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NICHOLAS RICCARDI

NICHOLAS RICCARDI

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From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries

Voters in several states have chosen nominees in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year

From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries
Election|US

After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now

At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are “all good options.”

After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
Election|News|US

Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress

As Donald Trump makes a comeback bid to return to power, Republicans in Congress have become even more likely to cast doubts on President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory

Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress
News|US

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years

A onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump is agreeing to a ban from practicing in Colorado for three years

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis barred from practicing in Colorado for three years
Election|News|US

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day

Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with criminal records, but he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day
Crime|Election|US

Trump's case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies

Former President Donald Trump is likely to remain eligible to vote in Florida despite his conviction for 34 felonies in his New York hush money trial

Trump's case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies
Election|News|World

A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters

In a transformative year of elections around the world, voters in democratic countries share a common sentiment: They’re unhappy with their governments and leaders

A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters
Election|News|Opinion|US

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds

A new poll finds that people around the globe have greater confidence in President Joe Biden to do the right thing compared to his challenger in this year's U.S. elections, former President Donald Trump

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds
Europe|News|World

What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year

The far right racked up wins across much of Europe in the EU Parliamentary elections that just concluded

What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year
Election|US

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method

Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it
Crime|Election|US

Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators

Authorities are investigating whether a 27-year-old temporary election worker had political motivations when he stole a fob that allows access to vote tabulators in Arizona's largest county

Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators
Election|News|US

Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump held an unusually early debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, speaking to an electorate that has expressed strong dissatisfaction with their choice of candidates

Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
News|Opinion|Political|US

Key takeaways from Biden's news conference: Insistence on staying in the race and flubbed names

Joe Biden faced a test Thursday that he had avoided so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps

Key takeaways from Biden's news conference: Insistence on staying in the race and flubbed names
Economy|Education|News|Opinion|Political|US

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques

The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration can remake the federal government is highlighting its policies while defending itself from Democratic criticism

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques
Election|News|Opinion|US

Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump's prosecutions and Senate politics: Takeaways from day 2

The Republican National Convention marched into its second day Tuesday, showcasing classic GOP themes like border security and public safety that have become the centerpieces of former President Donald Trump’s campaign

Unity at the RNC, knocks on Trump's prosecutions and Senate politics: Takeaways from day 2
Health|News|US

Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt

Four days after a gunman’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether there may be any long-term effects on his health

Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt
Election|News|US

Trump's convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has rarely been mentioned during the Republican National Convention, although Donald Trump often talks favorably about it on the campaign trail

Trump's convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud
Election|News|Political|US

Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race

President Joe Biden’s abrupt decision to bow out of the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate against former President Donald Trump has caused a political earthquake

Takeaways from a day that fundamentally changed the presidential race
News|US

Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt

Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during their tour of battleground states

Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt
News|US

Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target

Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign's hacked materials should be published

Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target
News|US

Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem

Vice President Kamala Harris was never the “border czar,” as her critics claim

Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
Business|US

Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump's reported sources of income

Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire

Bibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump's reported sources of income
Election|US

Joe Biden's exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC's Day 1

The Democratic National Convention’s first night has showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him

Joe Biden's exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC's Day 1
Election|News|US

A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC

The Democratic National Convention’s second night served up a double dose of Obama firepower for Vice President Kamala Harris

A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC
Election|News|US

Walz's night, Bill Clinton's dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways

The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president in Bill Clinton and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Walz's night, Bill Clinton's dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways

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