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Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. But his ultimate judgment won’t come until November when he faces America’s voters, who have decidedly mixed feelings about voting for a felon.

Prior to the trial, surveys conducted by Reuters/Ipsos and other outlets showed that some Republican and independent voters would consider refusing to vote for Trump, a Republican, if he were convicted of a felony.

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Rodell Mollineau spoke to Reuters about how Biden should talk about the Trump trial if he wants to win over voters.

Democrats locked in competitive Senate races are leaning into their party’s legislative accomplishments in ads touting investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, as well as lowering the cost of some prescription drugs, such as insulin.

The senators, whose votes sent the bills to the White House, are front and center. But one name is often missing: President Joe Biden, who signed the bills into law.

ROKK Co-Founder and Republican strategist Ron Bonjean spoke to CNN about whether Senate Democrats in swing states are mentioning Biden on the campaign trail.

ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn responds to the recent Trump convictions, a verdict that could shape the political landscape ahead of the elections in five months on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power.

Former President Trump and the GOP are the favorites to win the races for the White House and for both chambers of Congress a little more than five months before Election Day, according to a forecast model released Wednesday by Decision Desk HQ and The Hill.

The model gives Trump a 58 percent chance of winning the presidency, and shows him with slight leads in most of the key swing states in the presidential race.

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean spoke to The Hill on what could shift these predictions.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Ron Bonjean Co-Founder, Partner and a Republican strategist who held top communications and strategy positions in the House and Senate, about how Trump’s guilty verdict may affect his campaign. Hear the full discussion.

OpenAI was recently accused of using Scarlett Johansson’s voice without permission. It’s a game of “he said, her said” when it comes to the latest crisis over at OpenAI. 

Actress Scarlett Johansson said she felt OpenAI copied her voice for its newly-released AI voices for ChatGPT. She said this came after she refused a request from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to use it. 

Executive Vice President Lindsay Singleton spoke to PRNEWS about what this means for the entertainment industry when it comes to AI guidelines going forward. 

A season of Congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses is winding down as the school year ends but the issue has become an effective political wedge that could endure.

For months, House Republicans have summoned university leaders to testify on Capitol Hill over allegations of antisemitism during protests on their campuses. As NPR’s Barbara Sprunt reports, the issue has become a political strategy for Republicans and one that is poised to endure beyond the school year.

ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn spoke to NPR’s All Things Considered about whether the hearings with university leaders will move the needle for Democratic voters. 

Kristen Hawn, Partner and Democratic strategist, joined Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss how the Republicans vying to be Trump’s VP pick are rallying behind him at his trial in New York, whether or not Biden’s announcement on EV technology and an increase in Chinese tariffs can improve his favorability in swing states, and what to expect from the Maryland and West Virginia primary elections. Watch the replay.

President Biden’s reelection campaign is making a play for Florida, hoping to steal a state that has been moving toward the GOP — and has become the new home state for former President Trump — away from Republicans in November.

Winning back the Sunshine State will be an uphill battle, but Biden’s campaign thinks the issue of abortion, which will be on the ballot thanks to a restrictive new state law, can give the president and other Democrats a boost.

ROKK Senior Vice President John LaBombard spoke with The Hill about Biden’s decision to leverage the latest restrictive abortion legislation to win votes in Florida.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rising profile is raising the question of whether he could appear on a debate stage with President Biden and Donald Trump — and what impact that could have on the presidential race.

It’s not yet clear if Kennedy, who has seen scattered polling throughout his candidacy, will even be able to qualify for a televised forum, as the independent candidate has also yet to collect enough signatures for most state ballots.

Kristen Hawn, Democratic Strategist and Partner at ROKK Solutions, spoke with The Hill about why Biden may have the edge over his rivals in the 2024 Presidential race.