The democracy of the leading world power has experienced low phases in recent years. Following Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in November 2020, the attack on the Capitol by Republican supporters on January 6, 2021 tested the democratic system of the United States like never before since the Civil War. For the last three years, a cloud of uncertainty has hung over all elections in the country, fueled by the former president's constant lies about the results in 2020. Now, less than a year before the next presidential election, EL PAÍS launches its new newsletter On the Heading to the White House to keep track of the election that could be crucial for the future of the country and, by extension, the rest of the world. Readers who wish to do so can register for the newsletter using this link.
In this bi-weekly newsletter, the team at EL PAÍS USA, the newspaper's English edition, will do everything it can to reflect the status of the campaign ahead of the crucial deadline on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The primary election officially begins on November 15th. January, with the Republican caucus in Iowa.
The election comes amid four indictments and eventual trials of former President and current Republican front-runner Donald Trump on charges of accounting fraud, illegal possession of classified information and attempts to overturn the 2020 national and state elections . As if that weren't enough, the Supreme Court will have to rule on the former president's eligibility to run in the coming months after Colorado and Maine excluded him from their primaries, citing the third section of the 14th Amendment stipulates that a person who took part in a riot may not stand for election. The panorama is unparalleled in every respect.
Covering each week's key events in the campaign or the potential impact of developments in Trump's legal proceedings, the bulletin attempts to provide a snapshot of the country's political climate at any given time. Our correspondents' special reporting in the United States is shared, and sometimes they take the floor to tell you firsthand what they'll find on the ground. Subscribe and stay up to date with this undoubtedly unprecedented campaign.
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