Elections

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are arguing that he enjoys immunity from prosecution.

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Judges push back against Trump's immunity claim in the election interference case

4:32pm January 09, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

Lawyers for the former president made a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity from federal prosecution for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

A voter enters a booth to fill out their ballot in Manchester, N.H., in 2022.

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Here are important dates on the 2024 election calendar

5:00am January 09, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

The presidential nominating contests kick off with voting in Iowa on Jan. 15. That's followed by New Hampshire on Jan. 23. Here are some more key dates for this year's election calendar.

Former Capitol Hill police officer announces run for Congress near Jan. 6 anniversary

4:57pm January 08, 2024

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn talks about why he's running for the Congressional seat being vacated by Maryland Democrat John Sarbanes.

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President Biden was giving a campaign speech at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C., when protesters interrupted with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted Biden's campaign speech

3:19pm January 08, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden has firmly allied himself with the Israeli government after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the progressive wing of his party is increasingly critical about civilian deaths in Gaza.

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Politics chat: 2024 campaigning season begins with speeches from Trump and Biden

8:10am January 07, 2024

We look at the official start of the 2024 presidential campaigning season, with President Biden and former President Donald Trump giving fiery speeches that seem to set the tone for the contest.

A participant in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Peace Walk in Washington, D.C., holds a sign that says "PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS" in 2022.

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3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024

5:00am January 06, 2024

by Hansi Lo Wang

Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.

The U.S. Supreme Court has thrust itself firmly in the middle of the 2024 presidential cycle.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court takes up Colorado's decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot

8:26pm January 05, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a dispute about whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from the ballot after the Capitol riot three years ago.

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Biden marks the anniversary of Jan. 6 with campaign speech near Valley Forge

7:07pm January 05, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden gives a campaign speech near Valley Forge, Penn. — a place that looms large in the history of American democracy — as he marks the anniversary of Jan. 6.

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Instability looms ahead of Bangladesh's election on Sunday

5:27pm January 05, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Bangladesh heads to elections on Sunday. Experts warn the expected victory of the ruling party will likely cause more instability amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.

Ahead of his speech, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended a small wreath-laying ceremony at the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge National Historical Park on Jan. 5, 2024.

Biden says the fight for democracy is at the heart of his 2024 rematch with Trump

4:57pm January 05, 2024

President Biden used his first campaign event of 2024 to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying his likely opponent, former President Donald Trump, posed a serious risk to democracy.