The former president is on track to reach the necessary 1,215 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination later this month.
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House.
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Biden and Trump sweep Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch
‘I would love to see the next generation move up and take leadership roles,’ said Democrat Susan Steele, 71, who voted Tuesday for President Biden in Portland.
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Trump and Biden win Maine’s Super Tuesday primaries
Election clerks and Maine’s secretary of state reported low turnout as the state also rolled out a new semi-open primary system that allows unenrolled voters to participate in party primaries.
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Takeaways from Supreme Court: Trump stays on the ballot, but his legal peril is just starting
The decision shuts down a push in dozens of states, including Maine, to end Trump’s candidacy, but it may open the door to further electoral uncertainty.
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Former Trump CFO pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case
Prosecutors accused Allen Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a case about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements
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Maine secretary of state won’t bar Trump from ballot after Supreme Court says states lack authority
Shenna Bellows withdrew her ruling against former President Donald Trump’s eligibility in response to the high court’s unanimous ruling.
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Supreme Court decision could come Monday in case about barring Trump from 2024 ballot
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
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Trump endorses Robinson for North Carolina governor, refers to him as ‘Martin Luther King Jr. on steroids’
Despite lack of a formal endorsement, Trump’s support combined with strong fundraising and popularity among Republicans helped make Robinson the Republican front-runner for the gubernatorial nomination.
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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
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.