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DeSantis team cries foul after Iowa called early for Trump

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida lashed out at the media Monday after networks declared former President Donald Trump the winner before some caucus sites had started voting.

January 15, 2024

Eric Trump: Quick Iowa call shows voters ‘adore Donald Trump’

Former President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump had just wrapped up speaking on behalf of his father at a caucus site here when he learned the race had already been called.

January 15, 2024

Trump easily wins Iowa caucuses

Former President Donald Trump easily trounced his Republican competitors in the Iowa caucuses after dominating the polls in the Hawkeye State for months.

January 15, 2024

Frigid temps not deterring Iowans from the caucuses

Hundreds of voters who braved the cold -- Iowa is under a wind chill warning -- and started trickling into the sprawling athletic complex in the Des Moines suburbs for the caucuses.

January 15, 2024

All eyes on Haley-DeSantis battle for second in Iowa

The Iowans who brave the cold to turn out for the caucuses Monday will be the first to pick sides in the debate over whether Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley is the strongest alternative to former President Donald Trump.

January 15, 2024

Iowa intrigue: Republicans leery of subterfuge with same-day registration at caucuses

Republicans are hoping the subzero temperatures in Iowa freeze out the most sweltering cases of Trump derangement syndrome at the caucuses Monday night.

January 15, 2024

Caucuses to set tone for showdown; Iowans firm up support for GOP candidates, brace for cold night

The first true test of former President Donald Trump's political revival is set to play out Monday in the iconic Iowa caucuses.

January 14, 2024

Trump’s closing argument: Iowans have the chance to ‘save America’

Former President Donald Trump, in his final campaign rally in Iowa, urged his supporters to fight against complacency and to set the tone for the GOP nomination race by delivering him a big win Monday in the caucuses.

January 14, 2024

ND Gov. Doug Burgum endorses Trump

Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota endorsed former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid a day before the Iowa caucuses.

January 14, 2024

Iowa’s infamous late-deciding voters still mulling their choices before caucuses

Iowa is living up to its reputation as the home to voters who make up their minds at the last second.

January 14, 2024

Spoiler alert: Ramaswamy threatens to dash Trump’s huge win in Iowa caucuses

Backers of presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy say his support may be enough to block former President Donald Trump from the historic landslide win in Iowa.

January 14, 2024

Trump up big in GOP race ahead of Iowa caucuses

Former President Donald Trump sits atop a commanding lead heading into the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

January 13, 2024

Trump lashes out at Vivek Ramaswamy, ending bromance before the caucuses

The lovefest between former President Donald Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy appears to be over days out from the Iowa caucuses.

January 13, 2024

DeSantis vows to sign executive order ending birthright citizenship

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida vowed Saturday that as president he would do something that Donald Trump failed to do: sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship.

January 13, 2024

Trump, citing weather, adjusts Iowa schedule

Former President Donald Trump's campaign has announced he is canceling three of the four in-person events he had scheduled this weekend because of the blizzard conditions and instead will hold tele-rallies.

January 12, 2024

Brimming with confidence, Trump team plots endgame against DeSantis, Haley

Former President Donald Trump's campaign is predicting Nikki Haley will finish second here in the Iowa caucuses next week, putting Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign on death watch.

January 12, 2024

Chris Christie’s botched farewell aging well with Trump supporters

Thanks for the parting gift. That's the message Donald Trump's supporters have for Chris Christie days after he -- in a hot-mic moment -- was caught skewering Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.

January 12, 2024

Haley takes a snow day, cancels Iowa events due to blizzard warning

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley pulled the plug on her scheduled campaign events Friday because of a storm that is expected to dump upward of a foot of snow in parts of the state.

January 12, 2024

Trump can’t just win in Iowa — he has to win huge, analysts say

Former President Donald Trump's poll numbers in Iowa show him poised to win the first-in-the-nation contest Monday with more than 50% of the Republican vote, which would set a state record and propel him into the critical New Hampshire primary as the unbeatable leader in the presidential race.

January 11, 2024

DeSantis gears up for new experience: Subzero cold in Iowa

Gov. Ron DeSantis is battling former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Presiden Donald Trump and skeptical voters, but his biggest challenge right now is he left his winter jacket in Florida.

January 11, 2024