Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is now the last major candidate standing in the Republican presidential primary field after rival Nikki Haley suspended her own campaign in the wake of a string of Super Tuesday losses. That means Trump has essentially clinched the Republican nomination for president in the 2024 race — though he’s […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will deliver his State on the Union address — his third — on Thursday night. But this year, the traditional annual update to Congress and the nation could have additional significance — coming in the middle of a presidential election. Here’s what you need to know about the speech and […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign will host more than 200 State of the Union watch parties on Thursday in all 50 states in an effort to gin up enthusiasm as he prepares for a November rematch with former President Donald Trump. With Republican Nikki Haley’s exit from the race on Wednesday, the Biden-Harris […]

(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 shutdown threat. Funding for […]

(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 a notable minority of Republican […]

Grant Baldwin/Bloomberg via Getty Images 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 […]

(WASHINGTON) — In a surprising yet politically inconsequential upset on Super Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden lost the American Samoa Democratic caucuses to entrepreneur Jason Palmer. On Tuesday night, the local Democratic Party chair confirmed to ABC News that Palmer won, though the ballot total was tiny, with less than 100 votes between both candidates. […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (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 to […]

(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 States,” McConnell said in […]

(WASHINGTON) — Super Tuesday — the biggest election day of the year until November — was a largely predictable affair, save for a couple minor surprises throughout the night. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to dominate the race for the White House after voters in 16 states and the territory of […]