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Ohio board stands by disqualification of transgender candidate, despite others being allowed to run
A county elections board in Ohio has refused to reconsider the disqualification of a transgender state House candidate.
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New Hampshire investigating fake Biden robocall meant to discourage voters ahead of primary
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Haley hopes to stop Trump’s march to nomination in New Hampshire: ‘America does not do coronations’
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Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin
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Pro-Putin campaign amasses 95 cardboard boxes filled with petitions backing his presidential run
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Judge blocks tighter rule on same-day registration in North Carolina elections
A federal judge has blocked for now a new law approved by North Carolina legislators that tightens a rule on when a ballot cast by someone who is simultaneously registering to vote is removed from election counts.
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Trump celebrates DeSantis’ decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign
Donald Trump is setting aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis after the Florida governor dropped out of the presidential race.
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The race for GOP nominee winnows to Trump and Haley after DeSantis suspends campaign
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump.
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Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of presidential candidates
Senegal’s highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s presidential election next month.
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Nikki Haley tries to draw New Hampshire’s independents without alienating voters who backed Trump
With days left before the New Hampshire presidential primary, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley needs to win over independent voters while also peeling support away from the front-runner, former President Donald Trump.
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Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?
The Biden campaign is betting big on abortion rights as a major driver in this year’s presidential election.
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Can Trump be stopped? Key questions ahead of New Hampshire after DeSantis drops out of race
Nowhere is the former president more vulnerable early this presidential primary season than New Hampshire.
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Lauren Boebert switched districts in a bid to stay in Congress. Winning over voters won’t be easy
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is moving from the mountains to run for election on the plains.
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Amid tough reelection fight, San Francisco mayor declines to veto resolution she criticized on Gaza
Amid a tough reelection fight, Mayor London Breed has declined to veto a non-binding resolution from the San Francisco supervisors calling for an extended cease-fire in Gaza.
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Nikki Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Nancy Pelosi
Nikki Haley has questioned whether Donald Trump is mentally capable of serving as president again, after he repeatedly seemed to confuse her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a campaign speech.
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DeSantis gets a warm welcome in South Carolina, but even some supporters think he can’t beat Trump
Ron DeSantis is campaigning in South Carolina, and he’s trying to frame his White House campaign as the one that can top GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Nikki Haley in pivotal South Carolina.
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Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn into office after a disputed December election. At the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, he promised a huge crowd of supporters and several heads of state to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in t
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Louisiana reshapes primary system for congressional elections
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the state’s election process for certain primary races, including Congress and the state Supreme Court.
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Bill seeking to end early voting in Kentucky exposes divisions within Republican ranks
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has pushed back against efforts to eliminate three days of early voting in the Bluegrass State.
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Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
Donald Trump is using his social media platform to mock Nikki Haley. In a post on his Truth Social account Friday, Trump repeatedly referred to Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India, as “Nimbra.”
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Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has endorsed former President Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire GOP primary.
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Maine’s top election official appeals the ruling that delayed a decision on Trump’s ballot status
Maine’s secretary of state is appealing a judge’s ruling that put on hold her removal of former President Donald Trump from the ballot.
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Biden is skipping New Hampshire’s primary. One of his opponents says he’s as elusive as Bigfoot
President Joe Biden is skipping Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary because the state defies new Democratic rules he championed.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, do-over mayoral primary
There may be a collective feeling of déjà vu among Democrats in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as they head back to the polls for a court-ordered do-over of a mayoral election they thought they had decided months ago.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries
The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will test former President Donald Trump’s Republican front-runner status in a state he carried by a comfortable margin in the 2016 primary.
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Nevada’s Republican governor endorses Trump for president three weeks ahead of party-run caucus
Nevada’s Republican has governor endorsed former president Donald Trump, offering a major backing in a key swing state that Trump is looking to win handily in a caucus next month.
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Minnesota election officials express confidence about security on eve of Super Tuesday early voting
Early voting in Minnesota’s Super Tuesday presidential primary begins Friday. The state’s chief elections officer said at a news conference Thursday that his office is prepared to face the challenges of disinformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and physical threats and intimidation aga
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Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of ‘interfering’ with Trump election case
The attempt to question Willis is “obstructing and interfering” with an ongoing criminal case, her lawyer Cinque Axam wrote in the court filing, seeking to quash the estranged wife’s subpoena.
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Haley deserves serious consideration for No Labels presidential ticket if interested, co-chair says
A top No Labels leader says Nikki Haley “would deserve serious consideration” for the group’s nomination if it decides to run a third-party candidate for president.
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Potential problems with New Hampshire’s aging ballot scanners could prompt conspiracy theories
Many New Hampshire voters will be casting ballots on scanners that are at least 15 years old — with some potentially dating back to Bill Clinton’s presidency.
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Wisconsin Republican leader derides GOP impeachment attempt targeting state’s top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attempt to impeach Wisconsin’s nonpartisan top elections official is nothing more than “a big show for the cameras” and will be ignored, the Assembly’s GOP majority leader said Thursday.
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy.
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Biden visits North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote internet access
President Joe Biden has unveiled $82 million for North Carolina to help connect an additional 16,000 households and businesses to high-speed internet.
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Solidly GOP Indiana doesn’t often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different
Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded gubernatorial primary in May.
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Donald Trump tops a long day in court with a rambling New Hampshire rally
Former President Donald Trump is cramming campaigning and court into a single day. That led him to be more than two hours late for a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after he spent the day in court in New York.
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