The November midterms gave election officials and pro-democracy advocates their first sigh of relief in years: The election system they’d spent years defending and shoring up operated almost seamlessly, and most of the election deniers who threatened to disrupt it were defeated. The respite, however, appears to have been brief, with the new year marked … Read more
WASHINGTON – Republicans working to keep Donald Trump from becoming the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2024 say the more the merrier when it comes to the number of candidates who could be competing against him. While more than a dozen Republicans have tested the presidential waters, GOP operatives, conservative activists and potential candidates expect fewer candidates to attempt … Read more
Former President Donald Trump has been racking up a number of prominent early endorsements as he seeks to consolidate support ahead of what is anticipated to be a highly competitive 2024 presidential primary season. In South Carolina last weekend, Trump collected endorsements from South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster as well as Senator Lindsey Graham, solidifying … Read more
Donald J. Trump is back on the campaign trail for the third time, and this season, his shiny new shtick is pretending to be more “low energy” Jeb Bush and less George Wallace. Trump’s trying to sell himself as a “normal” Republican presidential candidate who didn’t try to overturn the 2020 election with everything from fake electors … Read more
Although she endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican presidential contest, Mr Trump offered her a position in his cabinet as UN ambassador after he won the White House. She served there for two years and, unlike many of Mr Trump’s early appointees, never had a public falling out with the president. Original … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article More than two months after former president Donald Trump technically launched the 2024 presidential race, it’s actually beginning in earnest. Trump is holding actual campaign events. As he lines up his own bid, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is starting to respond to Trump’s growing attacks. And we’ll … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina, is planning to announce that she will run for president — positioning herself to be the first declared Republican challenger to Donald Trump at a time when other prospective candidates have slowed their moves. Haley could … Read more