Morning Wire Maine Boots Trump Off Ballot & Ohio’s Trans Bill Veto | Afternoon Update | 12.29.23
Dec 29, 2023
Key political updates reveal Donald Trump's disqualification from the presidential primary in Maine and challenges in Colorado. A federal ruling supports new GOP-friendly congressional maps in Georgia. Tensions rise as the Biden administration contests Texas's strict immigration law. Ohio's governor vetoes a bill on transgender medical treatments for minors, sparking debates over parental rights. On a global scale, an Israeli airstrike targets Iranian leaders, while the 'Wonka' film enjoys box office success and the Black Lives Matter Garden in Seattle faces closure.
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Trump Disqualified in Maine
- Maine's Secretary of State, Shinnah Bellows, disqualified Trump from the state's primary ballot, citing the January 6th riot as an insurrection.
- Senator Susan Collins disagrees, arguing voters should choose.
Trump Remains on California Ballot
- A similar effort to remove Trump from California's ballot failed.
- The Secretary of State there included the former president.
Georgia's Congressional Maps Upheld
- A federal judge upheld Georgia's redrawn congressional maps.
- These maps were previously ordered to be redrawn to comply with the Voting Rights Act.