Some 200 days and counting to Election Day Nov. 5, 2024.
If you tuned out this holiday weekend, here are some of the top stories you may have missed:
- Trump Shares Video Depicting Biden Tied Up in a Pickup Truck: Former President Donald Trump shared a video featuring an image of President Joe Biden tied up in the back of a pickup truck.
- Wisconsin could decide the 2024 presidential election: Wisconsin’s razor-thin presidential margins ensure voters in every corner of the state, including largely rural western Wisconsin, will soon be bombarded with political advertising.
- César Chávez’s Family Demands RFK Jr. Stop Using Images of the Iconic Labor Leader in His Campaign: The family of labor leader César Chávez has requested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refrain from using images of Chávez in his campaign.
- Expect to see AI ‘weaponized to deceive voters’ in this year’s presidential election: “This is the first presidential campaign of the AI era,” said Matthew Stamm, a Drexel University professor leading a team that debunks false images. “I believe things are only going to get worse.”
- Third parties could cause voting upheaval in what’s shaping up to be a tight presidential race in Pennsylvania: Will RFK Jr. tilt the presidential race in the direction of one candidate or another?
- In ALL-CAPS Easter message, Trump rips into his foes: The message revived old grudges against his legal nemeses.
- Biden’s Latest Campaign Strategy: Get Under Trump’s Skin: President Joe Biden’s campaign is employing a strategy to provoke reactions from Trump.
- Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest: Georgia lawmakers late last week approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state.
- Republican Committee to Select Ken Buck’s Likely Replacement, Adding a Challenge to Lauren Boebert’s Campaign: A Colorado Republican panel made a surprising decision late last week, choosing a former mayor, Greg Lopez, to be U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s likely replacement until the November general election, a saving grace for Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for another term in Congress.
- Who May Donald Trump Pick As His Running Mate In 2024 US Election: Speculation over who that person might be is heating up, and Donald Trump, as usual, is relishing drawing out the process in order to gain as much attention as possible.
- JD Vance’s VP Prospects Could Rise After He Helped Deliver Trump a Big Ohio Win: Bernie Moreno’s landslide victory in the Ohio GOP Senate primary reinforced Trump’s influence and JD Vance’s reputation as a loyal soldier with a “finger on the pulse of the MAGA movement”.
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