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It’s not only about Donald Trump’s courtroom dramas. As the ex-president tries to ride a narrative of personal political persecution through his criminal trial quagmire back to the White House, other substantial political forces are gathering that could be equally critical to November’s election. Political drama from Washington to North Carolina and California on Tuesday…

Current and potential staffers at the Republican National Committee have been asked in recent job interviews whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to two sources familiar with the questioning. Over the past few weeks, Trump advisers have asked current and potential RNC employees about their views of fraud during the 2020 election, with…

RFK Jr. supporters were asked who they’d vote for if he was not running. Hear their responses CNN’s Gary Tuchman speaks with Virginia Beach supporters of Robert Kennedy Jr., discussing why they plan to vote for him in the 2024 presidential election. Read the full article here

Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a central part of her campaign, will win a special election Tuesday for an Alabama state House seat, CNN projects. Her victory serves as another data point for national Democrats, who hope the backlash over strict state abortion laws following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and…

Planned Parenthood CEO on how Supreme Court justices reacted to abortion pill hearing Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson was inside the courtroom during the Supreme Court abortion pill case oral arguments. She joins CNN’s Phil Mattingly to discuss and share what she saw. Read the full article here

North Carolina pastor Mark Harris has won the Republican nomination for North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, making him the likely next member of Congress from this red district some five years after his apparent victory in an earlier House election was thrown out over ballot fraud allegations. The North Carolina State Board of Elections finalized…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday struck a deal with prosecutors investigating him for felony securities fraud, closing a legal saga that has dogged the state’s top law-enforcement officer and close ally of former President Donald Trump for nearly a decade. Special prosecutor Brian Wice confirmed the case was settled in a phone call…

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce his running mate at a rally in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, as his campaign seeks out new support amid increasing concerns among Democrats over his impact on the race. The event marks a critical moment for Kennedy’s White House bid that could accelerate his efforts to gain ballot access in…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will seek to take on Republicans over health care when they visit North Carolina on Tuesday, looking to press what they believe is a winning issue ahead of November’s election. The Raleigh stop marks a rare joint appearance on the road by the president and vice president, highlighting…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear its first abortion case since the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade and upheaval of reproductive rights in America. Consider how much the justices’ decision has changed the country: Fourteen states now have total bans and seven others have imposed substantial restrictions on access to abortion. Some states that ban abortion are trying to…