Star-Advertiser coverage of the 2024 elections.
In California, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, advanced to the general election race to fill the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein. Read more
The justices ruled that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. Read more
Her victory Sunday at least temporarily halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting contests, although the former president is likely to pick up several hundred more delegates in this week’s Super Tuesday races. Read more
Super Tuesday is next week when 16 states and American Samoa will hold primaries. Read more
Immigration has emerged as a central issue in the 2024 presidential campaign, which is widely expected to be a Biden-Trump rematch, and each man is seeking to use the border problems to his own political advantage. Read more
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed to remove Trump from the ballot, arguing he is ineligible due to a rarely used clause in the 14th Amendment prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. Read more
The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss. Read more
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries today, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. Read more
A person familiar with the matter said that results on the substance were inconclusive, but officials do not believe it was deadly. Read more
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New Hampshire authorities have been investigating the calls as a potential violation of the state’s voter suppression law. Read more
The former president’s latest victory will likely increase pressure on Haley to leave the race. Read more
Trump and Haley were campaigning ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina Republican presidential primary, in which the former president is the overwhelming favorite. Read more
Trump’s post drew immediate denunciation from his rivals, including Nikki Haley, his last remaining challenger in the Republican nominating contest. Read more
The 30-second spot, financed by the American Values 2024 Super PAC that is backing Kennedy, featured a shortened version of a campaign song that the 35th president used in his 1960 campaign. Read more
Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses today after he was the only major candidate to compete, winning his third straight state as he tries to secure his party’s nomination. Read more
The unanimous ruling targets robocalls made with AI voice-cloning tools under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Read more
Nikki Haley was swamped today in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the last remaining major rival to front-runner Donald Trump. Read more
Biden defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Read more
The eight-member board’s unanimous ruling comes after its hearing officer, a retired judge and Republican, found that a “preponderance of the evidence” shows Trump is ineligible to run for president because he violated a constitutional ban on those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. But the hearing officer recommended the board let the courts make the ultimate decision. Read more
In an effort to keep artificial intelligence — or deepfake — messaging out of Hawaii elections, two bills would ban false information of a candidate or party, and a third would make it a petty misdemeanor to distribute — or conspire to distribute — fake political messages. Read more
Trump’s double-digit victory Tuesday in independent-minded New Hampshire was a rhetorical tipping point for both Democrats and Republicans. Read more
