Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Ottawa must take concrete steps to prepare for the outcome of this fall’s pivotal presidential election, which could see Donald Trump returned to power. In an interview with CBC News on Saturday ahead of a Canadian cabinet retreat in Montreal — where she will brief ministers — Kirsten Hillman said … Read more
Key takeaways from Trump’s win in Iowa – CBS News Former President Donald Trump won the Republican Iowa caucuses with widespread support: He won men, women, older voters and younger voters, and he improved on his 2016 performance with all of these groups. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has the latest from Iowa, and … Read more
Donald Trump spent 2023 working to insure that the Republican primaries would be organized around him—that within the closed circuit of the G.O.P., at least, he could run as if he were actually the incumbent, with the prerogatives still intact. He ducked the debates, draining them of drama; persuaded some Republican officials in states around … Read more
By Nicholas Riccardi and Brian Slodysko, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It can be seen in the party’s ideological shift even further to the right on cultural … Read more
What Haley, DeSantis need from Iowa to move on in 2024 elections – CBS News Watch CBS News The campaigns for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are battling frigid temperatures to make a last-ditch effort before Iowans caucus for the 2024 presidential elections. CBS News campaign reporters Aaron Navarro and … Read more
Washington — The first presidential nominating contest is set to begin Monday with the Iowa caucuses, as the Republican White House hopefuls eye a boost to kickstart the election year ahead and await the results of their campaigning so far. Just 40 Republican delegates will be up for grabs in the Hawkeye State in 2024 … Read more
Republicans are in a fierce competition as they’ve crisscrossed all Iowa’s 99 counties ahead of Monday’s caucuses. Despite extensive efforts by several prominent Republicans to court Iowans, it appears they’ve fallen short as the state’s caucuses approach, with former President Donald Trump maintaining a substantial lead over his rivals in the polls. But as the … Read more
Heading into Monday’s Iowa caucuses, a near-majority of likely votes for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who has been rising in the polls since December, are coming from voters who would prefer Joe Biden over Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2020 rematch. That’s according to the latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of Iowa … Read more
Storm impacting GOP race ahead of Iowa caucuses – CBS News Watch CBS News Just three days before the Iowa caucuses, the state is seeing whiteout conditions and bone-chilling cold, with a blizzard warning set to take effect Saturday. The bad weather has forced Republican contenders to adapt, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former … Read more
Former President Donald Trump boasted about his role in overturning the constitutional right to an abortion Wednesday night, calling it “a miracle,” but urged fellow Republicans to take a cautious approach when addressing the issue. Trump was participating in a Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa, at the same time Florida Gov. Ron … Read more
