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At Least 6 State Capitols Evacuated

News  By The Associated Press  January 3, 2024 at 10:01am Multiple state capitols received threats Wednesday morning that led to evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of dangerous items was immediately found. The warnings came after a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days. […]

Trump Attorneys Respond to Jack Smith with Court Filing, Say ‘234-Year Unbroken Tradition’ Is on Their Side

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers responded to special counsel Jack Smith ahead of oral arguments, writing that a “234-year unbroken tradition” supports Trump’s claim to presidential immunity from prosecution. Quoting extensively from early Americans like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and Justice Joseph Story, his attorneys argue in a 41-page […]

Maine Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot Citing 14th Amendment

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. The decision by Shenna Bellows follows a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That decision has been stayed until the U.S. Supreme Court […]