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New Hampshire presidential primary • Primary election | Image Credit: abcnews.go.com Amid all the important items you’re keeping in mind as you vote today, things like the future of democracy in America, there are some not-quite-as-important items to also consider. Here are a few: Voting machines If your polling place uses a ballot-counting machine, give it a loving pat because you might never see it again. New Hampshire has finally chosen successors to the aging AccuVote machines that have been part of our elections since before today’s college students were born. It’s possible that some of the new units may be rolled out by March 12, the annual town meeting voting day, although state certification may not be completed by that deadline.  Two models have been given the thumb...

Fani Willis - Election subversion case | Image Credit: ktvz.com One of the key cases against former President Donald Trump has been agitated by claims of an inappropriate relationship between the district attorney of Fulton County and a prosecutor she selected. This is just another development in the years-long campaign to penalise individuals responsible for trying to sabotage Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential contest. Legally speaking, the lawsuit is unlikely to be dismissed, but Trump, who wants to paint the Georgia allegations as politically driven and illegitimate, may receive a significant political boost from this. Also Read: Destiny of democracy to decide by Wisconsin supreme court elections Observe the following: What accusations are made? Nathan Wa...

Wisconsin Elections of Supreme Court | Image Credit: courthousenews.com Voters showed a strong commitment to upholding democracy in 2023 by participating in elections all the way down the ballot. Elections that were once unknown have become popular. Voters in state supreme court contests, which will decide whether or not they can get abortions, whether or not their ballots are tallied, and how their voting districts are created, turned out in unprecedented numbers. The significance of state courts in defending our basic liberties and democratic processes in 2024 is demonstrated by the election of Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in April and Dan McCaffery to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in November. The anti-democratic movements' centers of gravity for contestin...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election maps | Image Credit: theguardian.com The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 ruling on Friday afternoon, December 22, that the state's present voting maps are unconstitutional and need to be redrew in time for the 2024 election. State legislative districts in Wisconsin are required by the Wisconsin Constitution to be composed of "contiguous territory." However, "the number of state legislative districts containing territory completely disconnected from the rest of the district is striking," according to the majority decision. Justice Jill Karofsky wrote the majority ruling, which finds that "at least fifty of ninety-nine assembly districts and at least twenty of thirty-three senate districts include separate, detached territory." The ruling,...

New Hampshire Trump's advantage against Nikki Haley | Image Credit: cnbc.com According to a recent CNN survey by the University of New Hampshire, which was done in the wake of former President Donald Trump's 30-point victory in last week's Iowa caucuses, the fight for the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire looks to be his to lose. In the Granite State, Trump has 50% of the probable Republican primary voters' support, compared to 39% for his closest rival, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. Since the last CNN/UNH survey in early January, when Trump led Haley 32% to 39%, both have gained support as the number of serious competitors has dwindled. According to UNH polls on the race, both Trump and Haley are now enjoying their greatest level of popularity since 2021...

Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with House Republicans | Image Credit: wpr.org In order to prevent a vote to hold President Biden in contempt, House Republicans claim they are in talks with Hunter Biden's attorneys about setting up his son to appear before a Congressional committee. Hunter Biden's legal team is reportedly in talks to testify, according to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan. This comes one week after Republicans started a campaign to find the president's son in contempt. After departing a House Republican conference meeting on Wednesday morning, the Ohio Republican made the comments. Jordan told NPR that so far, their conversations with Hunter Biden's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, have gone smoothly. Jordan announced, "Hunter Biden is coming in." "Ou...

informed Biden about the person who brought cocaine into White House | Image Credit: bloomberg.com According to a story published last Sunday (August 6) by Soldier of Fortune, the US Secret Service has provided President Joe Biden with the identity of the individual who carried cocaine into the White House last month. On July 2, a white material was found in the White House library. A preliminary field test on this material was carried out in the course of an inquiry, and the findings showed that cocaine was present. But according to the Soldier of Fortune claim, which cited three security sources, both President Biden and investigators know who carried cocaine into the White House. Ask Joe Biden for the name if you want it. One of the insiders told the magazine, "He knows who it is....

Is the border to the south secure? "No, it's not," states President Biden | Image Credit: news.yahoo.com Washington, D.C. In an unusually candid assessment of the situation surrounding the surge in immigration, President Joe Biden stated on Friday that he does not think the border between the United States and Mexico is safe. He is also pushing Congress to approve "major measures" to solve border security. After speaking to a gathering of mayors from both parties at the White House, Biden responded to a reporter's question about how secure the border was with, "No, it's not." "I've been saying it for the past ten years, but I haven't believed it. Please provide the money to me. Biden is attempting to strike a compromise for a supplemental spending bill in Congress that would inclu...

Trump threatens the Supreme Court | Image Credit: apnews.com Washington: Former President Donald Trump requested that the Supreme Court put a "quick and definitive halt" to efforts to exclude him from the 2016 race, threatening "chaos and bedlam." He declared that these actions "promise to unleash anarchy and bedlam, as they threaten to disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans." In his primary filing to the court prior to the oral arguments on February 8, Trump made this claim in light of his earlier request that the court reverse a shocking ruling from a Colorado court that could prevent him from running for office there due to his actions related to the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Also Read: United States strikes the Houthis in Yemen one more time ...