Election 2024

Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Trump to skip second GOP debate and head to Detroit to court autoworkers instead
Former President Donald Trump won’t be at the second Republican debate, unsurprisingly. His counter-programming this time involves union autoworkers, engaged in a strike against Detroit automakers.
2 controversial votes at Wisconsin's state Capitol show GOP efforts to shape elections
Two votes in the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans’ controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.
Minnesota lawsuit seeks to keep Trump off 2024 ballot
A Tuesday lawsuit contends former President Donald Trump should not be allowed on the 2024 Minnesota ballot because of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits anyone who has taken part in an insurrection or rebellion against the U.S. from holding federal office.
Minn. Secretary of State says he does not have authority to remove Trump from ballot, but individuals can petition
Secretary of State Steve Simon said this week he does not have that sole authority to remove Trump from the ballot but according to the statute, any individual can petition for it.
Mike Pence says Republicans "face a choice" in 2024: Populism or conservatism
The former vice president didn't pull any punches in a headlining event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics where he argued that conservatism, not populism, is the future of the GOP.
Vivek Ramaswamy picked up steam at the GOP debate. How far could he go?
Ramaswamy has pitched himself as a younger, more extreme version of the former president. While he's gained in the polls, a GOP strategist warns "he'll never surpass Trump by trying to mimic Trump."
St. Paul conservative legal scholar says Constitution bars Trump from being president
A University of St. Thomas law professor co-authored an article in this month’s University of Pennsylvania Law Review that argues the Constitution bars former President Donald Trump from serving a second term in office, and that whether he convicted doesn’t change that.