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 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 16 Watch 6:31 Republican strategist discusses Trump’s grip on GOP after Iowa win By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens The focus of the Republican presidential race moves to New Hampshire after former President Trump’s win in the Iowa caucuses. Trump dominated his rivals by 30 points with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in second place with 21 percent of the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 4:32 Breaking down the delegates and path to the Republican nomination By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman While the first contest of the presidential campaign is over, the race for the GOP nomination and the delegates who will vote at the Republican National Convention this summer is only beginning. Geoff Bennett and Domenico Montanaro of NPR discussed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Next Republican debate canceled after Haley says she’ll only participate if Trump does By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Her comment on Tuesday came a day after the all-important Iowa caucuses, in which Trump marked a wide margin of victory over both Haley and DeSantis. Continue reading
Jan 16 Why AP quickly called Iowa for Trump By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump scored the first victory of the 2024 presidential primary season Monday with a sweeping and broad-based win in the Iowa Republican caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 15 Trump called winner of Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Trump was on track to set a record for a contested Iowa Republican caucus with a margin of victory exceeding the nearly 13 percentage points that Bob Dole won by in 1988. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH LIVE: Iowa Caucuses – PBS News Special Report Join PBS NewsHour for coverage of the 2024 Iowa caucuses… Continue reading
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