2024 United States Presidential Election
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Biden and Trump notch more wins Tuesday as primary voters urge them to keep up the fight
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As Joe Biden and Donald Trump moved closer to a November rematch, primary voters around the country on Tuesday urged their favored candidate to keep up the fight and worried about what might happen if their side loses this fall. There was little suspense about Tuesday’s results as both candidates are already their parties’ presumptive…
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Biden campaign has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign and raised $53M last month
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s campaign reported $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those efforts was a contest for supporters to attend a fundraiser on March…
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by embracing then-President…
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US has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The sequel to the 2020 election is officially set as the president and his immediate predecessor secured their parties’ nominations. Biden and Trump have set up a political movie the country has seen before – even…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering Aaron Rodgers or Jesse Ventura for a 2024 running mate
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is having conversations with vice presidential candidates as he gets closer to announcing his running mate for his independent presidential bid. Kennedy told The New York Times that NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura are at the top of his list. Stefanie Spear, a campaign spokesperson, confirmed…
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Biden clinches nomination and Trump is getting closer, ushering in general election
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Bidenclinched the Democratic presidential nomination with decisive victories in Georgia and Mississippi on Tuesday, overcoming concerns about his leadership from within his own party as the 2024 presidential contest shifts to a general election rematch that many voters do not want. Donald Trump, too, was on pace to secure his…
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The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The protest-vote movement over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war has spread to several states and raised more questions about whether a small but significant number of Democrats angry at Biden might abandon him in November. A week after 101,000 Michigan voters chose “uncommitted” on their ballots, so did…
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Could Biden and Trump win their parties’ nominations this week? What to watch in the next contests
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NEW YORK (AP) – President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger, Donald Trump, are on track to win enough delegates this week to become their parties’ presumptive nominees. Elections in four states on Tuesday will likely give Biden and Trump the delegates they need to clinch the nominations. But for many voters who aren’t…
