Texas police search for answers after pregnant teen and boyfriend shot dead

Police release video in investigation of deaths of Savannah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, whose bodies were found on Tuesday Texas police have released surveillance footage they hope will lead to answers in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman and her boyfriend. The couple were found shot in the head in a car … Read more

Trump’s removal from Maine ballot ‘opens Pandora’s box’, DeSantis says

Governor among many Republicans to decry decision while Democrats and experts praise correct interpretation of clause Maine decision to bar Trump likely to go to US supreme court The removal of Donald Trump from Maine’s presidential ballot “opens Pandora’s box”, one of his main rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination said, as reaction to the … Read more

Arkansas group advocating for paper ballots resubmits proposal to state attorney general

A group that wants Arkansas elections to be conducted with paper ballots — and also to put greater restrictions on absentee voting — has resubmitted proposed constitutional amendments to the state attorney general. The group Restore Election Integrity resubmitted the pair of proposed amendments to Attorney General Tim Griffin, KARK reported. It is the group’s … Read more

House Democrat from Maine rips state’s decision to take Trump off ballot

A Democratic House lawmaker from Maine is criticizing his state’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot. “I voted to impeach Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection. I do not believe he should be re-elected as President of the United States,” Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, … Read more

First Thing: Maine joins Colorado to disqualify Trump over insurrection

But Trump will not be disqualified from the ballot in California. Plus, war in Gaza intensifies Good morning, Maine has blocked Donald Trump from its presidential primary ballot, becoming the second state to bar the former president from running, under a constitutional provision that prevents insurrectionists from holding office. What does the decision rest on? … Read more

‘Enormous mistake’: Business leaders, residents fed up with blue state drug laws issue 2024 ultimatum

A group of political and business leaders are urging Oregon’s legislators to reform the state’s permissive drug laws in the beginning of 2024. If lawmakers don’t act, that coalition will bring a ballot measure to the very voters who decriminalized drugs three years ago. “Oregonians still believe that the best strategy is a minimal use … Read more