Supreme Court rejects case that could have reshaped elections
The justices by a 6-3 vote upheld a decision by North Carolina’s top court that struck down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law. Read more
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Chicago reels after 75 shot, 13 killed over weekend
The violence included a mass shooting in the southwest suburb of Willowbrook and a shooting incident near the Lincoln Park Zoo, a wealthy area of the city. Read more
Biden fundraises in San Francisco area for his 2024 campaign
In the back half of June, Biden’s campaign will have more than 20 fundraisers involving him, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, according to a person involved in Biden’s travel plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the schedule. Read more
Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’ in speech
Speaking at the Georgia Republican Convention, Trump cast his indictment by the Department of Justice as an attempt to hurt his chances of returning to the White House. Read more
Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump
Pence became the first vice president in modern history to challenge the president under whom he served. Read more
Chris Christie files paperwork for presidential bid
Christie, who also ran for president in 2016, was set to announce his campaign later today at a town hall in the early-voting state of New Hampshire. Read more
Mike Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid
Pence supporters see a lane for a reliable conservative who espouses many of the previous administration’s policies. Read more
Trump and DeSantis take jabs at each other on campaign trail
Trump also sought to capitalize on a remark by DeSantis that it felt like it would take two terms in the White House to roll back the actions of the Biden administration — a veiled reference to Trump, who can only serve one more term. Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches presidential campaign
The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Read more
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Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid
The Senate’s only Black Republican, Scott kicked off the campaign in his hometown of North Charleston, on the campus of Charleston Southern University, his alma mater. Read more
CNN faces backlash over chaotic Trump town hall event
The town hall Wednesday was the first major television event of the 2024 presidential campaign, and CNN defended its decision to hold it as a chance to put Trump in front of a wider audience, outside of the conservative media bubble he has largely kept to since early in his presidency. Read more
911 calls show chaotic moments during Kentucky bank shooting
Bank employee Connor Sturgeon used an AR-15 assault-style rifle in the attack Monday at Old National Bank. Read more
Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
The sprawling bot network was uncovered by researchers at Cyabra, an Israeli tech firm. Read more
U.S. Postal Service touts performance during 2022 election
The Postal Service’s post-election analysis showed that on average it took under two days to deliver completed ballots. Read more
Prosecutors open investigation into Rep.-Elect George Santos
Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown no signs of stepping aside Read more
Lake on hook for $33K in witness fees in failed challenge
Lake was among the most vocal 2022 Republicans promoting former President Donald Trump’s election lies. Read more
Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
The judge found that the court did not find clear and convincing evidence of the widespread misconduct that Lake had alleged had affected the result of the 2022 general election. Read more
Kari Lake’s challenge of loss in Arizona lacks merit, state lawyers say
Lake needs to prove not only that misconduct occurred, but also that it was intended to deny her victory and resulted in the wrong woman being declared the winner. Read more
Major California county votes to study secession
This attempt to create a new state — the first since Hawaii in 1959 — is a longshot proposition for the county just east of Los Angeles that has suffered from sharp increases in cost of living Read more
Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms
Voters under 30 went 53% for Democratic House candidates compared with only 41% for Republican candidates nationwide, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping national survey of the electorate. Read more
Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
The lawsuit filed late Friday by Lake centers on long lines and other difficulties that people experienced while voting on Election Day in Maricopa County. Read more
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