SUNDAY, APRIL 14

• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraising event in Dallas, Texas, 4:00p.m. CST.
• Deadline for former President Donald Trump to file a motion to justify the surety issued by Knight Specialty Insurance Company. Trump posted the $175 million bond after a New York state judge ruled that his real estate company Trump Organization had routinely inflated the asset valuations of its corporate property holdings, allowing it to “obtain economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions for years” and ordered the company to pay $454 million in damages following the suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. An appeals court later lowered the amount Trump would have to secure in a bond to avoid paying the judgement while he appeals. The move by state lawyers to seek the justification could provide more information, including potentially what collateral Trump provided.
• President Joe Biden scheduled to return to the White House after spending the weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
• Portland Democratic City Committee April General Meeting scheduled, Laborers’ International Union – Maine, 995 Forest Ave, Portland, Maine, 7:00 p.m. EST.

MONDAY, APRIL 15

• Early voting begins in Nebraska, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.
• April quarterly campaign finance report filing deadline for presidential and congressional campaigns and PACs.
• President Joe Biden scheduled to host Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala at the White House. The two leaders to “reaffirm their resolute support for Ukraine as it defends against Russia’s war of aggression” and coordinate on a range of shared priorities during the visit, including security issues, economic opportunities that benefit the American and Czech people, and shared democratic values.
• Jury trial for former President Donald Trump, charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Prosecutors have said that he made a “hush money” payment of $130,000 to porn actor Stormy Daniels, who has claimed she had an affair with Trump in 2006, via his attorney Michael Cohen. Cohen was then reimbursed by the Trump Organization. He pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws in 2018. Charges also cover payments to model Karen McDougal, who has also alleged an affair, and a Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child Trump had fathered. Trump has pleaded not guilty.
• Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson scheduled to campaign in Oregon, speaking at Unity Spiritual Center of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St., 7:00 p.m. PT.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

• Michigan State House of Representatives special elections, to fill vacancies in the 13th House District and 25th House District. Elections called to fill vacancies caused by the elections of Reps. Lori Stone and Kevin Coleman to become mayors of Warren and Westland, respectively.
• Alabama primary runoff election, with both Democratic and Republican primaries in the 2nd Congressional District on the ballot. Alabama 2nd was redrawn by a federal court last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state’s congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act.
• Last day to apply for mail-in or civilian absentee ballot in Pennsylvania, ahead of the April 23 presidential primary election.
• Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson scheduled to campaign in Oregon, speaking at Deschutes Public Library, 601 NW Wall St, Bend, 6:30 p.m. PT.
• Independent presidential candidate scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West scheduled to campaign in Texas, hosting a “Rally for Truth, Justice and Love” at Hotel Vegas, Austin, 12:00 p.m. CST, and hosting “The State of the Music Industry roundtable discussion at George Washington Carver Museum, 3:00 p.m. CST.
• Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson scheduled to campaign in Oregon, speaking at Deschutes Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend, 6:30 p.m. PT.
• President Joe Biden scheduled to campaign in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to deliver a speech following Tax Day to drive home a simple question: “Do you think the tax code should work for rich people or for the middle class?”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

• Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson scheduled to campaign in Oregon, speaking at Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., Eugene, 7:00 p.m. PT.
• Republican Indiana 3rd Congressional District race debate scheduled, to be hosted by The Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Participants to include candidates Wendy Davis, Tim Smith, Marlin Stutzman and Andy Zay. WOWO morning news host Kayla Blakeslee, The Journal Gazette editorial page editor Fred McKissack, and WANE 15 evening news anchor Dirk Rowley to moderate, at Helmke Library, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

• 2024 Wyoming Republican Party State Convention, featuring Convention Committee meetings, Convention, and Banquet. Events held at Little America, 2800 W Lincolnway and Cheyenne Ice & Events Center, 1530 W. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraiser event in Palos Verdes, California, 6:00 p.m. PT.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19

• Congress breaks for District Work Period (aka State Work Period). No votes in the House of Representatives today.
• Absentee voting begins in South Dakota, ahead of the June 4 primary election.
• Voter registration deadline in South Dakota, ahead of the June 4 primary election.
• Republican Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher scheduled to resign from Congress, leaving House Republicans with a four-seat majority. Gallagher’s seat will remain vacant until January as Wisconsin state law provides that vacancies after the second Tuesday in April are filled in the general election, rather than holding a special election.
• Democratic Maryland U.S. Senate race forum scheduled, to be hosted by the University of Baltimore Schaefer Center for Public Policy, The Baltimore Sun, and WBFF FOX45. Participants to include Democratic Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. WBFF anchor Kai Jackson to moderate, 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, 8:00 p.m. EST.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

• United Utah Party 2024 State Nominating Convention.
• April finance report filing deadline for presidential campaigns, PACs and parties that are monthly filers.
• 2024 Wyoming Republican Convention, as part of the State Convention.
• Former First Lady Melania Trump scheduled to hold a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans at the Mar-a-Lago resort. The organization, which aims to represent LGBTQ+ people in GOP and conservative politics, also to launche its “Road to Victory” program at the event, an attempt at targeting in key swing states in the upcoming presidential election The fundraiser will mark Melania Trump’s first appearance at a political event since her husband, former President Donald Trump, launched his campaign to regain the presidency, Mar-a-Lago Club, 1100 S Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21

• Puerto Rico Republican Party presidential primary election.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to host second “A Night of Laughter With RFK Jr. and Friends.” Attendees to include comedians Rob Schneider, Dave Landau, Heather Jay, Fahim Anwar, Mike Binder and Tre Stewart, Detroit, Michigan, 7:30 p.m. EST.
• Independent presidential candidate scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West scheduled to host “Aligning for Democracy” private fundraiser in Washington, D.C., 1:00 p.m. EST.
• Democratic presidential candidate author Marianne Williamson scheduled to campaign in Maryland, speaking at Chapel 1503, 1503 E Baltimore St., Baltimore, 6:00 p.m. EST.

MONDAY, APRIL 22

• Voter registration deadline in Kentucky, ahead of the May 21 presidential primary election.
• Voter registration deadline in Georgia, ahead of May 21 primary election.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

• Voter registration deadline in Maryland and West Virginia, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.
• Pennsylvania presidential primary election, with 159 delegates available for Democrats and 67 for Republicans. Other races on today’s ballot include 17 Congressional races and a U.S. Senate seat.
• Pennsylvania State House 139th District special election. Election called to fill the seat of former Rep. Joe Adams upon his resignation in February. Democrats currently control the Pennsylvania State House with 102 seats in the 203-seat chamber, while Republicans have 100.
• Republican Indiana gubernatorial primary debate scheduled, to be hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission. Participants to include candidates Republican Sen. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Brad Chambers, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour, Hine Hall Auditorium, 875 W North St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 7:00 p.m. EST.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraiser event in Scottsdale, Arizona, 6:00 p.m. MST.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

• African American Mayors Association Annual Conference, Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park, 100 CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
• New York 26th Congressional District special election race debate scheduled, to be hosted by News 4 Buffalo. Participants to include Democratic candidate New York State Sen. Tim Kennedy and Republican candidate West Seneca, New York, Town Supervisor Gary Dickson. News 4’s Marlee Tuskes and Dave Greber to moderate, 7:30 p.m. EST.

THURSDAY APRIL 25

• U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to hear former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim in 2020 election interference case. Trump, Donald J. v. United States (Whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoys presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office?) Proceedings in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia trial are on hold awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision. Trump’s charges include conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and conspiracy to obstruct a congressional proceeding for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021; however, his lawyers argue these actions fell under his official duties as president, making him immune from prosecution. Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 10:00 a.m. EST.
• “Chat Box: A Conversation with the U.S. Senate Democratic Party Challengers” group conversation, to be hosted by NJ PBS. Attendees include Democratic New Jersey senatorial candidates union organizer Patricia Campos-Medina, activist Larry Hamm and Democratic Rep. Andy Kim. “Chat Box” host and NJ Spotlight News Senior Political Correspondent David Cruz to moderate. Discussion to stream on the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel, and is broadcast on NJ PBS April 27 and 28 and May 1. Agnes Varis NJ PBS Studio, Two Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey, 6:00 p.m. EST.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraiser event in Laguna Beach, California, 6:00 p.m. PT.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

• Preregistration deadline in Idaho, ahead of the May 21 primary election.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

• Iowa Federation of Republican Women Spring Conference. Featured speaker is Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, Republican Party of Iowa, 621 E 9th St, Des Moines, Iowa, 11:00 a.m. CST.
• White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, during which the president traditionally pokes fun at himself in a light-hearted sketch. Comedian Colin Jost to host, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner afterparty, to be hosted by NBCU News Group and French Ambassador to the U.S. Amb. Laurent Bili, Residence of the French Ambassador, 2221 Kalorama Rd. NW, Washington, D.C.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

• Puerto Rico Democratic Party presidential primary election, with 55 delegates available. Puerto Rico can participate in the presidential primary process but cannot vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraiser event in Melville, New York, 6:30 p.m. EST.
• Donald Trump Jr. and conservative political consultant Alex Bruesewitz scheduled to speak at inaugural MAC-PAC event, titled “Protecting Freedom.” Other guests to include Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, University Center Ballroom, 32 Campus Dr., Missoula, Montana, 1:00 p.m. MDT.

MONDAY, APRIL 29

• Congress returns after District Work Period (aka State Work Period).
• Early voting begins in Georgia, ahead of May 21 primary election.
• Independent presidential candidate lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scheduled to attend a private reception and fundraiser event, followed by fireside chat and Q&A in Boston, Massachusetts, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, 6:30 p.m. EST.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

• Voter registration deadline in Oregon, ahead of the May 21 presidential primary election.
• New York 26th Congressional District special election: Democrat Tim Kennedy vs. Republican Gary Dickson. Election called to complete the term of former Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins following his resignation to become president of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in February.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

• Early voting begins in West Virginia, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

• Early voting begins in Maryland, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.

FRIDAY, MAY 3

• No votes scheduled in the House of Representatives.
• Early voting begins in Virginia, ahead of the June 18 primary election.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

• Hawaii Republican Party State Convention, Mililani High School, 95-1200 Meheula Pkwy, Mililani, Hawaii.
• Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue Gala, part of the 2024 Leadership Blue Weekend, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, 4600 World Dr., Orlando, Florida, 7:00 p.m. EST.

SUNDAY, MAY 5

• Six months until the presidential election, held Nov. 5. Election is set to see a rematch of the 2020 election, with presumptive nominees President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump each surpassing their respective party’s nomination threshold in March.
• Democratic New Jersey 8th Congressional District race debate scheduled, sponsored by the New Jersey Globe, On New Jersey, and the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics at Rider University. Participants to include Democratic candidates Rep. Robert Menendez and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla. Laura Jones to moderate, 8:00 p.m. EST.

MONDAY, MAY 6

• Last day of early voting in Indiana, ahead of the May 7 primary election.
• Close of regular voter registration in Montana, ahead of the June 4 primary election.
• Early voting begins in Idaho, ahead of the May 21 primary election.

TUESDAY, MAY 7

• Deadline to request mailed or faxed mail-in ballot in Maryland, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.
• Indiana presidential primary election, with 88 delegates available for Democrats, and 58 for Republicans. Other races on today’s ballot include nine congressional races, a U.S. Senate race, and the gubernatorial race.
• Kentucky online mail-in absentee request portal closes, ahead of the May 21 presidential primary election.
• Voter registration deadline and first day of early voting in New Mexico, ahead of June 4 presidential primary election.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

• Deadline to apply for absentee ballot in West Virginia, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.

THURSDAY, MAY 9

• Last day of early voting in Maryland, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.
• President Joe Biden scheduled to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House for bilateral meeting. The trip will mark Erdogan’s first bilateral visit to Washington, D.C., since 2019.

FRIDAY, MAY 10

• Deadline to request electronic mail-in ballot in Maryland, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.
• No votes scheduled in the House of Representatives.

SATURDAY, MAY 11

• Last day of early voting in West Virginia, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.

MONDAY, MAY 13

• No votes scheduled in the House of Representatives.
• Last day of voting in Nebraska, ahead of the May 14 presidential primary election.

TUESDAY, MAY 14

• Court hearing for former President Donald Trump, on charges of willful retention of national defense information, obstruction, false statements and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that Trump retained documents from his time in the White House despite repeated requests from the National Archives and investigations from the Department of Justice. Some were handed over, but the FBI later raided Mar-a-Lago, finding more classified information. Documents retained allegedly contain information about U.S. nuclear weaponry and military capabilities and foreign nations’ nuclear capabilities. Prosecutors say Trump frequently shared the secret intelligence with visitors to his Florida hotel and lied to prosecutors and his own lawyers as they attempted to comply with demands to return the files. He has pleaded not guilty.
• Presidential primary elections in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia.
• Voter and party affiliation registration deadline in Washington, D.C., ahead of the June 4 primary election.
• Voter registration deadline in New Jersey, ahead of the June 4 primary election.
• Baltimore mayoral primary election. Incumbent Mayor Brandon Scott is seeking his second term in office. Mayoral election will be held Nov. 5.
• North Carolina primary runoff election, with the Republican primary for the 13th Congressional District on the ballot.

Happening This Month

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