Super Tuesday for the US primaries: Trump maintains a lead that is expected to increase

Two NASA astronauts exercised their civic duty aboard the International Space Station. In posts on X, previously Twitter, astronauts Yasmine Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara confirmed that they had said their heavenly vows.

“Being in space has not stopped us from voting. Go vote today!”Moghbeli wrote.

According to NASA's website, after an astronaut fills out his electronic absentee ballot aboard the space station, the encrypted document passes through a data-tracking satellite and relays it to a ground-based antenna at the White Sands Complex in New Mexico.

From there, the ballot is sent to Mission Control in Houston and forwarded to the county office.

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is struggling to win Republican support in his presidential campaign. But he's getting a second wind by reigniting speculation that he's auditioning for a role in a second Trump administration.

Trump himself denied the speculation in a radio interview on Monday.

“Well, you know, I can say that.”Trump responded when asked if Burgum was on his list of vice presidential nominees.

Trump, whose interview coincided with the North Dakota Republican Party caucuses, added that he does not want that “It makes people very angry,” and he said he was no closer to making a final decision.

“I can tell you one thing,” Trump said, referring to Burgum. “I would be very good at that. “He's going to do a great job, he's a great person, he was a really great governor.”

Donald Trump sought to consolidate his dominance of the Republican presidential nomination by sweeping the Super Tuesday primaries. The official campaign against President Joe Biden and his surprise return attempt to the White House has almost begun.

This time, the only remaining candidate is Trump, Nikki HaleyShe barely resists, which gives the former president, marred by scandals, the opportunity to bury her once and for all.

Halley is a “lost cause,” physicist Andrew Bogle told AFP at a polling station in Huntington Beach, California. “Today is her last day,” she said, though she added that it would be smart for Trump to make her his running mate and “unify the country even more.”

Trump's expected increase comes a day after the Supreme Court rejected the petition submitted by a number of American states. He was removed from the ballot due to his attacks in the 2020 elections. When he refused to acknowledge his defeat to Biden and sparked a mass attack on the US Capitol.

Among the 16 states and one territory that voted in Tuesday's 2024 presidential primaries and caucuses, there are some states with the highest rates of active-duty service members and the largest numbers of veterans: Texas, California, Virginia and North Carolina.

But North Carolina veterans interviewed in the lead-up to the most important voting day of the primary season varied in their political views, even if they agreed that their military service influenced them.

President Joe Biden spent the days leading up to Super Tuesday preparing for this week's other big political event: His State of the Union address.

Biden was at Camp David, the presidential retreat outside Washington, with his closest advisers, according to a source familiar with the preparations who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Among the advisors accompanying Biden are Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, Senior Advisor Anita Dunn, Director of Speechwriting Vinay Reddy, Advisor Steve Ricchetti, and Mike Donilon, a veteran Biden advisor who recently moved from working in the White House. House to work for the re-election campaign. Also in attendance was presidential historian Jon Meacham, a Biden favorite.

There are other officials participating virtually. The president returns to the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The State of the Union address is Thursday.

Taylor Swift called on her followers to participate in the 2024 primaries, once again indicating her involvement in the American political arena. On Tuesday, March 5, the artist used her Instagram account to remind her fans of the importance of voting for candidates who truly represent them, whether in her beloved Tennessee or elsewhere in the United States.

President Joe Biden appeared live on Super Tuesday in an attempt to shore up his support among Black voters, an important segment of citizens for Democrats ahead of the general election in November.

In an interview with Ms. Jessica, a well-known broadcast journalist in North Carolina, Biden highlighted his accomplishments for black voters, such as increased funding for historically black colleges and investments in infrastructure.

In another radio interview, Biden launched a strong attack on his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump.

He added: “The way (Trump) spoke, how he acted, how he treated the African-American community, I think it was shameful.”