In Tuesday’s primary, Biden faces only token opposition from author Marianne Williamson and a handful of relatively unknown challengers. He won Nevada in November 2020 by fewer than 3 percentage points.
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Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid
The incumbent defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson.
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RNC chairwoman calls for unity as party faces cash crunch, attacks by some Trump allies
Her appeal comes as Trump and his allies push the party to get behind him and effectively end the primary even though he still faces his final major rival, Nikki Haley.
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Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
On Thursday, the justices will wrestle with a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from reclaiming power.
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Maine officials wary of confusion at March vote over No Labels registrations
Local officials say they’re bracing for potential confusion because some voters may have inadvertently enrolled in the new No Labels party that has gained ballot access in Maine and because there are new rules for the upcoming March primary.
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How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce became the focus of baseless political conspiracy theories
‘Pop culture people identify with this stuff, they pay attention to it. And that’s what moves politics now. It’s attention and identity,’ says one researcher.
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Deal on Ukraine aid and border security stalls in Congress as Ukraine runs short of weapons
Senate negotiators face a daunting task in convincing Republicans to defy Donald Trump’s wishes and embrace the deal, which includes border policy changes that Republicans sought.
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House Republicans near key vote on impeaching Homeland’s Mayorkas over border policies
In an unusual personal appeal, Alejandro Mayorkas asks the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s ‘broken and outdated’ immigration laws.
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Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him
The board’s hearing officer found that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president, but recommended that courts make the ultimate decision.
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Biden said he’d shut U.S.-Mexico border if able. What does that mean?
There are policy and political considerations at play as Donald Trump squeezes Republicans to reject any bipartisan proposal in order to prevent solutions to a problem that Trump is using to roil his political base.