Nicholas Riccardi

Newsmax to pay $67M to Denver’s Dominion Voting Systems to settle defamation case over 2020 election claims

August 18, 2025 at 11:12 a.m.

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis ruled earlier that Newsmax did indeed defame Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems by airing false information about the company and its equipment.

FILE – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks before signing into law a surface transportation infrastructure development bill to help connect the state with a passenger rail system during a ceremony May 16, 2024, in front of Union Station in lower downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Gov. Jared Polis walks a tightrope in approaching Trump. Deportations are likely to be the first test.

January 8, 2025 at 8:57 a.m.

Gov. Jared Polis explained his outreach with his go-to refrain that isn鈥檛 often heard in today鈥檚 hyperpolarized politics: 鈥淲e can get good ideas from the left and the right.鈥�

FILE – This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

What is Super Tuesday? Why it matters and what to watch

February 29, 2024 at 6:21 a.m.

The biggest day of this year鈥檚 primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as Super Tuesday.

FILE – Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021, that some blame for fueling the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the U.S. Supreme Court’s hands. On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is not eligible to run again for president because he violated a provision in the 14th Amendment preventing those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Trump鈥檚 presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that抖阴ap broken new legal ground

February 7, 2024 at 5:46 p.m.

The fate of former President Donald Trump鈥檚 attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump riot outside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead.

December 31, 2023 at 1:53 p.m.

Over the past three years, the world鈥檚 oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades.

Sean Grimsley, attorney for the petitioners, delivers closing arguments in a hearing for a lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the state ballot in court, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, Pool)

Colorado Supreme Court will hear appeal of ruling that Trump can stay on ballot despite insurrection

November 21, 2023 at 6:42 p.m.

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear appeals from both a liberal group that sought to disqualify Donald Trump and the former president himself after a state judge...

Former President Donald Trump addresses an audience during a campaign event, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Wolfeboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge

November 17, 2023 at 9:26 p.m.

A Colorado judge on Friday found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol but rejected an effort to keep...

Scott Gessler, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, delivers closing arguments

Colorado case using 鈥榠nsurrection鈥� argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge

November 16, 2023 at 9:10 a.m.

A Colorado judge on Wednesday heard closing arguments on whether former President Donald Trump is barred from the ballot by a provision of the U.S. Constitution that forbids those who...

Attorney for former president Donald Trump Scott Gessler delivers an opening statement during a hearing Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Denver. The lawsuit seeks to keep Trump off the state ballot. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, Pool)

Expert says Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan. 6 as disqualification case enters new phase

November 1, 2023 at 11:35 a.m.

A professor who is an expert in national security has testified that then-President Donald Trump could have mobilized the National Guard and federal law enforcement to protect the U.S. Capitol...

Former President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump argues First Amendment protects him from “insurrection” cases aimed at keeping him off ballot

September 25, 2023 at 1:01 p.m.

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used 鈥渋nsurrection鈥� clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as...

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