The 2024 US election

The Michigan Supreme Court does not carry Trump in the election  

The Supreme Court in the US state of Michigan has dismissed an attempt to have ex-president Donald Trump removed from the ballot during next year's election, several media outlets write. 

The outcome was expected but described as a victory for Trump, who before Christmas was removed from the ballot in Colorado. HD in Colorado decided that Trump could be ported from the election due to his involvement in the storming of the Capitol in January 2021.  

The Michigan case never reached the trial stage but was dismissed by the court. CNN writes that it becomes even more critical for the national supreme court to make a decision on the issue when there are now two conflicting decisions from the states.  

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FBI opens investigation after threats against Colorado judge

Both the FBI and the police in Denver have been involved after some form of threat was directed at the judges in Colorado who banned Donald Trump from running in the primary election in the US state. That's what the American media write. 

It was last week that the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the primary election due to his involvement in the storming of the Capitol in January 2021. Just a few days later, the police went to one of the judges' homes, but it is suspected to have been a false alarm. 

"We will vigorously investigate all threats and all violence committed by people who justify their actions with extremist views, regardless of motive," the FBI writes in a statement, without going into more detail about what the threat picture looks like.  

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Ramaswamy stops doing TV commercials with weeks to go before the election  

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is ending television advertising with weeks to go before the first primaries, NBC reports.  

In the first week of December, Ramaswamy spent over $200,000 on television advertising. Last week, the total was just $6,000, which compares with Donald Trump's spending the same week: $1.1 million. Going forward, Ramaswamy does not have any television commercials booked at all.  

A spokesperson for the campaign says that it is still investing in advertising, but on other platforms. And Ramaswamy himself writes on the platform X that it is "idiotic" to bet on television advertising, but that it can be something for candidates "who suffer from low IQ". 

Axios notes that the decision is unexpected, as television advertising is usually seen as a very important part of political campaigns. ​