:54pm March 14, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris toured a Minnesota abortion clinic during a trip to the Twin Cities on Thursday. It's believed to be a first for a vice president or president.

President Biden talks with supporters during a campaign event in Saginaw, Mich., on March 14.

Biden opposes Nippon Steel takeover of U.S. Steel. It's an issue in some swing states

3:31pm March 14, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Former President Donald Trump has already said he would block the deal between U.S. Steel and its Japanese rival. Now President Biden is speaking out about it, too.

Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court during a hearing in the Georgia election interference case.

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Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump

5:12pm March 13, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

The judge overseeing the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies has quashed a number of charges related to soliciting officials to violate their oaths of office.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2023. Both Kennedy's campaign and a super PAC supporting him are working to get the conspiracy theorist on state ballots around the country.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy

5:01am March 13, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

To run for president as an independent candidate, conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needs to get on ballots, a complicated and expensive state-by-state undertaking.

Conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell, seen here at a South Carolina Republican Party event in 2022, has been circulating a memo laying out "the threat of non-citizen voting in 2024."

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Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history

5:00am March 13, 2024

by Miles Parks

The false notion that undocumented immigrants affect federal elections has a long history. But this year, due in part to rising migration at the U.S. southern border, the idea could have new potency.