Jan 21 Watch 6:57 What voters care about as GOP presidential contest narrows in New Hampshire By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn The Republican presidential field has narrowed two days before the New Hampshire primary, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ending his campaign and endorsing Trump on Sunday. This makes former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley the only remaining candidate for the… Continue watching
Jan 21 Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Pelosi By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned whether Donald Trump is mentally capable of serving as president again after he repeatedly seemed to confuse her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a campaign speech. Continue reading
Jan 20 South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott endorses Trump ahead of New Hampshire GOP primary By Meg Kinnard, Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina endorsed Donald Trump Friday ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary, the latest sign the Republican party is rallying around the former president's candidacy after his historic Iowa win. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sexual abuse case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Attorney Alina Habba told a judge in a letter Friday that writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case was spoiled when Carroll deleted social media messages containing death threats. Continue reading
Jan 19 What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries By Robert Yoon, Associated Press The Republican primary will test former President Donald Trump’s front-runner status in a state he carried by a comfortable margin in the 2016 primary but has a considerably more moderate electorate than the one that delivered him a big win… Continue reading
Jan 18 Fani Willis accuses a special prosecutor's estranged wife of 'interfering' with Trump election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Willis is accusing the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of trying to obstruct her criminal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and others by seeking to question her as part of the couple's divorce proceedings. Continue reading
Jan 18 Columnist accusing Trump of sexual assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The trial this week pertains only to what, if anything, a jury finds Trump owes Carroll for remarks he made as president in 2019. Continue reading
Jan 17 Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump, who once described New Hampshire as a "drug-infested den," has proposed using the military against foreign drug cartels, a view echoed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley. Continue reading
Jan 17 Vice President Harris says she's 'scared as heck' that Trump could win By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The vice president is scheduled to begin a series of events focused on abortion in Wisconsin, a key battleground state. Events will begin Monday, the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protected the right to… Continue reading
Jan 17 Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case By David Sharp, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The nation’s highest court has never ruled on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. Continue reading