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Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tomorrow’s big day on which 15 states and one territory go to the polls, which promises to be make-or-break for Nikki Haley.

A protester was violently grabbed and pulled by the crowd at an event with First Lady Jill Biden after they called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Dr Biden spoke in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Tuscon, Arizona on Saturday and it was at the Fox Theatre in Tuscon that multiple protesters were removed from the premises after interrupting her speech, which was primarily about Republican efforts to curb abortion rights.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Former president Donald Trump celebrated a personal victory on Monday morning after the Supreme Court overturned Colorado’s decision to remove him from its presidential primary ballot under Section Three of the 14th Amendment.

For months, Mr Trump had been fighting Colorado, as well as other states, for invoking the novel “insurrection clause” to disqualify him from the state’s primary.

The former president was accused of aiding an insurrection through his rhetoric on January 6, 2021.

Ariana Baio has the story:

Most American voters believe Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College.

As many as 73 per cent of registered voters responded as such to the survey, with 61 per cent of those who voted for him in 2020 saying they believe his age will make him ineffective in a second term.

The poll, released on Friday, is the latest in a string of criticisms concerning the president’s advanced age as the 81-year-old seeks re-election in November, squaring up against likely opponent Donald Trump, who is only four years his junior.

Some 42 per cent of voters believe Mr Trump is too old to be commander-in-chief.

“Polling continues to be at odds with how Americans vote, and consistently overestimates Donald Trump while underestimating President Biden,” the president’s campaign communications manager Michael Tyler told Politico.

“Whether it’s in special elections or in the presidential primaries, actual voter behaviour tells us a lot more than any poll does and it tells a very clear story: Joe Biden and Democrats continue to outperform while Donald Trump and the party he leads are weak, cash-strapped, and deeply divided. Our campaign is ignoring the noise and running a strong campaign to win – just like we did in 2020.”

The poll shows Mr Trump has a four percentage point lead over Mr Biden, 48 per cent to 44 per cent.

Were Mr Biden to go up against former UN ambassador Nikki Haley this year, she would beat him 46 to 37 per cent, the poll found.

US vice president Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday that would last for six weeks as she spoke in Selma, Alabama, on the anniversary of the civil rights march later known as “Bloody Sunday”.

“Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire – for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table,” she said, standing with her back to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Harris also delivered one of the sternest condemnations of Israel’s failure to allow humanitarian aid to citizens of the Gaza Strip from the White House so far, remarks that came after Israel’s military was widely criticised for opening fire as Palestinians gathered at an aid truck carrying flour.

More than 100 Palestinians were killed in the incident, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

“People in Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane. And our common humanity compels us to act,” Harris said.

“The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. No excuses.”

John Bowden reports.

The US Supreme Court has determined that Donald Trump can remain on 2024 presidential election ballots across the country, marking a reversal of a landmark Colorado court decision that found him constitutionally ineligible because of his actions on January 6.

But the justices ignored the question at the heart of the case, which revolves around whether then-President Trump “engaged in insurrection” by fuelling a mob that stormed the US Capitol.

Monday’s ruling did not include any discussion on the central premise of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, as well as decisions from officials in Illinois and Maine. The justices instead determined that only Congress – not states – has the authority to disqualify candidates for federal office.

Alex Woodward reports:

A majority of voters – 73 per cent – say that President Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president, according to a new poll.

But, 42 per cent say the same about Donald Trump.

The latest New York Times/Siena College survey conducted late last month found that 47 per cent of respondents strongly agreed with the statement that President Biden is too old to be effective, while 26 per cent somewhat agreed. Fourteen per cent somewhat disagreed and 11 per cent strongly disagreed.

For Trump, 21 per cent strongly agreed that he’s too old, another 21 per cent somewhat agreed, 23 per cent somewhat disagreed and 32 per cent strongly disagreed.

Concerns about Mr Biden’s age now threaten his re-election effort, even as both he and Trump are showing signs of their age, often appearing confused and making obvious verbal blunders during public appearances.

Biden, the oldest serving president in US history, is 81, and Trump, the third-oldest, is 77.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Trump’s rival was grilled by Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday about whether or not she would stand by the Republican National Committee (RNC)’s pledge she took to endorse the eventual winner of the Republican presidential primary.

Trump is, of course, currently leading in the primary and Haley would be expected to endorse him if he is eventually chosen to be the nominee.

“Do you still feel bound by that pledge?” Welker asked.

After skirting around the question, Haley finally answered her directly: “No, I think I’ll make what decision I want to make.”

The crowd of Trump supporters that gathered in Richmond, Virginia, to hear their hero speak on Saturday night fell silent as the former president appeared to mix up presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama yet again.

“Shortly after we win the presidency, I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled,” Trump blustered.

“I know them both very well and we will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. It’s a bad war. And Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word,” he added, seemingly labouring under the delusion that Biden’s former boss remains in charge.

There were plenty of other moments during Trump’s campaign events in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later in Richmond in which he appeared to struggle to deliver his speech or otherwise appeared confused.

Gustaf Kilander has more.