Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Eligible for Colorado Ballot
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether former President Donald J. Trump is eligible for Colorado’s Republican primary ballot, thrusting the justices into a pivotal role that could alter the course of this year’s presidential election. The sweep of the court’s ruling is likely to be broad. It will probably resolve not only […]
Maine Bars Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot, Joining Colorado
Maine’s top election official on Thursday barred Donald J. Trump from the state’s primary election ballot, the second state to block the former president’s bid for re-election based on claims that his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election rendered him ineligible. In a written decision, the official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, […]
Lauren Boebert, Far-Right Firebrand, Is Switching House Districts in Colorado
Representative Lauren Boebert, a far-right House Republican, announced on Wednesday that she would run in a more conservative district in Colorado — seeking to increase her chances after a strong primary challenger emerged in her district. The move — from the Third Congressional District to the Fourth — will thrust Ms. Boebert into a crowded […]
Opinion | The Supreme Court Should Overturn the Colorado Ruling Unanimously
When Donald Trump appeals the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the ballot in that state’s Republican primary, the Supreme Court should overturn the ruling unanimously. Like many of my fellow liberals, I would love to live in a country where Americans had never elected Mr. Trump — let alone sided with him by the millions […]
Opinion | The Colorado Ruling Is a Rebuke for the Ages
How can it be that nearly three years after Donald Trump incited an insurrection to stay in office, interfering with the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history, he remains eligible for a second term as president? In a stunning ruling on Tuesday night, the Colorado Supreme Court answered that question: […]