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During a campaign speech in South Carolina, President Biden made it clear that he is not only running against Donald Trump but also against white supremacy.
Before Donald Trump delivers any amount of monetary damages to E. Jean Carroll, he could engage in a long appeals process.
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it lines up with the political right’s broader agenda and beliefs.
US law has long held that those who support rebels and insurrectionists are just as guilty of treason as those who support foreign enemies.
Democrats now have an issue to mobilise voters. For Republicans, however, it’s more complicated.
History tells us that US presidents tend to be cautious about foreign policy in an election year – especially in the Middle East.
A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump himself, researchers of authoritarianism explain.
When Elon Musk took control of Twitter, many were concerned about the reappearance of extremist accounts. In retrospect, X has shown itself to be selective.
In their Supreme Court brief, Colorado residents seeking to bar Trump from their state’s ballot say that ‘Trump intentionally organized and incited a violent mob to attack the US Capitol.’
If Biden decided not to stand again, another Democratic candidate could still be selected until the party’s convention.
Some aspects of Argentine President Javier Milei’s programme resemble the far right, but others do not. Without excluding him from this movement, we should recognize there are differences.
In a year when the Supreme Court deals with many high-profile cases, a professor who teaches law to undergraduates describes how to read the court’s opinions.
Trump’s fans think that his unpredictability was an asset in terms of his foreign policy. It wasn’t.
Trump stormed to victory in New Hampshire’s Republican primary – but his biggest challenge will be winning over independent voters.
Adolf Hitler’s rise to power was aided by courts and lawyers in pre-war Germany. A similar situation exists today in the United States.
A retired federal judge sheds light on what’s going on in Judge Lewis Kaplan’s courtroom during the latest trial involving former President Donald Trump.
Cuba’s economy – saddled by US sanctions and ill-timed reforms – is in dire straits.
The former president leads his only remaining Republican rival, Nikki Haley, by 68% to 12% in an aggregate of national polls.
A New Hampshire election and politics expert agrees that independent voters are important in the state’s primary − but they shouldn’t be misconstrued with people who are registered as undeclared.
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