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NICHOLAS RICCARDI

NICHOLAS RICCARDI

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Election|News|US

Colorado case using 'insurrection' argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge

A Colorado judge heard closing arguments on whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is barred from the ballot by a provision of the U.S. Constitution that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office

Colorado case using 'insurrection' argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge
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Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge

A Colorado judge has found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep him off the state’s primary ballot because it’s unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment applies to the presidency

Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge
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Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He's now embracing Argentina's new president

Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as tough and strong, even if they're accused of chipping away at democracy

Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He's now embracing Argentina's new president
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Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn the tables on President Joe Biden by arguing the Democratic incumbent is the actual threat to democracy

Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election
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GOP presidential hopefuls target Nikki Haley more than Trump, and other moments from the debate

With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate

GOP presidential hopefuls target Nikki Haley more than Trump, and other moments from the debate
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Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court

A divided Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, saying in a historic ruling that he is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court
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The Constitution's insurrection clause threatens Trump's campaign. Here is how that is playing out

Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House is now endangered by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago

The Constitution's insurrection clause threatens Trump's campaign. Here is how that is playing out
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Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says

With the Republican primaries around the corner, a new poll finds that party members aren't sure votes in the presidential nominating contest will be counted accurately

Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 primary ballot

Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 primary ballot
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Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party

The Colorado Republican Party is appealing that state supreme court's ruling banning former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot

Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party
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Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is shifting congressional districts to a more conservative seat on the opposite side of the state to improve her chances of staying in office

Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
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Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president
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Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?

The decision by Maine's secretary of state to bar former President Donald Trump from the ballot will inevitably increase pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the issue of Trump's eligibility once and for all

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
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American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead

Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead
Election|News|US

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a decision by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state that he cannot be on the ballot there because he violated a constitutional ban against people who “engaged in insurrection” holding office

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
Crime|News|US

Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say

Authorities say a gunman leaving the scene of a car wreck shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building

Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say
Crime|Election|News|US

Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack

Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado ruling that bars him from the state’s ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack

Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack
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The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here's why

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep running for the White House

The Supreme Court is expected to determine whether Trump can keep running for president. Here's why
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17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Authorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say
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The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses

The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses

The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses
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The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
Crime|US

11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says

The mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness

11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says
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Trump warns of 'Pandora's box' of perpetual presidential prosecutions if charges against him stand

Donald Trump is warning that other ex-presidents could be prosecuted if criminal charges against him aren't dropped

Trump warns of 'Pandora's box' of perpetual presidential prosecutions if charges against him stand
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DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate

Only two Republicans were facing off at the GOP's fifth presidential debate stage — former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate
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Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

Iowa's brutal winter weather is making an unrepresentative process even less representative

Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

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