Feb 26 RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to leave post as Trump asserts control over party By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump earlier in the month announced his preference for North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley, a little-known veteran operative focused in recent years on the prospect of voter fraud. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump appeals $454 million civil fraud judgment, pushing legal fight into presidential campaign By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The former president’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 ruling in Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: Trump moves closer to GOP nomination with win in South Carolina In our news wrap Sunday, Trump scored a decisive victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary while Haley told supporters she is not giving up despite losing in her home state, there are signs of slow progress toward a new cease-fire… Continue watching
Feb 25 6 takeaways from Trump’s victory in the South Carolina Republican primary By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that emphatically punctuated the depth and breadth of his support among Republican primary voters as he vanquished his lone remaining major opponent in her home state. Continue reading
Feb 24 Trump wins South Carolina primary according to AP, easily beating Haley in her home state By Meg Kinnard, Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:26 How South Carolina’s GOP primary results may affect Haley’s fight for the nomination By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde Saturday’s South Carolina primary is a crucial test for former two-term Gov. Nikki Haley’s effort to puncture former President Donald Trump’s air of inevitability. Trump has big leads over Haley in both polling averages and the number of delegates already… Continue watching
Feb 24 As South Carolina votes in GOP primary, Trump seeks to defeat Haley in her home state By Meg Kinnard, Will Weissert, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight primary state on Saturday over Nikki Haley in South Carolina, aiming to hand a home-state embarrassment to his last remaining major rival for the Republican nomination. Continue reading
Feb 23 Biden administration restores U.S. policy calling Israeli settlements ‘illegitimate’ under international law By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration had long been considering re-implementing the so-called "Hansell Memorandum," but those deliberations picked up steam as Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks drew increasingly intense international criticism. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:27 Haley struggles to close gap with Trump ahead of South Carolina primary By Lisa Desjardins, Layla Quran, Ian Couzens South Carolinians head to the polls Saturday in the state’s Republican primary race. South Carolina is often seen as a bellwether with its first-in-the-South contest, and Nikki Haley has spent more money and time on the ground in her home… Continue watching
Feb 23 Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access By Jill Colvin, Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The comments come after a ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. Since then, several clinics in the state have announced pauses on IVF services. Continue reading