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Haley says fractured GOP primary proves Trump will lose to Biden. History suggests otherwise
(WASHINGTON) -- Any voter who listened to a stump speech from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during her primary campaign against Donald Trump -- which she just ended -- was likely to hear a variation of one message: The former president can't win in November because he's been losing…
Dean Phillips ending his long shot primary bid against Joe Biden
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, having failed to win any notable traction among voters with his message that the party needs a younger nominee."I'm going to suspend my campaign, and I will be right now endorsing President…
Dean Phillips ending his long shot primary bid against Joe Biden
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, having failed to win any notable traction among voters with his message that the party needs a younger nominee."I'm going to suspend my campaign, and I will be right now endorsing President…
House expected to vote on funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- The House is expected to vote on a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline.Lawmakers are facing pressure with a pair of upcoming shutdown deadlines on March 8 and March 22 -- a punt from last week's…
Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump in 2024 race: ‘He will have my support’
(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race."It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United…
Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump in 2024 race: ‘He will have my support’
(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race."It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United…
Nikki Haley doesn’t endorse Donald Trump as she drops out of 2024 race
(CHARLESTON, Sc.) -- Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is ending her presidential campaign, though stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump."I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we've received from all across our great country," Haley said from Charleston, South Carolina. "But the time has now come…
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, as last major Trump rival exits GOP race: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is planning on suspending her campaign for president in the wake of a slew of Super Tuesday losses, campaign sources tell ABC News.This now leaves leaving former President Donald Trump as the last major candidate standing among Republicans, all but guaranteeing him the…
Super Tuesday sets up a Biden vs. Trump rematch, and four more takeaways
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are projected to have handily won their respective primaries on Super Tuesday, even if a clean sweep proved elusive for them both.Trump is projected to only lose the Vermont primary to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, whose own future…
Where will Haley’s anti-Trump supporters go as sources say she’s ending her campaign?
(WASHINGTON) -- Nikki Haley argues her supporters won't vote for former President Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee -- pointing to his past comment that her backers will be "permanently barred" from the MAGA movement he started."That is an equation to lose a general election," Haley said…