Jan 10 Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have a fierce debate By David Bauder, Associated Press It was his first live appearance on Fox News since 2022, and unpleasant topics like Trump's false election claims, the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and the court cases against the former president were barely touched upon. Continue reading
Jan 08 Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Monday's vote came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa's first in the nation presidential caucuses. Ziegler denies the accusation, and he has not been charged with a crime. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Biden condemns ‘poison’ of white supremacy in campaign speech at South Carolina church By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden spoke from the pulpit of Mother Emanuel AME Church, where in 2015 nine Black parishioners were shot to death by the white stranger they had invited to join their Bible study. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 11:37 Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court deciding if Trump can remain on ballots By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the question of whether former President Trump can remain on the ballot is in the hands of… Continue watching
Jan 05 Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential primary ballots By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices Friday agreed to take a Colorado case, inserting themselves in the presidential campaign and acknowledging the need to decide quickly. Continue reading
Jan 04 A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Vanessa Joy had legally changed her name and her birth certificate prior to the campaign, but a 1990s state law says that a candidate must provide any name changes within the last five years to qualify for the ballot. Continue reading
Jan 04 Here’s how the 2024 Iowa caucus will work By Robert Yoon, Associated Press The Republican process this year is largely unchanged, but Iowa Democrats were forced to completely redo their caucus and presidential delegate selection process after the chaotic caucuses of 2020. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:37 How GOP campaigns are courting Iowa and New Hampshire voters in the final weeks By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens In less than two weeks, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate. That's followed by New Hampshire’s first-in-nation primary a week later. Geoff Bennett discussed how the campaigns are shaping… Continue watching
Jan 02 Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from 2024 primary under the Constitution’s insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is appealing a decision by Maine's Democratic secretary of state that he cannot be on the ballot there because he violated a constitutional ban against people who "engaged in insurrection" holding office. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump is expected to appeal the Colorado and Maine rulings banning him from presidential primary By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling would go to the U.S. Supreme Court, while the appeal to the ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state would go to that state's Superior Court. Continue reading