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Does a Criminal Conviction Bar You From Running for U.S. President?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the U.S., the bar for running for president is deliberately set low – only age and citizenship...
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Could Use the Pardon Power to Create an Imperial Presidency
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPerhaps most remarkably, the government’s lawyer barely blinked an eye when confronted with the prospect of a president committing a crime and pardoning himself. Alito followed ...
Trump convicted on all 34 counts. Can a convicted felon run for president?
The Palm Beach Post· 6 days agoNow that former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal hush...
Some Republicans call Trump’s guilty verdict ‘a sham.’ Here’s what NC lawmakers say.
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRepublican Sen. Ted Budd called the verdict, “a total disgrace” and said other officials turned down...
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Could Use the Pardon Power to Create an Imperial Presidency
Politico· 7 days agoOver and over during the Supreme Court’s oral deliberations in the case this spring, the justices brought up the power given to presidents to pardon people convicted of federal crimes. Yet judging ...
What happens now after Trump guilty verdict and when will he be sentenced?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDonald Trump’s bid for re-election to the White House has been blown apart after a court in New York...
A Year of Preparation Under the Specter of Conspiracy
Southern Poverty Law Center· 2 days agoThe investigations and prosecutions related to the failed Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S....
Iowa congressional primaries: GOP incumbents win, Baccam defeats Vine
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn three contested congressional primary races, two GOP incumbents defeated competitive challengers...
Some Republicans call Trump’s guilty verdict ‘a sham.’ Here’s what NC lawmakers say.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRepublican Sen. Ted Budd called the verdict, “a total disgrace” and said other officials turned down...
Trump’s Been Convicted. Here Are 8 Pressing Questions About What Happens Next.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut state crimes cannot be dismissed with a presidential pardon. Only the governor of New York is...