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Henderson agrees to extend Utah ballot access deadline to March 5 after RFK Jr. lawsuit
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:12 p.m.
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson will give independent presidential candidates until at least March 5, 2024, to qualify for ballot access in Utah following a lawsuit from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
2 new GOP presidential debates are set for Iowa, New Hampshire in January
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 1:16 p.m.
Two Republican presidential primary debates have been scheduled in Iowa and New Hampshire in January, not long before each state's GOP nominating contest.
Nikki Haley is targeted in the 4th Republican debate by her rivals
Bill Barrow and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:44 p.m.
Nikki Haley is facing new criticism in the opening moments of the fourth debate for Republican presidential hopefuls. Time is running out for the shrinking field to shake up a race that's been dominated by former President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. sues Utah lieutenant governor over filing deadline for presidential candidates
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 3:05 p.m.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued Utah's lieutenant governor and elections director, alleging the state's deadline to file signatures is unconstitutionally restrictive.
The 4th Republican presidential debate will be in Alabama tonight. Here's who will be there
Gram Slattery, Reuters | Posted Dec. 6 - 6:51 a.m.
Four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in the fourth debate of their party's 2024 nominating contest Wednesday.
Trump: I won't be a dictator if I become U.S. president again
Tim Reid, Reuters | Posted Dec. 5 - 9:33 p.m.
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will not become a dictator if he becomes U.S. president again except "on day one" — to close the southern border with Mexico and expand oil drilling — after warnings from some that America is in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election.
Biden 'not sure' he'd be running if Trump was not in 2024 race
Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Dec. 5 - 9:15 p.m.
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he may have skipped mounting a 2024 re-election bid if he were not facing Donald Trump because the Republican poses a unique threat to the United States.
Prosecutors aims to show Trump's history of vote fraud claims at 2020 election trial
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Dec. 5 - 7:34 p.m.
Prosecutors trying Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat will seek to show evidence of the former president's claims about voter fraud in 2012 and 2016, according to a court document filed on Tuesday.
Liz Cheney weighs third-party presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy
Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted Dec. 5 - 11:21 a.m.
Republican former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of ex-President Donald Trump who co-chaired the congressional probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said she is weighing a third-party bid for the White House in 2024.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum exits 2024 presidential race
James Oliphant, Reuters | Posted Dec. 4 - 6:36 p.m.
Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota who struggled to find his footing in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Monday.
Report: Trump allies floating Sen. Mike Lee as possible attorney general
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 4 - 5:56 p.m.
Sen. Mike Lee was listed as a possible U.S. attorney general in a second Trump administration by allies of the former president, according to a new report.
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta ahead of 2024 election
David Klepper, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 1 - 6:52 a.m.
Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year's election.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeals to disaffected partisans during Salt Lake presidential rally
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 8:15 p.m.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appealed to those who are tired of the current two-party system during a campaign rally in Salt Lake City on Thursday evening.
Powerful Koch group endorses Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid
Doina Chiacu, Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters | Posted Nov. 28 - 6:31 p.m.
The conservative U.S. political network led by billionaire Charles Koch on Tuesday endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, giving the former South Carolina governor a boost among party rivals struggling to make a dent against frontrunner Donald Trump.
Sen. Mitt Romney criticized for saying who he might vote for in 2024
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 28 - 5:04 p.m.
Sen. Mitt Romney said that he believes there are several Democratic candidates who might run in 2024 who would be an "upgrade" from Trump.
Committee to elect Romney-Manchin says it will reveal donors, calls on critics to do same
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 22 - 10:23 p.m.
A political action committee created to recruit Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to a third party presidential ticket committed to reveal its donors Wednesday and called on its critics to do the same.
Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
Christina A. Cassidy and Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 3:20 p.m.
A divided federal appeals court has found that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Presidential candidate Cornel West holds his debut in-person rally in Salt Lake City
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 20 - 10:24 p.m.
Instead of strategically launching the first in-person rally of his campaign in Pennsylvania or Georgia or any other number of 2024 swing states, Cornel West touched down in Salt Lake City Monday night, on the eve of the city's mayoral election.
'Utah will be in the spotlight': Salt Lake City to host final 2024 presidential debate
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 3:00 p.m.
The University of Utah will host the third and final general presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2024, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.
Group launches petition to draft a Mitt Romney-Joe Manchin presidential ticket in 2024
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 12:00 p.m.
The Draft Romney Manchin Committee launched a petition to convince Utah Sen. Mitt Romney to run on a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.
John Stockton, other vaccine-skeptical athletes are endorsing RFK Jr.
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 1:41 p.m.
A number of current and former professional athletes, including former Utah Jazz star John Stockton, announced Wednesday they'll back the independent presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Haley calls for name verification on social media, drawing pushback from GOP rivals
Aaron Pellish and Kit Maher, CNN | Posted Nov. 15 - 5:34 p.m.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would push for social media users to identify by their legal names online, drawing pushback from her GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Michigan judge says Trump can stay on primary ballot, rejects insurrection clause challenge
Corey Williams And Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 14 - 7:33 p.m.
A Michigan judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state's primary ballot. Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford said in an order released Tuesday that Trump has followed state procedure to qualify for the ballot.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott ends White House bid
Gram Slattery, Reuters | Posted Nov. 12 - 8:02 p.m.
Sen. Tim Scott suspended his run for the 2024 Republican presidential election nomination on Sunday after months of burning through campaign cash at a blistering rate without making a significant dent in national opinion polls.
