Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from first Republican debate
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the Republican presidential nomination fight for much of the year. Neither dominated the debate stage Wednesday night.

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Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate
Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on Wednesday and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals and lavish praise for the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Republican candidates fight each other — and mostly line up behind Trump — at first debate
The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the type of experience needed to manage an expansive federal government during the first debate of the 2024 campaign.

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How Trump’s attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes
Donald Trump's aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has long used against legal and political opponents: relentless attacks, often infused with language that is either overtly racist or is coded in ways that appeal to racists.

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Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
Former president's bond is set at $200,000

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Takeaways from the Georgia indictment against Donald Trump
The fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump may be the most sweeping yet.

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Georgia election indictment highlights wider attempts to illegally access voting equipment
A day after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as the country was still reeling from the violent attempt to halt the transfer of presidential power, a local Republican Party official greeted a group of computer experts outside the election office in a rural county in south Georgia, where they were given access to voting equipment.

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Georgia court’s apparent error in early publishing of charges gives Trump opening to attack case
Hours before a Georgia grand jury handed down an indictment charging Donald Trump and 18 allies over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss late Monday, a mysterious document posted on the court's website erroneously suggested the former president had already been charged before the file was quickly deleted.

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A look at the 19 people charged in Georgia indictment connected to Trump election scheme
Donald Trump and 18 other associates were charged Monday in Georgia as part of a sweeping indictment alleging they schemed to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss and stop the peaceful transition of power.

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Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here’s where all the investigations stand
Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in the state.
