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Trump holds big primary lead in Georgia despite legal woes

Former President Donald Trump is sitting on a big lead in the GOP nomination race in Georgia despite being hit with a criminal indictment charging him and 18 of his allies with trying to overturn the results of the state's 2020 election.

August 29, 2023

White House warns partisan impeachment inquiry would ‘backfire’ against House GOP

The White House on Monday warned that Republicans should back away from the push to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, saying such an exercise would "be a disaster" for the GOP politically.

August 28, 2023

ACU vice chair resigns, calls for independent investigations into Matt Schlapp, group’s finances

The vice chair of the American Conservative Union has resigned and demanded investigations into Chairman Matt Schlapp and the organization's finances.

August 25, 2023

Pence rivals back his Jan. 6 actions, distance themselves from Trump’s rigged election claims

Former Vice President Mike Pence's rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination said he did the right thing when he refused to cower under pressure from former President Trump to stop the certification of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021.

August 23, 2023

Haley rips debate rivals on debt: ‘They need to stop the spending, they need to stop the borrowing’

Nikki Haley said that Republicans have to take a good look in the mirror if they are going to get serious about tackling the nation's deficits and debt.

August 23, 2023

Republicans brawl at first debate without Trump

Eight Republican presidential primary candidates clashed over politics and policies Wednesday night at their first debate, a prime-time event that former President Donald Trump, the prohibitive leader, skipped.

August 23, 2023

DeSantis: Time to send Biden ‘back to his basement and reverse American decline’

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said Wednesday that voters are frustrated because the country is in "decline" and President Biden's economic vision is making things worse for working-class families.

August 23, 2023

Trump campaign claims debate victory — before the debate

Donald Trump's campaign says the former president has already won the first GOP presidential debate -- even though he'll be a no-show.

August 23, 2023

Trump says GOP must ‘get tougher’ in fight over his criminal charges

Former President Donald Trump, addressing the latest indictment against him, said that Republicans risk losing their party if they don't fight harder against political prosecutions against him.

August 17, 2023

Iowa Republicans see an opening for Trump rivals to make a move in the caucus race

Former President Donald Trump is dominating the polls and overshadowing his rivals in Iowa, but there is a lingering sentiment among GOP caucus-goers that it could be time to turn the page.

August 16, 2023

Trump steals DeSantis’ thunder at Iowa State Fair as they compete for voters’ attention

For a few hours, Ron DeSantis was the top political draw at the Iowa State Fair.

August 12, 2023

The Other Guys: Lesser-known GOP White House hopefuls get a turn in the spotlight at Iowa State Fair

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum made the rounds at the iconic Iowa State Fair to tout his small-town roots and promise a "180-degree" turn from President Biden's policies, which he says hurt Americans of every political stripe.

August 12, 2023

DeSantis’ retooled campaign rolls across Iowa with vows to clean up FBI, use deadly force on cartels

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is telling voters he will bring the strong leadership and accountability to the White House that was missing on President Trump's watch and worsened with President Biden in charge.

August 10, 2023

DeSantis moves to stop his backward slide by ousting campaign manager, revamping strategy

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has replaced his presidential campaign manager in the latest effort at a course correction in a run that, despite its missteps, is the most formidable GOP challenge to former President Donald Trump.

August 8, 2023

Trump’s GOP rivals increasingly take shots at him as criminal charges pile up

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has started to say it publicly: former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

August 7, 2023

Asa Hutchinson dumbfounded and frustrated by GOP voters’ blind loyalty to Trump

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made it his mission to wrestle the Republican Party away from Donald Trump, but he can't escape the former president's shadow.

August 7, 2023

Trump-inspired border visits as important as early voting states for GOP presidential hopefuls

The nation's southern border has joined the early primary states as must-visits for Republican presidential contenders seeking to court the party's voters.

August 6, 2023

Trump’s defense team casts Jan. 6 indictment as an attack on free speech

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are framing the new indictment as an unprecedented battle over free speech that federal prosecutors cannot win.

August 2, 2023

Pence warns Trump indictment shows it’s time to move on, look to the future

Former Vice President Mike Pence said the latest Trump indictment sends a clear message that "anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States."

August 1, 2023

Trump indicted by grand jury in Jan. 6 case

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted former President Donald Trump on four criminal charges stemming from his efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election and the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, compounding his already severe legal woes as he pursues his third bid for the White House.

August 1, 2023