Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday said his agency is “fighting back.” Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday declared that efforts by states to implement voter ID laws are “unnecessary” and “burdensome,” drawing the ire of Republicans. While speaking at a church Selma, Alabama, the attorney general was commemorating the 59th anniversary of Selma police
CBS News Live CBS News Live Live Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday issued its highly anticipated decision siding with former President Donald Trump in a challenge to his eligibility for a second term in office, reversing a ruling from the top court in Colorado that ordered him to be excluded from the state’s
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, overturning a judicial decision that had excluded him from Colorado’s ballot under a constitutional provision involving insurrection for inciting and supporting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The justices unanimously reversed a Dec. 19 decision by
CBS News Live CBS News Live Live Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said states cannot bar former President Donald Trump from the ballot using a rarely invoked provision of the 14th Amendment, overturning a decision from Colorado’s top court and handing the GOP presidential front-runner a landmark victory in an unprecedented case that
The high court ruled that states cannot enforce Section 3 to remove a presidential candidate, one day ahead of Super Tuesday. The Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump is eligible to run for office, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court decision that found him ineligible as a candidate and disqualified from the state ballot
What’s happening today: North Dakota holds its GOP caucus. Results are expected around 9:15 p.m. Eastern Nikki Haley holds rallies in Spring and Fort Worth, Texas Donald Trump has no public events scheduled Tomorrow is Super Tuesday when 15 states and American Samoa will hold presidential primaries. About one-third of the available GOP delegates will
What’s happening today: The Supreme Court ruled this morning that Trump must stay on the ballot in Colorado, finding that states do not have the power to disqualify candidates under the 14th Amendment. Trump will respond to the Supreme Court ruling at Mar-a-Lago at 12:30 p.m. ET North Dakota holds its GOP caucus. Results are