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Youngkin’s efforts on abortion limits fail: Democrats win full control of Virginia Legislature

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's dream of finishing out his final two years in office with Republican legislative control in Richmond was dashed Tuesday after Democrats defended the state Senate and claimed to have seized control of the House of Delegates.

November 7, 2023

Democrat Andy Beshear overcomes Biden’s unpopularity to win reelection as Kentucky governor

Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear survived a reelection challenge from Republican Daniel Cameron and dissatisfaction with President Biden to capture a second term in the red state of Kentucky.

November 7, 2023

Trump’s 2024 rivals desperate for breakout moment in third debate

Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley are out to prove in the GOP presidential debate Wednesday that they are the strongest alternative to former President Donald Trump in the nomination race.

November 7, 2023

Kim Reynolds teams with DeSantis to bash Trump on campaign trail

Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the campaign trail Tuesday in Iowa with his newest and most powerful ally in the state: Gov. Kim Reynolds.

November 7, 2023

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds warns Trump ‘can’t win’ in backing DeSantis

Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa says she is backing Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in part because former President Donald Trump cannot win a general election race.

November 6, 2023

Democrats in panic mode over Biden hemorrhaging support, trailing Trump in battleground states

President Biden's dire reelection picture is sending shock waves of fear through the Democratic Party's ranks and sparking public infighting over whether they should stick with their aging leader.

November 6, 2023

Republicans test-drive post-Roe push for abortion limits in Virginia elections

The elections in Virginia on Tuesday will put Republicans' post-Roe push for limits on abortion to the test.

November 5, 2023

RFK Jr. outpaces Biden, Trump among independents, poll finds

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the king of independents.

November 1, 2023

DeSantis, Haley quarrel over China while chasing Trump; security threat key issue on trail

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina are trading China-laced smackdowns in their bruising battle to become the clear alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race.

November 1, 2023

Donald Trump is the cream of the crop in Iowa: Poll

Former President Donald Trump is running almost 30 percentage points ahead of his rivals for the Republican nomination race in Iowa less than three months before the caucuses.

October 30, 2023

Dean Phillips is all in: Running against Joe Biden for the presidential nomination

Minnesota Rep. Dean Philips on Friday launched his upstart challenge against President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying it's "time for the torch to be passed to a new generation of American leaders."

October 27, 2023

DeSantis calls for expanding U.S. Navy to counter ‘looming China threat’

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said if he's elected president, he'll push for an expansion of the Navy to help combat the nation's biggest threat: China.

October 27, 2023

Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary challenge puts spotlight on Biden’s New Hampshire snub

Things are getting messy for President Biden in New Hampshire. Rep. Dean Phillips on Friday kicked off his upstart bid against Mr. Biden in the Granite State days after the Biden campaign announced he would not be appearing on the New Hampshire ballot.

October 27, 2023

Liberal group urges Biden to call it quits over his response to attack on Israel

Some liberal critics of President Biden say his "tone-deaf handling" of the Israel-Hamas conflict shows he is out of touch with most Americans and should pull the plug on his reelection campaign.

October 26, 2023

DeSantis tries to lure Trump onto debate stage

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is trying to bait Donald Trump into entering the debates by saying the former president has lost his fastball and feels entitled to win the nomination.

October 26, 2023

Sen. Tim Scott hopes race proves to be wild card against GOP presidential rivals

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is focused increasingly on one of the things that separates him from the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential field -- his race.

October 25, 2023

RFK Jr.’s White House bid softens Trump’s support? DeSantis says so

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is warning voters that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential bid narrows former President Donald Trump's path to the White House next year.

October 25, 2023

Christie says he will not vote for Trump or Biden in the general election

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will not vote for President Biden or former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

October 25, 2023

Ramaswamy wary of Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, calls for ‘revival of realism’ in foreign policy

GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday he is worried that an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza will trigger a series of events that will pull the U.S. into a larger conflict.

October 24, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott blames ‘radical left’ for struggles of Black Americans

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, took aim Monday at the "sinister" forces in the progressive movement, saying they are hurting the same black communities they claim to be helping.

October 23, 2023