Jan 15 Watch 10:33 Iowans face freezing temperatures to caucus in 1st contest of 2024 campaign By Lisa Desjardins, Sam Lane, Saher Khan, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre Republicans are enduring frigid weather to participate in the Iowa caucuses. An Arctic blast brought record-setting snowfall, powerful gusts and wind chill readings 40 degrees below zero. It choked campaigns to a near-halt at one point. When candidates did return,… Continue watching
Jan 15 Iowa caucusgoers see immigration as more important than the economy, AP VoteCast says By Josh Boak, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Iowa Republicans are headed to their state’s caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy – a possible sign that cultural fights might be eclipsing pocketbook issues as a motivator. Continue reading
Jan 15 Live updates: The 2024 Republican Iowa caucuses By Associated Press The former president’s victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina By Jeff Martin, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Speaking at the MLK Day at the Dome rally at the South Carolina Statehouse, Vice President Kamala Harris said young people two or three generations removed from King have seen their freedoms shrink. Continue reading
Jan 15 Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz By Will Weissert, Associated Press The campaign says that's the highest total amassed by any Democratic candidate at this point in the cycle. Continue reading
Jan 15 What to watch as Iowa voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024 By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The quadrennial contest has been unusually quiet this year, a mark of former President Donald Trump's commanding lead in the race. Continue reading
Jan 12 What to expect in the 2024 Iowa caucuses By Robert Yoon, Associated Press After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:37 What happened in the courtroom during closing arguments in Trump’s civil fraud trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz One of Donald Trump’s trials came to an end in New York City on Thursday. A judge will now determine whether the former president committed fraud by inflating the value of his real estate assets. Trump and his attorneys argue… Continue watching
Jan 11 Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis By Associated Press Trump has not participated in any of the presidential primary debates, and Fox said the town hall was scheduled to compete against the debate at the Trump campaign's insistence. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil trial, calling the proceedings "a fraud on me" before the judge cut him off. Continue reading