Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota dropped his long-shot Democratic primary bid against President Joe Biden Wednesday, ending a run that centered on a call for generational change and concern about losing the White House to Donald Trump. Phillips at first staked his presidential campaign on a strong showing in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary, which operated
“Uncommitted” vote beats out Dean Phillips in MN primary “Uncommitted” vote beats out Dean Phillips in MN primary 02:35 MINNEAPOLIS — Following sound defeats in 2024 presidential primaries across the country, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips says he is exiting the Democratic field. Phillips made the announcement in an interview with Chad Hartman on WCCO Radio
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has openly criticized former President Donald Trump for years, endorsed him for president on Wednesday, one day after Trump’s slew of victories on Super Tuesday brought him closer to the GOP nomination. The vocal detractor of the former president said in a statement that “it is abundantly
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will cut its benchmark interest rate this year — but not yet. In comments before a House panel on Wednesday that echoed his previous outlook, Powell noted that U.S. prices are falling for both goods and services. Inflation “has eased notably over the past year,” although
Election dynamics unfold as Nikki Haley suspends campaign following Trump victory – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Ambassador Nikki Haley is suspending her campaign for president today. It comes as CBS News projects Trump to win all of yesterday’s GOP contests except Vermont, which Haley did take. Come November, a current president is now
Washington — The House is set to vote Wednesday on a major funding package, facing an end-of-week deadline to avert a partial shutdown as lawmakers look to bring an end to a spending saga that has stretched on for months. Congressional leaders unveiled a six-bill spending package on Sunday, after months of disagreement over how
Washington — The Super Tuesday elections had the largest number of delegates up for grabs on a single day in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, and former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner, walked away with most of them after voting ended in the 15 states holding GOP contests. There were 865 Republican delegates at stake in