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President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC's oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy. Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor. “One candidate’s too old and…

Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he will not endorse Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid. “It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” Pence told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum earlier today. “As I have watched his candidacy unfold, I have seen him…

UPDATED: A judge delayed Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, in which he faces charges related to hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels, by 30 days from today. The trial was scheduled to start on March 25, the first of four criminal cases the former president faces. Instead, the judge…

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UPDATED: Fani Willis, the Fulton County, GA district attorney who brought criminal charges against Donald Trump and a host of other defendants over their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, can remain on the case, a judge ruled today. But Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his decision…

Steven Mnuchin, the former treasury secretary and film financier, says that he’s getting an investor group together to try to buy TikTok. His comments to CNBC follow the House of Representatives’ overwhelming passage of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the…

“I’m not paying his legal bills in any way, shape or form,” a somewhat irritated-seeming Elon Musk told Don Lemon of his meeting with Donald Trump. The clip was one of a handful Lemon shared with his former-coworker Erin Burnett on CNN this afternoon. In it, Musk denies giving Trump money and says…

When Joe Biden and Donald Trump clinched their party nominations this week, it marked the end of primary season and the start of the general election campaign. From now until November 5, the campaigns of the current president and the former president will blitz battleground states with visits from…

A Georgia judge has tossed out six of the counts in the election interference case facing Donald Trump and other defendants. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee dismissed criminal charges including solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. Trump was charged in three of the counts…

House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation today that would force the parent company of TikTok to divest the popular app or face a ban on U.S. platforms. The legislation passed 352-65, easily clearing the 2/3 threshold needed. The bill now goes to the Senate, where no timetable is set for…

Welcome to ElectionLine's A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don't live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White…

UPDATED: The rematch is on. Joe Biden and Donald Trump each clinched their party’s presidential nominations, after their amassed a majority of delegates in Tuesday’s primaries.  Biden crossed the 1,968 delegates needed for the Democratic nomination with his win of the Georgia primary, according…