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From the economy to the climate crisis to abortion and US support for Ukraine, the presidential race is likely to encompass some key themes
![It’s the democracy, stupid … and other issues set to shape the 2024 US election](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3bb2a2a1-9c1e-4c60-a0c6-8ed1495bbc22.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
From the economy to the climate crisis to abortion and US support for Ukraine, the presidential race is likely to encompass some key themes
The presidential election will have different views on how to handle everything from the economy to immigration and abortion rights. Criminal trials are looming for one of the potential candidates.
I don’t judge the anti-Trump right-leaning voters who have been chased away from the GOP permanently. But that’s still not me.
![Trump’s Fake Conservatism Won’t Make Me a ‘Political Orphan’](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/465555df-4208-4971-9f35-5a61968c4470.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
I don’t judge the anti-Trump right-leaning voters who have been chased away from the GOP permanently. But that’s still not me.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has spent his waning months in office doling out mercy at a pace unseen in decades from a Louisiana governor.
![On way out, Gov. John Bel Edwards ramps up relief for life prisoners](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/18c1551c-5b99-48eb-bbdc-97a339c037be.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Gov. John Bel Edwards has spent his waning months in office doling out mercy at a pace unseen in decades from a Louisiana governor.
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
![Nebraska Governor Stands By Rejection Of Federal Funds To Feed Hungry Kids](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/33a64ec4-e437-4674-b5ca-01468c21e1d4.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is reviving her rabble-rousing ways, creating new headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he settles into his role leading the House GOP conference’s razor…
![Marjorie Taylor Greene creates multiple headaches for new Speaker](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/04c24832-9ab4-4b3d-9924-8b3a178610c0.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is reviving her rabble-rousing ways, creating new headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he settles into his role leading the House GOP conference’s razor…
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said it was "pretty well" up to him that the Senate broke for the holidays without voting on a bipartisan border security deal.
![Republican brags about sabotaging border security deal](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/133ddd98-1d7c-44f5-ae61-b09d7f0dea3f.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said it was "pretty well" up to him that the Senate broke for the holidays without voting on a bipartisan border security deal.
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
![Nebraska Governor Stands By Rejection Of Federal Funds To Feed Hungry Kids](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/5884056d-fe75-480a-9b64-0c769759ccb9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
Smith's filing comes one day after an appeals court allowed a lawsuit against Trump brought by a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers to move forward.
![Special counsel Jack Smith urges appeals court to reject Trump's claim of "presidential immunity"](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/bfe1a03a-2f55-4c1e-856c-784e18a96fee.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Smith's filing comes one day after an appeals court allowed a lawsuit against Trump brought by a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers to move forward.
The rocket entered the NATO member's airspace on Friday during a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, a Polish military official said.
![Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/5f92f24a-44e5-4c94-af7b-acceb1ea5d68.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The rocket entered the NATO member's airspace on Friday during a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, a Polish military official said.
Officials from Haley’s rival campaigns had privately complained about what they called a lack of scrutiny on Haley’s policy positions.
![‘The free ride is over’: Nikki Haley is getting her first real test of 2024](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/9badc195-0946-4ea3-b843-d12b015ca0cc.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Officials from Haley’s rival campaigns had privately complained about what they called a lack of scrutiny on Haley’s policy positions.
Biden reiterated in a statement Friday that the results of the Ukraine war have a direct impact on the U.S. and its NATO allies.
![Biden warns US military may get pulled into direct conflict with Russia](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3fbb70f8-3507-403a-871e-b50ea2b3ad06.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
As it stands now, President Joe Biden is the only candidate who will show up on the ballot in North Carolina’s 2024 Democratic Party primary election, guaranteeing his victory in the March 5 race.
That’s being contested by other Democratic presidential candidates and may change should the state board of elections take action and vote to add more candidates in early January.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues.
![Judge Blocks Key Parts of Iowa Law Banning School Library Books](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/22fcc760-5a70-48f3-8628-7adc49a21a50.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues.
Newly drawn district maps in North Carolina give Republicans the advantage heading into 2024. NBC News Reporter Gary Grumbach speaks with Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Compton Barr, who is running a campaign she expects to lose in order to draw attention to gerrymandering in the state.
![Voters have ‘been gerrymandered out of a choice,’ says N.C. state Senate candidate](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/86db1ab4-d185-4b10-b545-e60d3afbbdde.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Newly drawn district maps in North Carolina give Republicans the advantage heading into 2024. NBC News Reporter Gary Grumbach speaks with Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Compton Barr, who is running a campaign she expects to lose in order to draw attention to gerrymandering in the state.
The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was brought by seven U.S. Capitol Police officers against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others.
![Trump doesn't have immunity from Jan. 6 civil suit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers, appeals court says](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/71cee728-b339-4729-8fef-cc93ce312051.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was brought by seven U.S. Capitol Police officers against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others.
A Trump campaign event planned for Dordt University in Iowa was canceled over "incongruent" visions for the forum.
![Trump Christian school event canceled after fight over student questions](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/d058c1af-9783-478e-93f8-92261611cb46.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A Trump campaign event planned for Dordt University in Iowa was canceled over "incongruent" visions for the forum.
The 2024 race for the White House will take up a lot of time, attention and money over the next 11 months. But as Lisa Desjardins explains, other votes at the state level next year could significantly influence the presidential campaign and our day-to-day lives.
![State ballot measures in 2024 could drive voter turnout and change the future of elections](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/fcb16bed-7c91-4a1f-b9e6-b27a288c71fd.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The 2024 race for the White House will take up a lot of time, attention and money over the next 11 months. But as Lisa Desjardins explains, other votes at the state level next year could significantly influence the presidential campaign and our day-to-day lives.
As we ring in a new year, the country is at risk of heading backward.
![The Trump-Shaped Shadow on the Horizon](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/9e8cdc1c-2ae1-4237-97e1-6b60bf6b68f5.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
As we ring in a new year, the country is at risk of heading backward.
Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand since 2016.
![How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics – New Hampshire Bulletin](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3e90f13e-c192-4eb2-b573-0b68e1a5448e.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand since 2016.
Having a Star Trek forum that isn't run by the corporate shrills that run the reddit subreddit is always going to be popular. Did you know r/StarTrek leads all of reddit on account bans with over 1.5 million as of 2021?
Moderators are not just having their account banned, they are having their IP and email addresses scanned by the admin team to permaban them for life.
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