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Trump's vow to only be a dictator on 'day one' follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric

Donald Trump's assertion that he would only be a dictator on “day one” of a second term comes as he is facing growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric

Trump's vow to only be a dictator on 'day one' follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric
Election|News|US

Trump wants New Hampshire to put him on a path to the nomination before rivals find their footing

Donald Trump has asked New Hampshire voters to help him secure the Republican presidential nomination before any rivals find their footing with the 2024 campaign’s opening contest just weeks away

Trump wants New Hampshire to put him on a path to the nomination before rivals find their footing
Election|News|Political|US

Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says

Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024

Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says
Election|News|Political|US

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were finding Iowa voters looking for alternatives to former President Donald Trump as they campaigned on the final weekend before 2024 voting begins

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses
Election|US

Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is suspending his 2024 Republican presidential campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump
Election|News|US

New Hampshire gets its turn after Trump's big win in Iowa puts new pressure on Haley and DeSantis

Donald Trump has scored a record victory in the Iowa caucuses and said Tuesday that he wants another big win in New Hampshire

New Hampshire gets its turn after Trump's big win in Iowa puts new pressure on Haley and DeSantis
Celebrity|News|US

Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race

Donald Trump is using his social media platform to mock Nikki Haley

Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
Election|US

Nikki Haley has spent 20 years navigating Republican Party factions. Trump may make that impossible

Nikki Haley has spent her political career trying to navigate Republicans’ traditional party establishment and the increasingly powerful conservative base that gave rise to Donald Trump

Nikki Haley has spent 20 years navigating Republican Party factions. Trump may make that impossible
Election|News|Opinion|US

Trump celebrates DeSantis' decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign

Donald Trump is setting aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis after the Florida governor dropped out of the presidential race

Trump celebrates DeSantis' decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign
Election

Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump

For South Carolina’s conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley’s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems less about her experience and abilities and more about the man standing in her way: Donald Trump

Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump
News|US

Donald Trump deploys his oft-used playbook against women who bother him. For now, it's Nikki Haley

Donald Trump has a well-worn playbook against women who challenge him

Donald Trump deploys his oft-used playbook against women who bother him. For now, it's Nikki Haley
Election|News

Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid

Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy

Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid
News|US|World

A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years

A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness
Election|Political

South Carolina's Republican primary: What to watch as Haley tries to upset Trump in her home state

Nikki Haley’s best-case scenario for her home state’s Republican primary might be to do well enough to be competitive on Super Tuesday

South Carolina's Republican primary: What to watch as Haley tries to upset Trump in her home state
Election|US

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

Takeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump's Republican home field advantage is everywhere
Election|Health|News|Political|US

Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states

First lady Jill Biden is warning that returning Donald Trump to the White House would threaten women who already have watched the former president’s Supreme Court picks nix a federal right to abortion services

Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states
Election|News

Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US

Former President Donald Trump has further escalated his immigration rhetoric, baselessly accusing President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America” at the border as he campaigned ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday contests

Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Trump keeps making incendiary statements. His campaign says that won't change.

Candidates on the verge of winning their parties’ nominations generally change their messaging as part of a so-called pivot

Trump keeps making incendiary statements. His campaign says that won't change.
Election|News|US

The Biden and Trump campaigns are readying for their rematch, starting with rival events in Georgia

Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states

The Biden and Trump campaigns are readying for their rematch, starting with rival events in Georgia
Election|News|US

The Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia

The 2024 presidential election campaign will pick up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off

The Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia
Election|News

These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)

Former President Donald Trump dominated the Republican presidential primaries on his way to a third consecutive nomination

These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)
Election|News|US

AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans

Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election

AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
Election|News|Political|US

He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

Davante Jennings cast his first vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and then walked away from politics after Republican Donald Trump's election that year

He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
Health|News|Opinion|US

Trump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too far and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Donald Trump says an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and the former president called on Arizona lawmakers to change it

Trump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too far and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Election|Political|US

Trump renews criticism of Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'

Donald Trump has stirred religious controversy again in his presidential comeback bid, questioning the mental fitness of Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framing Election Day as a referendum on Christianity’s strength in American society

Trump renews criticism of Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'

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