Jun 08 GOP announces plan to encourage early, mail-in voting despite previous messaging By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press The goal is to to persuade voters who support GOP candidates that early voting techniques are secure and to make sure they are able to return their ballots in time to be counted, thus putting less pressure on Election Day… Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces 2024 presidential run By Thomas Beaumont, Jack Dura, Associated Press Burgum spoke under a sign declaring him “A new leader for a changing economy," echoing a slogan he first used as his successful 2016 gubernatorial campaign. Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Former Vice President Mike Pence announces 2024 presidential run By Jill Colvin, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he becomes the first vice president in modern history to take on the commander-in-chief with whom he served. Continue reading
Jun 06 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The presidential bid will be the second for Christie, who lost to Trump in 2016 and went on to become a close on-and-off adviser before breaking with the former president over his refusal to accept the results of the 2020… Continue reading
Jun 05 New Hampshire Gov. Sununu rules out 2024 presidential bid, warns that crowded Republican field helps Trump By Steve Peoples, Associated Press In a social media post, he wrote: "The stakes are too high for a crowded field to hand the nomination to a candidate who earns just 35 percent of the vote, and I will help to ensure this does not… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 11:44 Capehart and Abernathy on the debt deal and race for the GOP presidential nomination Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deal to raise the debt ceiling and the growing field of candidates challenging former President Trump for the 2024… Continue watching
May 26 Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis is 'blazing a trail' on school book bans By Andrew DeMillo, Anthony Izaguirre, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Florida last year became the first in a wave of red states to enact laws making it easier for parents to challenge books in school libraries they deem to be pornographic, deal improperly with racial issues or in other ways… Continue reading
May 25 DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement plagued by glitches on Twitter By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez Licon, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it virtually impossible for most users to hear the new presidential candidate in real time. Continue reading
May 24 DeSantis officially enters the 2024 presidential race By Associated Press The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Continue reading
May 24 DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The 44-year-old Republican governor is an outspoken cultural conservative and long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination. Continue reading