Stories tagged: "Election 2024"

Elections The North Carolina state Senate last month reviews copies of a map proposal for the state's congressional districts starting in 2024. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Elections North Carolina: The ‘most gerrymandered state in the country.’

NC Republicans drew election maps that cement their power in an evenly divided state. And they did it with “with greater audacity” than any effort in recent history, an analysis shows.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy November 16, 2023 12:43 pm EST
Accountability Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Trump is already laying a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term as president. Priorities on the Republican's agenda include a mass deportation operation, a new Muslim ban and tariffs on all imported goods. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Accountability Trump wants to use internment camps and calls opponents ‘vermin,’ evoking Hitler and Mussolini

Trump’s plans and rhetoric suggest a second term would represent one of the darkest chapters of American life—one that looks increasingly likely as polls show Trump in a toss-up race with President Joe Biden.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 14, 2023 6:01 pm EST
Abortion Supporters of Issue 1 cheer at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Abortion Biden celebrates abortion rights wins in elections, calls for restoration of Roe

These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 9, 2023 2:37 pm EST
Elections Former President Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Aug. 3, 2023, in Arlington, Va., after facing a judge on federal conspiracy charges that allege he conspired to subvert the 2020 election. Trump and his legal team face long odds in their bid to move his 2020 election conspiracy trial out of Washington. They argue the Republican former president can’t possibly get a fair trial in the overwhelmingly Democratic nation’s capital. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Elections Prosecutors Look for January 2 Trial Date for Trump Election Conspiracy Case

Former President Trump might be facing a pre-election trial date in the case charging him with attempting to overturn the 2020 election. 

Associated Press Associated Press August 11, 2023 1:09 pm EDT
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Elections The GOP Finally Got Their Wish, But Don’t Let That Stop You From Voting: Here’s What Counts As a NC Voter ID

North Carolinians now have to show a voter ID to vote, a requirement that multiple courts said was unconstitutional and targeted voters of color.

Staff Reports Staff Reports July 27, 2023 1:53 pm EDT

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, speaks while state Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley listens at an Executive Mansion news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Cooper and Kinsley announced that North Carolina would launch Medicaid expansion coverage on Dec. 1. Expansion will be able to start because Cooper said he'll let a state budget bill sent by the General Assembly last week to his desk become law without his signature. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) Healthcare How Biden’s American Rescue Plan helped NC finally expand Medicaid
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The American Indian Heritage Celebration in Raleigh this month. (Photo via NC Museum of History) community North Carolina is home to 8 recognized American Indian tribes. Here’s a little bit about each.
LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images Education Mold and classes in trailers: Inadequate funding for schools is hurting NC communities
Commentary Trump has never shied away from launching ugly and personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions in recent months suggest a growing truth: that the former president is getting even stranger and more reckless in his behavior. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Commentary Trump’s Campaign is Getting Weird–Is He Losing It?

Trump has never shied away from launching personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions recently suggest a growing truth: that he's getting even more reckless.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 13, 2023 4:15 pm EDT
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Voting New North Carolina Election Bill Would Suppress Votes, Voting Groups Say

Senate Bill 747 would likely ensure thousands of valid ballots are thrown out, prevent boards of election from filling funding gaps, and make it harder for college students to vote.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy June 21, 2023 3:31 pm EDT