Stories tagged: "Election 2024"


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)
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.

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)
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.

Supporters of Issue 1 cheer at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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.

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)
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. 

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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.

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)
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.

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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.