Evening Report — SCOTUS: Trump can stay on Colorado ballot

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of supreme court On Monday, Colorado unanimously decided that former players cannot be disqualified. president trump It was removed from the vote due to the 14th Amendment’s anti-insurrection clause, further paving the way for Trump’s second term as president.

Monday’s decision, the day before Super Tuesday, effectively ends a long-running effort aimed at keeping Trump from voting.

in this case, All nine justices sided with Trump.said Congress is the body responsible for enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment and disqualifying federal candidates, and that individual states do not have the authority to do so.

“We reverse because the Constitution makes Congress, not the states, responsible for enforcing Article III against federal officials and candidates,” the unsigned opinion from the court reads. It’s dark.

Mr. Trump, Most likely candidate for Republican presidential nominationis accused of encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

After the verdict was announced, Trump took a victory lap and spent little time talking about his Colorado victory, instead talking about his win in Colorado. presidential immunity case The case will be heard in the Supreme Court on April 22nd.

“If the president doesn’t have complete immunity, he’s not really president,” Trump said. “They have to make decisions and they have to be freed from any fear that may be in their control when they leave office.”

President Trump has now been convicted of more than 90 felonies in four different cases.

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Speculation is rife leading up to Super Tuesday. nikki haley — The former South Carolina governor is a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination and may run for a third-party presidential nomination.

No Labels, a political group that aims to elect a centrist as president, is open to the idea of ​​Haley leading the election.

However, Haley will be far behind the former going into Tuesday’s contest. president trump She is likely to struggle to win enough delegates, quashing rumors that she would run as a third-party candidate. Haley said her position is with the Republican Party and she does not want to run in a united front with the Democratic vice presidential candidate.

group no label He was courting Sen. Joe Manchin (West Virginia) The conservative Democrat has said for months that he is not interested. (The Hill)

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Super Tuesday, considered the decisive day for presidential primaries, will be held this week. In addition to one U.S. territory, 16 states will also hold Republican primaries on Tuesday.

The California Senate race is drawing to a close. katie porter (Democrat of California) He finished second in the state’s jungle primary, and while he may still be a long way from advancing to the November runoff, it appears to be within reach. As a result of the public opinion poll, the members of the Diet were as follows. adam schiff (Democrat of California) Leads the crowd of California Senate candidates with Porter and Republicans steve garvey Wandering around 2nd place. (The Hill)

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One day left until Super Tuesday

245 days left until voting day.

super tuesday This week.voters alabama, alaska, arkansas, California, colorado, iowa, maine, Massachusetts, minnesota, North carolina, oklahoma, tennessee, texas, Utah, vermont state and Virginia I plan to vote for the Republican presidential candidate.Voters in U.S. territories american samoa I also plan to vote on Super Tuesday.