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Motion to dismiss trial on grounds of free speech denied by judge

Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.

As former President Donald Trump leads the GOP pack heading into 2024 he faces four criminal cases. A lawsuit alleges he cannot run based on a clause prohibiting those who support insurrection from seeking higher office.

Liberal groups are trying to end Donald Trump's attempt to return to the White House by arguing that he is no longer eligible to be president after trying to overturn the 2020 election results

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The former North Carolina Republican says he "made a mistake"

Former North Carolina U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn has been fined $250 fine for pleading guilty to a misdemeanor after his loaded gun was found last year in his carry-on luggage at the Charlotte airport

Mr Trump could theoretically be kept off the ballot because of his support for the January 6 attack

A 2020 Republican candidate who lost her campaign to fill former Rep. Mark Meadows’ seat after he became White House chief of staff pleaded guilty Wednesday to breaking campaign finance laws by concealing the source of some of the money she loaned her campaign, the Justice Department said in a…

North Carolina candidate Lynda Bennett admitted to campaign finance violations in her unsuccessful 2020 bid for the House.

Representatives will play when the Senate is away — but the party can’t last forever. Eric Garcia reports on a strange two-week period from Washington, DC