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James Oliphant

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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
Crime|News|US

After Trump's conviction, the jury is still out on political damage

Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime.

After Trump's conviction, the jury is still out on political damage
Election|News|Opinion|US

Biden's big weakness vs Trump: Voters without college degrees, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Joe Biden is hemorrhaging support among voters without college degrees - a large group that includes Black people, Hispanic women,

Biden's big weakness vs Trump: Voters without college degrees, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Business|Election|Finance|Technology|Videos

Trump seeks to court young male voters in new TikTok gambit

Donald Trump plans to post a stream of short-form videos on TikTok targeting young men with messages on inflation and other economic issues, two campaign

Trump seeks to court young male voters in new TikTok gambit
News|US

Takeaways from the Biden-Trump presidential debate

Democratic U.S.

Takeaways from the Biden-Trump presidential debate
Election|US

Social conservatives push Trump to back federal role on abortion

A leading U.S. anti-abortion group on Tuesday warned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump not to water down language in the party

Social conservatives push Trump to back federal role on abortion
Election|US

Trump visits Detroit church in bid to court Black voters

Donald Trump ventured on Saturday where few Republican presidential candidates tread – the city of Detroit, attending a community forum as part

Trump visits Detroit church in bid to court Black voters
Election|US

Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser

Donald Trump will host a bevy of potential vice presidential picks at a Republican event in Florida this weekend, giving him the chance to

Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser
Election|US

Biden, Trump launch fight for top election prize: Georgia

President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will campaign in the critical battleground state of Georgia on Saturday in what

Biden, Trump launch fight for top election prize: Georgia
Election|News|US

Trump, Haley brawl in North Carolina battleground preview

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and his last remaining rival Nikki Haley will collide in North Carolina on Saturday ahead of a contest next

Trump, Haley brawl in North Carolina battleground preview
Election|News|Opinion|US

Trump says Biden's border policies are a 'conspiracy to overthrow' the US

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden on Saturday of engaging in a "conspiracy to overthrow the United States"

Trump says Biden's border policies are a 'conspiracy to overthrow' the US
Election|News|Political|US

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

Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling
Election|News|US

Ron DeSantis ends 2024 campaign, endorses Trump over Haley as New Hampshire vote looms

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just

Ron DeSantis ends 2024 campaign, endorses Trump over Haley as New Hampshire vote looms
Election|News|Political|US

Haley makes final New Hampshire push to slow Trump's momentum

Donald Trump's last remaining Republican opponent, former U.N.

Haley makes final New Hampshire push to slow Trump's momentum
Election|News|US

Analysis-What's at stake for Trump and Haley in New Hampshire's primary?

The Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday offers no shortage of intrigue.

Analysis-What's at stake for Trump and Haley in New Hampshire's primary?
Election|US

Haley makes final sprint in New Hampshire as Trump steps up attacks

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was set to campaign across New Hampshire this weekend in a final push

Haley makes final sprint in New Hampshire as Trump steps up attacks

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