Efforts to challenge former President Donald Trump's eligibility for the ballot under the 14th Amendment have gained traction in Maine and Colorado. This article explores the constitutional provision being invoked and highlights the states where challenges are underway.
Russia has launched an unprecedented air attack on Ukraine, with drones and missiles fired across the country, resulting in the deaths of at least 31 people and injuring over 150 others.
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot. Shenna Bellows becomes the first election official to take action unilaterally to bar Trump under the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Russia has launched one of its largest missile attacks on Ukraine, resulting in dozens of casualties and extensive damage to residential buildings. The attack occurred in Kyiv, as well as the south and west regions of Ukraine. Ten people in Kyiv were trapped under rubble, while a maternity ward was damaged in the city of Dnipro. Ukrainian officials have called for increased support from Kyiv's allies.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her abusive mother, has been released from prison after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.
The Colorado Republican Party has appealed the state's Supreme Court decision that found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency, potentially setting up a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over a 155-year-old constitutional provision.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the military and munitions industry to speed up war preparations in response to perceived confrontational actions by the United States. Kim also announced plans to expand strategic cooperation with anti-imperialist countries and outlined economic goals for the new year.
Several areas of Minnesota broke centuries-old temperature records for Christmas Day on Monday.