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Colorado Supreme Court justices question whether the state can bar Trump from the 2024 ballot
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned both sides about whether they could exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in a case that seeks to upend his bid for a second term by claiming the Constitution's insurrection clause bars him from...
Michigan high court declines to immediately hear appeal of ruling allowing Trump on primary ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court refused Wednesday to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name to be on the state’s presidential primary ballot. The state Supreme Court said the case should...
The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, asserting Republicans have “no choice” but to push ahead as the White House has rebuffed their requests for information. ...
Today in History: December 5, Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Dec. 5, the 339th day of 2023. There are 26 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first Black president, died at...
Arkansas rules online news personality Cenk Uygur won't qualify for Democratic presidential primary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials on Monday said online news personality Cenk Uygur, who was born in Turkey, can't appear on the state's Democratic presidential primary ballot next year. The determination comes weeks after Uygur proclaimed that he had become the...
GOP considers holding formal vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are considering holding an official House vote next month to authorize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to formalize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president. GOP leaders floated the...
The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how?
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis, but he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court...
Poland's president swears in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president on Monday swore in a government that is expected to last no longer than 14 days, a tactical maneuver that allows the conservative Law and Justice party to hang onto power a bit longer — and make more appointments to state bodies. Following...
Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How and when their impacts are felt remains unclear. Existing abortion-related lawsuits are moving...
Judges rule against Tennessee Senate redistricting map over treatment of Nashville seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Republican-drawn map for Tennessee's Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville, which affects which years those seats are on the ballot, a panel of judges ruled Wednesday. ...
