This month

  • Sept. 5: Trump Jan. 6 case hearing. A judge is set to have a status hearing after special counsel Jack Smith filed new charges against Trump in the 2020 election fraud case. This was in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that declared presidents had at least presumptive immunity for all official acts, and sent the issue back to lower courts to determine which part of this case could move forward.

  • Sept. 6: Absentee voting begins in North Carolina. The Tarheel State will begin to send out requested absentee ballots Friday, making that the first possible day that any voter can mark down their choice and cast their vote (in this case by mailing or turning in the form).  

  • Sept. 9: Congress returns to Washington.

  • Sept. 10: Harris and Trump debate. ABC is moderating the Philadelphia event. Here’s a look at the rules in place.

  • Sept. 16: In-person absentee voting begins in Pennsylvania. 

  • Sept. 18: Trump sentencing in hush money case. The former president is scheduled to be sentenced in New York City for his 34 felony convictions in the city’s hush money and business fraud case. His attorneys have asked for a delay.

  • Sept. 19: Absentee ballots go out in Wisconsin.

  • Sept. 20: Early in-person voting begins in Virginia and Minnesota.

  • Sept. 26: Absentee ballots go out in Michigan.

  • Sept. 30: Shutdown deadline. Congress and the White House must pass new government funding by this day or there will be a shutdown. 


October


November

  • Nov. 5 aka Election Day. The end of voting.

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By Lisa Desjardins, @LisaDNews
Correspondent