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“Specifically, Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections,” Haines said. “The Russian government’s goals in such influence operations tend to include eroding trust in U.S. democratic institutions, exacerbating sociopolitical divisions in the United States, and degrading Western support to Ukraine.” Read more
The justices granted a request by state officials and a group of Black voters to temporarily halt a federal three-judge panel’s decision throwing out Louisiana’s newly redrawn map. Read more
CNN, a division of Warner Bros Discovery, said the debate would be held in their Atlanta studio with no audience, adding that a moderator would be selected later. Read more
The surveys found that Trump was ahead among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup against Biden in five of six key states. Read more
The rhetoric is inspiring widespread calls for violence. Read more
About 20 people attended the April 11 event, billed as an “energy roundtable,” at Trump’s private club, according to those people, who asked not to be identified to discuss the private event. Read more
A former White House adviser to the former president, Kushner stepped away from politics after Trump’s term ended in 2021 and founded Miami-based private equity firm Affinity Partners. Read more
Over the years, he has faced serious health issues, some previously undisclosed, including the apparent parasite. Read more
The Federal Election Commission will not receive fundraising reports until later this month, meaning the numbers can’t be verified until then. Read more
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When pressed about what might happen should he lose, he said, “if we don’t win, you know, it depends. It always depends on the fairness of an election.” Read more
Biden has ramped up his attacks on Trump, sharpening the split-screen between a president on the campaign trail and a former president spending his days in a courtroom. Read more
Biden’s remarks appeared to be off the cuff, rather than a planned announcement of a shift in his campaign’s strategy, according to a top Democratic official. Read more
About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated, according to Angel Cintron, who heads the GOP there. Read more
Many family members have previously expressed strong disapproval of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy. Read more
It is not the first time Lake has alluded to armed conflict with her and her supporters. Read more
Although invitations have not been formally issued, the news organizations said it was not too early for each campaign to say publicly that it will participate in the three presidential and one vice presidential forums set by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. Read more
Thousands of U.S. election workers who have received threats since the 2020 election Read more
Though Trump has waffled on whether he supports abortion rights, he appointed three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade. Read more
Trump, in the video, did not say when in pregnancy he believes abortion should be banned. Read more
The statement came a day after Kennedy came under fire for a fundraising email that painted a sympathetic portrait of the rioters as “activists” who were “stripped of their constitutional liberties.” Read more
He is being vigorously opposed by a vocal contingent of former officials who are offering dire predictions for the country and the rule of law if his campaign succeeds. Read more
