WASHINGTON — California Democrats are hoping a Tuesday court decision disqualifying former President Trump from the Colorado primary ballot will boost their efforts to bounce him from California’s Republican primary, as …
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Opinion: Colorado’s ruling against Trump raises questions only the Supreme Court can answer
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Colorado Supreme Court did the country an enormous service by ruling that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president and squarely presenting the constitutional issue before the U.S. Supreme …
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WASHINGTON — As year-end approaches, the Supreme Court faces two pressing legal questions about former President Trump and his alleged misconduct in office that will weigh heavily on next year’s election …
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Colorado Supreme Court decision hands Trump a political gift
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDonald Trump received an early Christmas present Tuesday, courtesy of the Colorado Supreme Court. In a move without precedent, the justices ruled 4-3 Trump was ineligible for the state’s 2024 …
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DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary …
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California’s Adelanto ICE detention center faces closure, staff say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Workers at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of California’s largest immigrant detention facilities, are urging the federal government not to shut it down next year following discussions over …
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WASHINGTON — Most lawmakers who leave Congress in disgrace hide from the media. George Santos is trying to become an internet icon. The expelled and indicted Republican has fought relentlessly — …
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Will Trump win Iowa caucuses despite barely campaigning there?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe usual path to victory in the Iowa caucuses — the first Republican presidential nominating contest in the nation — involves meeting voters in cozy living rooms and greasy Pizza …
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Most California Democrats remain neutral on Israel-Hamas war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — This just seems startling to me: California Democrats think overwhelmingly that America should not take sides in the horrific war in Gaza. But Republicans side strongly with Israel. That’s …
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WASHINGTON — Blocks from the White House, McPherson Square is a quiet, grassy downtown park where Washingtonians lunch and pigeons perch atop a statue of a Civil War general killed fighting …