election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office
Utah primary schools ban Bible for 'vulgarity and violence': The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65794363
Anyone who cares about democracy, conservatism or decency should hope he is beaten by another Republican candidate
Donald Trump is very likely to be the Republican nominee: So his chances of re-entering the Oval Office are uncomfortably high
economist.com/leaders/2023/05/25/donald-trump-is-very-likely-to-be-the-republican-nominee
DeSantis is no longer hands off with Trump attacks in 2024 race: 'I'm gonna fight back'
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/03/desantis-fighting-back-against-trump-2024/70276820007/
Nikki Haley town hall on CNN: Live updates: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is participating in a CNN presidential town hall tonight in Iowa and ...
cnn.com/politics/live-news/nikki-haley-cnn-town-hall/
Mike Pence’s dubious candidacy for the presidency, briefly explained: It’s not yet clear who exactly his Republican supporters would be.
vox.com/politics/2023/6/1/23745598/mike-pence-republican-candidacy-trump
Liz Cheney says "my fellow Republicans wanted me to lie" about Trump election claims
axios.com/2023/05/28/liz-cheney-republicans-trump-election-claims
In 2016 and in 2020 it made some sense to think of the Trump movement as a hostile takeover of the party. It no longer does ... Show more
Donald Trump is very likely to be the Republican nominee: So his chances of re-entering the Oval Office are uncomfortably high
economist.com/leaders/2023/05/25/donald-trump-is-very-likely-to-be-the-republican-nominee
Kogi APC picks primary school teacher as deputy governorship candidate: The state’s APC chairman, Abdullahi Bello, congratulated the party’s guber candidate and ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/602441-kogi-apc-picks-primary-school-teacher-as-deputy-governorship-candidate.html
CNN Poll: Trump leads 2024 GOP primary field, but many voters are open to supporting other candidates
cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/cnn-poll-republican-primary-field/
YouTube will now allow 2020 election denialism content, in policy reversal: YouTube on Friday said it will no longer remove content featuring false claims that ...
cnn.com/2023/06/02/business/youtube-election-misinformation-policy/
Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch GOP presidential campaign next week
apnews.com/article/chris-christie-president-2024-republican-campaign-6bf7cc8c3e28ec4862ea518f36d307fe
His Republican opponents should show some respect for the country, their party and themselves by standing up for the rule of law, and simple decency
Donald Trump has become more dangerous: As awful as it was, CNN’s town hall did the country a service by revealing the threat he presents
economist.com/united-states/2023/05/11/donald-trump-has-become-more-dangerous
Texas House votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton: The Texas House on Saturday voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ...
reuters.com/world/us/texas-attorney-general-faces-impeachment-vote-by-state-house-2023-05-27/
Texas Panel Files Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Ken Paxton: The Republican-led House committee said Ken Paxton’s abuses of office rose to the ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/texas-paxton-impeachment.html
Manhattan prosecutor seeks to keep Trump hush money case in state court: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday moved to block former President ...
reuters.com/legal/manhattan-prosecutor-seeks-keep-trump-hush-money-case-state-court-2023-05-30/
Yellen’s Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout: The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/yellen-debt-limit.html
Are Sane Republicans Making a Comeback?: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tamed the far right and reached a debt ceiling deal with President Biden ...
thedailybeast.com/are-sane-republicans-making-a-comeback
Biden bets DeSantis’ ‘Florida blueprint’ will help him flip the Sunshine State and win reelection
cnn.com/2023/05/21/politics/biden-desantis-florida-blueprint-election-2024/
The New Terms of Abortion Politics: A 15-week federal minimum. Court reform. Abortion activists on both sides are already preparing their 2024 playbooks in an ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/podcasts/abortion-dobbs-elections.html
Utah Republican Chris Stewart plans to resign from House: The departure would reduce the party's five-seat majority in the House and set up a special ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/30/chris-stewart-resign-congress-00099283
DeSantis Relied Heavily on Big Donors In Initial Money Haul: The Florida governor’s campaign said it had around 40,000 donors in May, an average of more than ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/03/us/politics/desantis-big-donors.html
'They’re opposed to government. But now they are the government.' One county's hard-right shift
apnews.com/article/election-conspiracies-local-government-religion-republicans-tennessee-758307fb4856c91138c085ad70505841
Trump campaign braces for Iowa battle as DeSantis team sees an opening: The former president faces well-funded resistance and other headwinds in the GOP’s first ...
washingtonpost.com/elections/2023/05/30/trump-desantis-iowa-2024-gop-presidential/
Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor: Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s ...
apnews.com/article/philadelphia-mayor-democratic-primary-5adb427dc507ed5e7133a1ca834d4306
Tim Scott: Republican senator is running for president: The Republican from South Carolina enters the race with more campaign cash than any of his rivals.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65654865
Trump doesn’t like the term ‘woke’: ‘Half the people can’t even define it’: Former President Trump said Thursday that he doesn’t like the term “woke ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4031584-trump-iowa-dislikes-term-woke/
Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case
cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/donald-trump-protective-order-hearing/
Kogi: Ododo names teacher as gov election running mate: The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Kogi, Mr Usmam Ododo, has announced a primary ...
punchng.com/kogi-ododo-names-teacher-as-gov-election-running-mate/
Nothing prevents candidates dogged by legal troubles, including criminal convictions, from running for president
How Donald Trump’s trials and the Republican primary will intersect: Where the rule of law clashes with the will of the people
economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/how-donald-trumps-trials-and-the-republican-primary-will-intersect
Talk of Racism Proves Thorny for GOP Candidates of Color: As candidates like Tim Scott and Nikki Haley bolster their biographies with stories of discrimination ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/us/politics/republicans-race-scott-haley.html
CNN Poll: Biden has a lead over Democratic primary challengers, but faces headwinds overall
cnn.com/2023/05/25/politics/cnn-poll-democrats-2024/
Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in U.S. Senate, to run for president: Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott has entered the 2024 presidential race ...
reuters.com/world/us/tim-scott-lone-black-republican-us-senate-announces-white-house-bid-2023-05-19/
Christie’s 2024 bid set to make criticism of Trump a central focus: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s 2024 bid is likely to put his criticism of Donald ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4031829-christies-2024-bid-set-to-make-criticism-of-trump-a-central-focus/
Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color
apnews.com/article/republicans-race-diversity-2024-gop-primary-biden-f52758a32aed2627b9bf7131eae305d2
Opinion | Chris Christie and the Republican Party’s Peril: In some ways he’s a match for Trump, whose third nomination would mark the end of the GOP.
wsj.com/articles/chris-christie-and-the-republican-partys-peril-new-jersey-2024-primary-trump-b0fa150d
BREAKING: I will never call Tinubu 'my president' - Tunde Bakare: The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare ...
punchng.com/breaking-i-will-never-call-tinubu-my-president-tunde-bakare/
Trump on debt deal: ‘We should have gone through a little more pain’ : Former President Trump took aim at the debt ceiling deal Thursday, one day after it passed ...
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4030604-trump-on-debt-deal-we-should-have-gone-through-a-little-more-pain/
After harassment, Arizona county official won’t run for reelection: Bill Gates's decision is part of an exodus of local election officers across the nation who ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/01/after-harassment-arizona-county-official-wont-run-reelection/
RNC Rules for First Debate Pose Challenge for Underfunded Candidates: Republican presidential candidates hoping to join the first G.O.P. primary debate on Aug ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/02/us/politics/republican-debate-criteria.html
Philadelphia’s slumping voter turnout worries Democrats ahead of 2024: Philadelphia’s voter turnout has been waning, and it’s an ominous trend for Democrats ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/04/democrats-voter-turnout-philadelphia-pennsylvania/
Republicans Slam Donald Trump for Congratulating Kim Jong Un on WHO Role: Donald Trump posted a message for Kim Jong Un to Truth Social after North Korea joined ...
thedailybeast.com/republicans-slam-donald-trump-for-congratulating-kim-jong-un-on-who-role
DeSantis signs law allowing him to run for president while remaining governor: The new elections law increases rules and fines for voter registration groups and ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/24/desantis-florida-election-law/
Jamaal Bowman Speaks Out on Marjorie Taylor Greene Spat: The Democratic congressman has made a habit of brashly confronting Republicans like Marjorie Taylor ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/jamaal-bowman-marjorie-taylor-greene.html
Pro-Trump Republican accused of misrepresenting military record ends second bid against Kaptur in Ohio
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4028215-pro-trump-republican-accused-of-misrepresenting-military-record-ends-bid-kaptur-in-ohio/
Trump Asks Judge in Hush Money Case to Step Aside: Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump said the judge, Juan M. Merchan, has ties to Democratic causes ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/31/nyregion/trump-trial-judge-juan-merchan.html
Rep. Jamie Raskin Says He Hopes To Decide On Senate Run By Fourth Of July: The Maryland Democrat said he is still considering whether to join the 2024 race to ...
huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-decide-senate-campaign-july_n_647cbf23e4b0047ed781bec4
Chris Sununu will decide on 2024 presidential bid ‘in the next week or two’: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday he will decide “in the next week or two” ...
cnn.com/2023/05/28/politics/chris-sununu-president-2024-republican-cnntv/
GOP hopefuls, with Trump notably absent, mingle at Iowa event: Eight announced or soon-to-announce candidates for the GOP presidential nomination made their ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/03/iowa-republicans-roast-and-ride/
Disney rocks DeSantis ahead of expected White House bid announcement: “DeSantisland” was likely not the happiest place on Earth on Thursday.
cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/desantis-disney-feud/
‘You can’t simply wish things to happen’: PM’s message for progressives: On the eve of the anniversary of his election triumph, Anthony Albanese is ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/you-can-t-simply-wish-things-to-happen-pm-s-message-for-progressives-20230518-p5d9jg.html
US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default: America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led ...
cnn.com/2023/05/22/politics/us-debt-default-negotiations-biden-mccarthy/
Ken Paxton’s potential impeachment is dragging down Texas Republicans: The investigation of Texas’s top prosecutor reveals Republican divisions.
vox.com/politics/2023/5/25/23737652/ken-paxton-texas-impeachment-republican-phelan
Key Republican recruits hesitate to jump in if Trump is the nominee: Potential Republican candidates in swing states and districts are reluctant to throw hats ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/22/donald-trump-dominance-spooks-down-ballot-recruits-00097995
This is how you fight fascism: Democracy defenders must go all in.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/rubin-newsletter-fighting-fascism/
Ron DeSantis Is Trying To Prove That He’s A Human: The Florida governor sought to show a softer side on the presidential campaign trail this week in New ...
huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-president-new-hampshire_n_647aa8e2e4b045ce2488c8a7
‘Reap the whirlwind’: Biden and North Carolina Democrats see 2024 edge in GOP abortion ban
cnn.com/2023/05/20/politics/abortion-ban-north-carolina-democrats-2024/
The Republican Party has been thoroughly Trumpified. Hopes of depriving the former president of the nomination are fading
Ron DeSantis has little chance of beating Donald Trump: Hopes of depriving the former president of the Republican nomination are fading
economist.com/briefing/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-has-little-chance-of-beating-donald-trump
Opinion | Chris Christie, Glenn Youngkin, Chris Sununu: Who Can Save the G.O.P. in 2024?
nytimes.com/2023/05/28/opinion/desantis-trump-2024.html
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott files to run for president: Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has filed to run for president in 2024 ...
cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/tim-scott-president-fec-filing/
Ron DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday in conversation with Elon Musk
cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/ron-desantis-elon-musk-president-announcement/
California's Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?: LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a ...
apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-gavin-newsom-senate-shingles-vacancy-04128fe672b903afc616dc93283f87a1
Opinion | ‘Unelectability’ Won’t Defeat Donald Trump in 2024: For one thing, he won in 2016. And his opponents look weak for not simply calling him unfit to be ...
wsj.com/articles/unelectability-wont-defeat-donald-trump-republican-primary-desantis-polls-7dafe040
James Van Der Beek criticizes DNC for not allowing Biden debate: Actor James Van Der Beek criticized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Wednesday over ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4030460-james-van-der-beek-criticizes-dnc-for-not-allowing-biden-debate/
Another rough day for election deniers
politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/05/17/another-rough-day-for-election-deniers-00097548
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks former Rep. Dennis Kucinich as his campaign manager: Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selected former Ohio ...
cnn.com/2023/05/18/politics/robert-kennedy-dennis-kucinich-campaign-manager/
Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They’re a Political One, Too.
nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/reparations-democrats-black-americans.html
Longtime Democratic Sen. Tom Carper says he will not seek reelection: Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
cnn.com/2023/05/22/politics/tom-carper-reelection/
Most in California want Diane Feinstein to resign, new poll finds: More than 40% of voters say Feinstein should resign, and just 27% say she should finish her ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2023-05-25/poll-should-diane-feinstein-resign-unfit-for-office-what-california-voters-say
George Santos Would Have Been Better Off Losing: The limelight has a funny way of guiding prosecutors.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/george-santos-indictment-long-island-fraud-trump-e-jean-carroll/674015/
Start your week smart: G7 summit, debt limit deadline, Nebraska abortion ban: CNN’s 5 Things brings you the news you need to Start Your Week Smart.
cnn.com/2023/05/21/us/five-things-may-21-trnd/
Debt ceiling: Why dozens of progressive lawmakers want Biden to use 14th Amendment
vox.com/politics/2023/5/22/23733082/14-amendment-debt-ceiling-limit-crisis-biden-mccarthy-progressives-negotiations
Labor’s honeymoon is over, at least in the eyes of progressives: The left seems to think Albanese should take a big swing, ditch the stage three tax cuts ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-honeymoon-is-over-at-least-in-the-eyes-of-progressives-20230517-p5d8z8.html
Kandiss Taylor Says Globes Are Anti-Flat Earth Brainwashing: Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor claimed the prevalence of globes is part of ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kandiss-taylor-globes-anti-flat-earth-brainwashing-1234741082/
May 29: Hit-and-miss prophecies over Tinubu’s inauguration: Today, May 29, 2023, the winner of the February 25, 2023, Presidential elections ...
punchng.com/may-29-hit-and-miss-prophecies-over-tinubus-inauguration/
In presidential politics, South Carolina wins diversity sweepstakes : I confess to feeling a small degree of satisfaction that South Carolina Republicans have ...
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/26/south-carolina-nikki-haley-tim-scott-republican-primary/
N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum to launch GOP presidential bid June 7: Republican Doug Burgum, a wealthy software entrepreneur, is in his second term as North Dakota ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/26/republican-presidential-primary-burgum-north-dakota/
Texas Republican Will Hurd calls for meaningful gun reform, mental health resources
pbs.org/newshour/show/texas-republican-will-hurd-calls-for-meaningful-gun-reform-mental-health-resources
This week in politics: Washington closes in on debt ceiling, Ron DeSantis shakes up 2024 GOP primary
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/27/debt-ceiling-desantis-2024-gop-presidential/70261746007/
5 things to know for May 22: Presidential race, Economy, SpaceX, Ukraine, Meta fine
cnn.com/2023/05/22/us/five-things-may-22-trnd/
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