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As Haley climbs in the polls, she confronts attacks criticized as sexist
Linda Portel has watched a barrage of presidential campaign commercials this year from her living room in Urbandale, Iowa. Many have faded from her memory. But one stuck with her: an ad attacking Nikki Haley that Portel viewed as sexist.
Supreme Court seems destined to play pivotal role in 2024 elections
The Supreme Court will be pressed to answer multiple questions crucial to next year’s presidential election, thrust into a pivotal role not seen since its 2000 decision that sealed the victory for President George W. Bush.
Elections experts, politicians say Colorado’s decision to ban Trump from the ballot is unprecedented
The contentious 4-3 decision by the state’s highest court marked the first time in United States history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate. Known as the disqualification clause, the law states:
Biden said to be increasingly frustrated by dismal poll numbers
The night before President Biden departed Washington to celebrate Thanksgiving on Nantucket, Mass., he gathered his closest aides for a meeting in the White House residence.
Ron DeSantis pleads with Sean Hannity to set up Republican presidential debate with Trump
Ron DeSantis really, really wants to get former President Donald Trump to debate him. The Florida governor begged Fox News host Sean Hannity to arrange a one-on-one clash with Trump even though the former president says the GOP presidential primary is basically over.
Biden campaign rips ‘cruel and draconian’ Missouri bills allowing murder charges in abortion cases
The Biden campaign came out Monday hammering Missouri Republicans for proposed legislation in the state House and Senate that would allow murder charges to be brought against women who have had abortions, linking the proposal to the legacy of former President Donald Trump.
Wall Street donors keep wallets closed as 2024 race heats up
Big Republican donors warned months ago that the only way to stifle Donald Trump’s comeback bid was to coalesce around one of his rivals. That never happened. Many of the donors who fuel presidential ambitions with their checkbooks — Citadel’s Ken Griffin, Blackstone Inc.’s Stephen Schwarzman and Elliott Investment Management’s Paul Singer - have so far stayed on the sidelines.
Fewer young Americans plan to vote in 2024, Harvard youth poll finds
Fewer voters under age 30 plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election than did at this point in the 2020 election cycle, and less than one-third of those who identify as independents definitely plan to participate, a newly released Harvard Youth Poll shows.
Liz Cheney, outspoken Trump critic, weighs third-party presidential run
Liz Cheney, one of the most vociferous critics of Donald Trump in the Republican Party, says she is weighing whether to mount her own third-party candidacy for the White House, as she vows to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the former president from returning to office.
Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump
The powerful political network led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch endorsed Nikki Haley for president on Tuesday, as it looks to stop Donald Trump from being the Republican nominee.
Ukraine’s allies worry US domestic politics threaten Kyiv aid
Ukraine’s closest European allies are increasingly concerned about the U.S.’s ability to sustain support for Kyiv amid a thorny political spending debate ahead of next year’s presidential elections.
Nikki Haley has momentum, but can she pass DeSantis to take on Trump?
Nikki Haley’s stock has risen in the Republican Party, and recent polls bolster her claim that she would be the party’s strongest general election candidate against President Biden next November.
Manchin’s retirement fuels talk of a 2024 presidential bid
Senator Joe Manchin’s announcement Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, and will travel the country to create “a movement to mobilize the middle,” has raised Democratic alarm that he could mount an independent presidential run