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Election|News|US

Takeaway from the fourth Republican presidential debate

Four U.S. presidential contenders - the smallest field yet - debated in Alabama on Wednesday, all trying to survive to battle former President

Takeaway from the fourth Republican presidential debate
News|Political|US

Biden's challenge lies in reaching voters who have tuned out -Reuters/Ipsos poll

A majority of Americans agree with President Joe Biden on issues including abortion rights, capping insulin prices and hiking taxes on

Biden's challenge lies in reaching voters who have tuned out -Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Trump will cry fraud if he loses in early states, DeSantis warns

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis offered a stinging rebuke of rival Donald Trump on Friday, arguing that Trump would

Trump will cry fraud if he loses in early states, DeSantis warns
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Explainer-Iowa Caucus 2024: How does it work and why is it important?

In January, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate in the 2024 election when they attend public gatherings known

Explainer-Iowa Caucus 2024: How does it work and why is it important?
Election|US

Analysis-Colorado ballot case adds fuel to Trump's nomination drive

The latest legal challenge to Donald Trump's campaign for a second term as president seems likely to hand the 2024 Republican frontrunner even

Analysis-Colorado ballot case adds fuel to Trump's nomination drive
Election|News|US

Trump campaigns for nomination by proxy as allies draw big crowds in Iowa

Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday night held one of the largest events of the Iowa presidential caucuses this January --

Trump campaigns for nomination by proxy as allies draw big crowds in Iowa
Election|US

Analysis-Trump's rivals give him a pass on Jan. 6 attacks as hunt for Iowa votes heats up

Donald Trump's Republican rivals are scrambling for every vote they can get in Iowa, where the first Republican presidential nominating

Analysis-Trump's rivals give him a pass on Jan. 6 attacks as hunt for Iowa votes heats up
Election|News|US

Trailing Trump in Iowa, Haley touts foreign policy but VP question remains

Nikki Haley gave Iowa voters some tough talk on Friday over their scrambled eggs and sausage.

Trailing Trump in Iowa, Haley touts foreign policy but VP question remains
Election|News|US

Gloves off, mittens on as Trump rivals go on attack in snowy Iowa

With just one week to go before the first contest of the Republican presidential nominating process, the top three

Gloves off, mittens on as Trump rivals go on attack in snowy Iowa
Election|News|US

Takeaways from the Republican caucus in Iowa

Former President Donald Trump was declared winner of the Iowa caucuses on Monday, according to early projections, a resounding victory that sets him on course to capture

Takeaways from the Republican caucus in Iowa
Election|US

Haley says no to vice presidency as former rival backs Trump

Nikki Haley made it clear to New Hampshire voters on Friday: She won't serve as former President Donald Trump's vice president

Haley says no to vice presidency as former rival backs Trump
Election|News|US

Haley casts Trump, Biden as 'Grumpy Old Men' in new campaign attack

Fighting for survival in the Republican presidential race, Nikki Haley is casting rival Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden as "Grumpy Old Men" who

Haley casts Trump, Biden as 'Grumpy Old Men' in new campaign attack
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Analysis-What's at stake for Trump, Haley in South Carolina's primary

Donald Trump wants to make South Carolina the end of the road for Nikki Haley in their battle for the Republican nomination.

Analysis-What's at stake for Trump, Haley in South Carolina's primary
Election|News|US

Analysis-Trump struggles to unify Republicans ahead of matchup with Biden

Far from uniting the Republican Party as he claims he has, Donald Trump has been unable to win over a substantial bloc of voters he may need

Analysis-Trump struggles to unify Republicans ahead of matchup with Biden
Election|News|US

Takeways from the Super Tuesday primaries

After 15 states and one U.S. territory cast votes on Tuesday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump likely will stand on the cusp of sealing the

Takeways from the Super Tuesday primaries
Election|News|US

Analysis-Discontent over immigration and the economy fuel Trump's Super Tuesday romp

Donald Trump is sailing into battle against President Joe Biden powered by anger over the two policy issues that have driven his comeback

Analysis-Discontent over immigration and the economy fuel Trump's Super Tuesday romp
Election|US

How Trump muscled his way to the Republican nomination

Some of the Republican Party's most influential donors gathered 16 months ago in Las Vegas to consider potential 2024 presidential candidates.

How Trump muscled his way to the Republican nomination
Election|Political

US Republicans have taken sharp populist turn in the Trump era, Reuters/Ipsos data shows

The Republican Party's transformation is apparent at any Donald Trump rally: The crowd is filled with working-class voters, many without

US Republicans have taken sharp populist turn in the Trump era, Reuters/Ipsos data shows
Education|News|US

Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate

Escalating campus protests are forcing U.S.

Biden faces a tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate
Election|News|US

Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results

Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the

Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
News|Crime|Election|US

Jail time for contempt could spell political trouble for Trump

If the judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial is to be taken at his word, America could be careening toward an unprecedented moment: A former U.S.

Jail time for contempt could spell political trouble for Trump
News|Election|Political|US

Indiana vote shows Trump still struggling with Republican holdouts

As Donald Trump stewed in a Manhattan courtroom during his hush money trial, voters hundreds of miles away in Indiana showed the Republican presidential

Indiana vote shows Trump still struggling with Republican holdouts
Education|News|US|World

Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of both the war in Gaza and the U.S. campus protests against it, a new Reuters

Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Health|US

Facing criticism, Trump says he won't ban birth control

Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not support a ban on birth control, after coming under fire for comments he made earlier in the day that political

Facing criticism, Trump says he won't ban birth control
Election|News|Opinion|US

What to watch for in Thursday's Biden-Trump presidential debate

The two oldest candidates ever to run for U.S. president meet on Thursday for a televised debate unlike any other.

What to watch for in Thursday's Biden-Trump presidential debate

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