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Trump wins South Carolina Republican primary, Haley vows to fight on after losing home state
Trump notched another primary victory, but Haley was clear that she would continue her campaign.
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2024 election: Your guide to all the key primaries, debates and what happens next
Next up: Michigan's Republican primary on Feb. 27.
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Here's how Trump won in South Carolina — and what it could mean for his chances in November
Donald Trump won over South Carolina Republicans as the candidate who voters believe can win in November, keep the country safe and will stand up and fight for them as president. AP VoteCast found that Republicans in the state are broadly aligned with Trumps’s goals: Many question the value of supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia; and overwhelming majorities see immigrants as hurting the U.S. and suspect that there are nefarious political motives behind Trump’s multiple criminal indictment
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Draft RNC resolution would block payment of candidate's legal bills
A new draft RNC resolution would have the GOP block paying for a candidate's legal fees and keep the party neutral during the primary.
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As Trump romps to wins, anti-Trump Republicans wonder: Do I still have a political home?
As Donald Trump comes close to clinching a third presidential nomination, anti-Trump Republicans are facing a sobering reality: Their party is unlikely to revert to what it was before the MAGA wave rolled in, and they now have no obvious political home. For Ken Baeszler, who consistently voted Republican until Trump and his Make America Great Again movement transformed the party, that political scenario is disconcerting. "The Republican Party part of me that's left is hoping Ronald Reagan jump
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At CPAC, Trump’s potential running mates compete to prove their loyalty
After taking the Conservative Political Action Conference stage Friday to a crisply edited hype video, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik invoked Donald Trump about two dozen times as she heaped praise on the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Johnson eyes spending package to avert shutdown, warns GOP not to expect ‘home runs’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to prevent a partial government shutdown by moving a set of spending bills as a single package ahead of Friday’s deadline, according to a source familiar. Johnson held a private call with GOP lawmakers Friday night and told members his goal is to pass a package of the four bills…
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Trump claims Black Americans relate to his criminal prosecutions
Former President Donald Trump said he was speaking to President Joe Biden's worst nightmare while courting Black conservatives at the Black Conservative Federation Gala in Columbia, South Carolina: "Hundreds of proud Black conservative American patriots." Trump spent the night using racially charged sentiments by suggesting he has strengthened his appeal to Black Americans by claiming they relate to his multiple criminal indictments.
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Schumer makes plea to Johnson to pass Ukraine aid: ‘He has to do the right thing’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made a plea for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to pass aid to Ukraine, during a Friday interview. “We need Speaker Johnson to make sure that we get that aid,” Schumer said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “If he put the bill on the floor, it would…
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How Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign against Trump echoes her drive to stop him in 2016
As Nikki Haley barnstorms South Carolina to prevent Donald Trump from being the GOP nominee, she’s using some of the same language she did eight years ago.
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Excitement builds over Trump VP pick
Excitement in MAGA world is building over the race to be former President Trump’s running mate as he hints a decision could come soon. Attendees on the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday will hold a straw vote over who they most want to see as Trump’s second banana. Several…
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Magician says Dem consultant hired him to create AI robocall ahead of N.H. primary
A New Orleans street magician said Friday that a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign hired him to create the audio for what authorities have said may be the first known attempt to use artificial intelligence to interfere with a U.S. election. Paul Carpenter, who specializes in card tricks and illusions, told The Associated Press he was hired by Steve Kramer to use AI to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice for the robocalls. New Hampshire authorities have sai
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Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his party are scrambling to contain the fallout from a conservative Alabama court ruling that prompted some state providers to suspend in vitro fertilization treatments, while Democrats seized on the outcome as more evidence that reproductive rights are under assault. The Republican-controlled Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 16 that frozen embryos should be considered children, a decision experts said could embolden other states to follow
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Teamsters union's $45,000 RNC donation exposes divisions among members
WASHINGTON — The Teamsters’ political action committee broke decades of precedent last month when the union leadership voted to approve a $45,000 donation to the Republican National Committee’s convention fund. In recent years, Teamsters donations have been given primarily to Democrats.
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Gaetz attacks GOP House Ethics chair amid investigation
“Word is, I now have problems with the Ethics Committee,” the Florida Republican said at CPAC.
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Wisconsin ethics probe cites Trump fundraising committee violations
The bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission is recommending prosecutors pursue felony charges against a fundraising group allied with former President Donald Trump.
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Biden announces more than 500 sanctions on Russia after Navalny's death
President Joe Biden announced more than 500 new sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week in prison.
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Senate GOP urges its candidates to support IVF after Alabama ruling
After the National Republican Senatorial Committee released its memo, at least three party candidates publicly backed IVF.
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From doubter to devotee: How New York’s Elise Stefanik emerged as a top Trump ally
As some Republicans were agonizing over the party’s disappointing 2022 midterm election performance – and occasionally laying the blame at the feet of former President Donald Trump – New York Rep. Elise Stefanik tripled down.
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President Joe Biden faces progressive backlash as he mulls executive action on border
President Biden is exploring turning to federal immigration powers also used by former President Donald Trump.
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
“We’ve got to talk about making sure we don’t take away women’s rights to IVF, women who are childbearing age and want to give birth to children,” said GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who was campaigning this week for former President Donald Trump in South Carolina. Democrats and left-leaning interest groups have banked on abortion rights as a major motivator for voters in the upcoming presidential election and fight for control of Congress.
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Biden approval slips to 38 percent: Gallup
President Biden’s approval rating has slipped to 38 percent, near his all-time low, in the latest Gallup survey. The poll released Friday found that 38 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s performance in the White House, while 59 percent disapprove. Pollsters also discovered low ratings for Biden’s handling of several key issues facing the country.…
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Growing alliance between Republicans and Latin American right is on full display at CPAC
The growing ties between Republicans and the Latin American right is on full display at CPAC with speeches by Nayib Bukele and Javier Milei.
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Florida lawmakers pass kids' social media ban, bill heads to governor
Florida lawmakers moved Thursday toward enacting one of the strictest bans on children's use of social media in the United States, sending to the governor a bill to keep those under 16 off such platforms.If the regulation is approved, the platforms will have to block Florida children under the age of 16 from creating accounts and close those already opened. gma/st/mlm/dw
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Democrats say they’ll campaign with Biden – if he’s pitching tangible results for their states
Democrats in tight races across the country are already dreading and carefully wording their answers to the question of whether they’d campaign alongside President Joe Biden.
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'Nikki who?': Trump campaign dismisses Haley after South Carolina win
Donald Trump's campaign plans to treat Nikki Haley as irrelevant after he dominated the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina on Saturday, skipping attacks on her to focus instead on a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, advisers said. The former president has easily swept all five Republican nominating contests thus far, winning states in the Midwest, Northeast, South and West and knocking out every challenger save Haley, a former South Carolina governor, along the wa
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Nikki Haley is staying in against the odds. It may hurt her in the long-run.
As she plans to head to Michigan after her South Carolina loss, Nikki Haley is combating a steep decline in support among Republican voters.
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Trump beats Nikki Haley in South Carolina GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley in her home-state South Carolina primary, NBC News projects.
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California lawmakers can't take lobbyist donations — unless they're running for Congress
State legislators running for Congress this year are taking campaign donations from lobbyists who are forbidden from giving to their state legislative campaigns.
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The key exit poll numbers that explain Trump’s commanding South Carolina victory
Exit poll numbers show that Donald Trump dominated Nikki Haley across key Republican voting groups in the South Carolina presidential primary election.
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Fewer grievances, more policy: Trump aides and allies push for a post-South Carolina 'pivot'
A growing chorus of top advisers to Donald Trump is urging him to fixate less on personal grievances and focus on hitting President Joe Biden and unifying the Republican Party.
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Another loss, but Haley presses on for Republicans not ready to crown Trump
The Republican contender has exasperated her rival by not dropping out, but she believes not everyone in the party is enamored of Trump
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Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit
Javier Milei, the fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina, gave Donald Trump on Saturday an ecstatic hug a day after meeting with Biden administration officials in Buenos Aires. Trump and Milei were the biggest speakers to wrap up the annual Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington. During their backstage greeting, captured in a video posted by a Trump campaign staffer, Milei shouted “President!” and pulled Trump in for a close hug before they took pictures togethe
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Draft RNC resolution would slow the party’s embrace of Trump as the nominee
A prominent Republican National Committee member is proposing two resolutions that would put distance between the national party and Trump — at least for a little bit longer.
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Takeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump's Republican home field advantage is everywhere
Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that emphatically punctuated the depth and breadth of his support among Republican primary voters as he vanquished his lone remaining major opponent in her home state. Trump did not even have to mount a vigorous campaign, making few appearances and spending relatively little money. Haley has vowed to stay in the race and planned to visit Michigan, the site of the next primary, on Sunday.
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It just got a lot harder for Nikki Haley to win the Republican presidential nomination
Nikki Hayley faces an uphill battle as she continues to seek the Republican presidential nomination.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Trump defeats Haley: South Carolina 2024 primary results in full
Voters resoundingly choose Donald Trump over the state’s former governor Nikki Haley – see the results in full
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Takeaways from the Republican South Carolina primary
(Reuters) -Frontrunner Donald Trump was hoping to use a sizable victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday to persuade rival Nikki Haley to drop out of the presidential race. While the outcome put Trump even closer to clinching the party’s nomination, Haley has vowed to press on. In his victory speech, Trump made it clear that he was looking ahead to a November general election matchup against Democratic President Joe Biden.
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South Carolina primary results: Trump wins, defeating Haley in her home state
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley faced off in South Carolina Saturday.
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Why AP isn't using 'presumptive nominee' to describe Trump, Biden
While President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won every contest so far by large margins and are the overwhelming favorites to once again win their parties' nomination for a second term, they're not the “presumptive nominees” just yet. The earliest Trump could clinch the nomination is March 12; for Biden, it's March 19. Trump on Saturday won his fourth straight early contest, easily defeating former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina.
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South Carolina primary exit polls for the 2024 GOP election
CBS News projected Trump defeated Haley in the 2024 Republican South Carolina primary election — here's what went into their decision, according to exit polls.
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South Carolina Republican primaries: Haley defiant as Trump confident of win
Former governor Nikki Haley urged supporters to turn out in large numbers as Donald Trump declared he’s ‘coming like a freight train’ in November
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Republican seeks to bar party from paying Trump's legal bills
A Republican National Committee member has submitted resolutions that would prohibit the party from paying presidential candidate Donald Trump's legal bills, according to a draft, but the measures must get more backers soon to move forward. Mississippi RNC committeeman Henry Barbour drafted the resolution on Trump's legal expenses and another requiring the party committee to stay neutral in the presidential race until he receives enough delegates to secure the nomination.
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Haley may be bracing for a loss, but home state supporters vow to stick with her until the end
Voters in Saturday’s Republican primary say Nikki Haley is the best person for the job – or that they’re voting against Donald Trump
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Trump calls himself a 'proud political dissident' in CPAC speech
Former President Donald Trump cast November's presidential election as “judgment day” and declared himself a “proud political dissident” during a speech before conservative activists outside of Washington Saturday as he again cloaked his campaign in religious imagery. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference ahead of his win in the South Carolina Republican primary, Trump painted an apocalyptic vision of the future if President Joe Biden wins a second term as the two prepare for
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national election and who the major players are
Polls suggest South Africa will face a historic turning point in a national election in May as the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since coming to power in the country's first all-race vote at the end of apartheid in 1994. The ANC has governed Africa's most advanced economy for all of its 30 years of democracy since the end of white minority rule.
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South Africa's ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party's achievements
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democrac y, as it heads into a tight race in May's election. Ramaphosa delivered the party’s manifesto to thousands of ANC supporters at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The rally came as South Africa faces increasing poverty, unemployment and crime and a crippling electricity crisis.
3 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Appearing at CPAC, Trump’s VP Contenders Speak to an Audience of One
Influential Republicans vying to be Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate appeared at a conservative conference near Washington, auditioning for the spot at Trump’s side on the campaign trail with fire and flattery. Five people seen as contenders in the “Apprentice”-like spectacle made appearances Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC: Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio; Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York; Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota; Kari Lake, a Senate candidate
6 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Alabama IVF Ruling Opens New Front in Election-Year Abortion Battles
A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children has created a new political nightmare for many Republicans, as they try to portray the court’s decision as a fringe view and rush to declare their support for fertility treatments, which have broad support among Americans. Several Republican governors and lawmakers swiftly disavowed the decision from the Republican-majority court. Democrats promised to make it a top-tier campaign issue. Some Republican lawmak
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Ex U.S. spies warned the Hunter Biden scandal had Russian fingerprints. They feel vindicated now.
Former U.S. spies warned in 2020 that the Hunter Biden scandal had Russian fingerprints. With the arrest of informant Alexander Smirnov, they feel vindicated.
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