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Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump ballot removal case |
During historic oral arguments on Thursday, all justices took turns grilling lawyers about whether states can stop a candidate from running for president. |
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared reluctant to take the extraordinary step of allowing states to keep former President Trump from appearing on the ballot this fall, after multiple states have attempted to remove him citing the 14th Amendment. It's not clear when the high court will come down with a ruling, but both sides have sought an expedited decision because of the looming November election. "It's about the vote. It's about our Constitution," Trump said in a radio interview Thursday morning with The John Fredericks Show. "You can't take the vote away from the people. That would be so bad for democracy, so bad for our country." Justices largely focused on potential arguments that would doom the states' arguments without requiring the justices to determine whether Trump engaged in inciting insurrection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol that sought to stop the certification of President Biden's election. Liberal and conservative justices seemed skeptical of the case brought by a group of Colorado voters trying to push Trump out of the election. "What's a state doing deciding who other citizens get to vote for president?" said Justice Elena Kagan. Chief Justice John Roberts also raised the potential for the system to spiral out of control if the court says Trump can be disqualified. Other states could retaliate by pushing Democratic candidates off the ballot, he said. "That's a pretty daunting consequence," Roberts said. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that Trump is disqualified from running there, setting up the battle on the national stage. |
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Former President Trump is expected to win all delegates in Thursday’s GOP caucuses in Nevada. The Silver State has sown confusion by holding both a state-run presidential preference primary, in which former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ran and came in second Tuesday to “none of the above candidates,” and state GOP-run caucuses Thursday. Only the winner of the caucuses will be awarded any delegates. Follow Decision … |
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LEESBURG, Va. — House Democratic leaders are vowing to make abortion their top issue on the campaign trail this year, betting that Republican efforts to roll back women's reproductive rights will drive voters to the polls to the distinct advantage of President Biden and his allies in Congress. Gathered in Northern Virginia for their annual strategy retreat, the Democrats are hearing from experts — and honing their message — … |
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) reiterated his opposition to former President Trump on Thursday, saying he won't vote for Trump "under any circumstances," leaving the door open to a reluctant vote for President Biden or a third-party option in November. Christie made clear in an interview on “The View” that he is no fan of either main party choice for the 2024 general election, but the former presidential … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- 17 days until the South Carolina Republican primary
- 271 days until the 2024 general election
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Trump gears up for Nevada caucuses as Haley looks ahead |
Former President Trump is heading to Nevada for a GOP caucus campaign watch party at Treasure Island on the Las Vegas Strip after skipping the state's Republican primary earlier this week. "I think we're going to do very well there," Trump told reporters ahead of his trip Thursday. Nikki Haley, Trump's last remaining challenger, is skipping the caucus after appearing on Tuesday's ballot. She did not spend much time campaigning in the Silver State and ended up losing to "none of these candidates" with just 31 percent of the vote. Only candidates in Thursday's caucuses will be eligible for presidential delegates at the Republican National Convention in July, after the Nevada GOP opted to split from the state government's primary plans and continue with the caucus format. Haley spent part of Wednesday campaigning in California, one of 15 Super Tuesday states that will cast primary ballots on March 5. She also has spent considerable time in her home state South Carolina ahead of the Feb. 24. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm in this for the long haul," Haley said during a stop in Los Angeles without directly mentioning her Nevada loss the prior day. "And this is going to be messy. And this is going to hurt, and it's going to leave some bruises." |
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Super Bowl enters the 2024 chat |
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The Super Bowl this weekend will be a rematch from four years ago. The presidential election this fall is shaping up to also be ... a rematch from four years ago. President Biden and GOP frontrunner former President Trump last faced each other on Election Day 2020. That same year, the Kansas City Chiefs faced the San Francisco 49ers in the big game. Biden and the Chiefs won the last round. Neither Trump nor Biden has named which team they hope will win on Sunday, and their campaign teams didn't immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment. But there are some clues for fans who are curious. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a frequent Trump foe, is well-known to be a 49ers fan. On the flip side, Trump allies have voiced their displeasure with pop superstar Taylor Swift's past support for Biden, considering her romantic relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Some conservative influencers have gone so far to suggest that the NFL has rigged the game to the Chiefs' favor ahead of a possible Swift endorsement for Biden. Biden welcomed the Chiefs to the White House in 2023, remarking that the team was "building a dynasty" after their Super Bowl win that year. Both Trump and Biden have used sporting events as campaign stops, though neither has announced plans to be in Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Biden also has declined a traditional presidential pre-game interview with CBS. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Republican Mazi Pilip are locked in a tight race to fill the House seat formerly held by ex-Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), a poll showed Thursday. The Newsday/Siena College poll showed Suozzi, a former congressman who previously represented the district for six years before Santos, leading Pilip by 4 points, 48 percent support to 44 percent, within the poll's margin of error. Seven … |
Former President Trump on Thursday blasted a Supreme Court hearing over his eligibility to be on the ballot in Colorado as an example of "election interference” but seemed to express confidence that the arguments from his side were well received. "It's unfortunate that we have to go through a thing like that. I consider it to be more election interference by the Democrats," Trump said in remarks from his Mar-a-Lago estate … |
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Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections: |
- Mississippi House Speaker asks GOP leaders to explore restoration of voting rights to some people convicted of felonies (Mississippi Today)
- Mitch McConnell allies plan massive $83M ad campaign to take down Sherrod Brown (The Plain Dealer)
- What does border bill flop mean for Kyrsten Sinema's political future? (The Arizona Republic)
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Election news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Leaked Border Patrol numbers show illegal immigrant arrests dropped 50% from December to January (Washington Examiner)
- Inside Nikki Haley's 'Shark Tank' Super PAC Spending Strategy (The Daily Beast)
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A special counsel investigating President Biden's handling of classified materials has concluded his case without bringing charges against the president. Special counsel Robert Hur released his findings in a 388-page report after a roughly year-long investigation into how classified documents from Biden's time as vice president ended up … Read more |
| The Senate voted Thursday to advance a $95 billion emergency security spending bill with $60 billion to support the war in Ukraine — but without a bipartisan border security bill that ran into stiff opposition from Republicans. The move by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to swiftly bring the security spending package back … Read more |
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