With Both Sides Resting in Trump Hush Money Trial, Whether Donald Trump Committed Felonies is Uncertain, Likely Depending on the Jury Instructions and How Appeals Courts Will Interpret the Law
Both sides have now rested in the Donald Trump hush money trial in New York. The parties will fight over jury instructions and then there will be closing arguments beginning right after Memorial Day, on May 28. Having expressed some… Continue reading
“Trump’s Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden’s for First Time”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party out-raised President Biden and the Democrats last month for the first time in this election cycle, according to campaign officials, as Mr. Biden’s pace of fund-raising slowed significantly from March.… Continue reading
“Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress”
AP:
A new report released Tuesday by States United Action, a group that targets election deniers, said nearly one-third of the lawmakers in Congress supported in some way Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 results or otherwise cast doubt on… Continue reading
Brad Smith Not Testifying in Trump Trial, Says Judge’s Bias is “Very Evident”
“Arizona Supreme Court justice targeted for removal over 1864 abortion ban blasts critics”
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick forcefully decries the effort urging voters to remove him and a colleague from the bench since upholding the state’s 1864 abortion law, arguing his critics are “hijacking the retention process.”
In a … Continue reading
“GOP to court: Let Arizona block voting for president without citizenship proof”
Tucson.com:
Republicans want a federal judge to let thestate block those who do not provide proof of citizenshipfrom voting in this year’s presidential election.
In new legal filings Friday, House Speaker Ben Toma, SenatePresident Warren Petersen and the Republican NationalCommittee… Continue reading
“Minnesota ends prison gerrymandering”
Prison Gerrymandering Project:
On Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed HF 4772 — an omnibus elections policy bill — into law, officially ending prison gerrymandering in the state. With this action, Minnesota joins the rapidly growing list of states that … Continue reading
“Sen. Marco Rubio won’t commit to accepting 2024 election results”
NBC News:
Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, widely seen as a potential vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump, on Sunday refused to say whether he would accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, instead blaming Democrats for… Continue reading
“Montana’s attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising”
AP:
Montana’s attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s primary so he could raise more money for the November general election,… Continue reading
“See How Easily A.I. Chatbots Can Be Taught to Spew Disinformation”
NYT:
The responses, which took a matter of minutes to generate, suggested how easily feeds on X, Facebook and online forums could be inundated with posts like these from accounts posing as real users.
False and manipulated information online is… Continue reading
“As the 2024 Race Heats Up, Betting Is Growing for Everything but Elections”
NYT:
I can’t watch a basketball game on TV without seeing ads urging me to place a bet on one app or another.
I can’t walk down the street in New York City without seeing ads about the latest lottery… Continue reading
“2 Liberal Groups to Spend $5 Million on State Supreme Court Races”
NYT:
Two groups on the left with differing missions are joining forces to bolster their preferred candidates in state supreme court races in November, as such elections grow increasingly expensive and politically polarizing.
The two organizations — the National Democratic… Continue reading
“Miriam Adelson’s Unfinished Business”
New York goes deep:
Money to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Money to the Zionist Organization of America. Money to the Republican Jewish Committee. So much money up and down the ballot and across the globe that a candidate’s… Continue reading