Politics

Burgum Defends Trump’s Birtherism: “That’s Politics”

The Messenger reports: ABC News’ Martha Raddatz pressed Burgum repeatedly about the former president targeting his fellow 2024 GOP hopeful by mangling her birth name — Nimarata — and sharing conspiracy theories suggesting she may not be eligible to be president because of her background. As Burgum attempted to sing Trump’s priases, Raddatz held his feet to the fire over …

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Veepstakes Watch: GOP Sen. Tim Scott Gets Engaged

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a former presidential candidate and possible Republican vice-presidential nominee, proposed to his girlfriend, Mindy Noce, Saturday evening at the beach in Kiawah Island in South Carolina. She said yes. “As a guy who is mostly an introvert and on the quiet side, having to have a conversation about the engagement is a …

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Haley Dodges On Her Pledge To Support Nominee

NBC News reports: Nikki Haley declared “may the best woman win” in response to DeSantis’ exit from the race, promising to “fight all the way until the last second.” “This comes down to what do you want: Do you want more of the same or do you want something new?” Haley asked a cheering crowd in New Hampshire. In a …

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Dean Phillips Floats Running On No Labels Ticket

The New York Times reports: Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. In an …

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BREAKING: DeSantis Drops Out And Endorses Trump

Bloomberg News reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended his campaign for president on Sunday, just two days before the New Hampshire primary election, and endorsed former President Donald J. Trump. It marked a spectacular implosion for a candidate once seen as having the best chance to dethrone Mr. Trump as the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024. But Mr. DeSantis’s …

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Freedom Caucus Rep Rips Trump’s Cognitive Decline

“People need to know, Donald Trump can only give you four years. That’s like a football team can only play half of the game. It’s going to take eight years to get this country straight. But Nikki’s youth, and the fact that she can give eight years, and I would also make the argument it’s really three years — because …

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Haley Rips Trump For “Buddying Up With Dictators,” Says She Would Sign Federal Law Banning Abortion

CBC News reports: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, heading into a major test as she takes on Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary this week, criticized the former president, in whose Cabinet she served, on Sunday for his relationship with “dictators that want to kill us.” “You can’t have someone who’s trying to buddy up with dictators that want …

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Asa Hutchinson Endorses Haley, Disses “Divisive” Trump

ABC News reports: Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley on Saturday, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary. Hutchinson is a conservative whose opposition to Trump became central in his longshot bid for the GOP primary before he dropped out Tuesday. Hutchinson dropped out after finishing …

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DeSantis Abruptly Cancels Sunday Talk Show Interviews

The Washington Examiner reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has canceled interviews with two different networks less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to appear on air. Both CNN’s State of the Union and NBC’s Meet the Press announced late Saturday that DeSantis would not appear on their Sunday programs as planned. The cancellations come three days before New Hampshire …

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Haley: Trump Mocks My Name Because He’s Scared

Mediaite has the transcript: CAVUTO: Speaking of President Trump, he’s revved up the name calling with you. And now a new nickname for you is Nimbra. It’s a play off your birth name. Then it’s Nimra, and he goes back and forth. But a lot of people are interpreting that as racial zingers. Do you see that way? HALEY: Politics …

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Florida Bill Allows Lawsuits Against Abortion Providers

Politico reports: Florida abortion rights supporters are worried a new proposal that would allow parents to file wrongful death lawsuits in cases involving unborn children is an attempt to target doctors who perform the procedure. The legislation, HB 651, would change the state’s civil liability law to add the parents of an unborn child to the list of potential survivors …

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Mike Pence Can’t Wait For Trump To Ban Abortion Pills

“I think our new president should direct the new attorney general to suspend all efforts to harass pro-life activists. And then, frankly, I think they should pull the abortion pill off the market and demand that the law is properly enforced.” – Mike Pence, speaking yesterday at the annual Pro-Life Summit in Washington DC. Earlier this month the New York …

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Haley Roasts Trump For Confusing Her With Pelosi: We Can’t Have Worries About A President’s Mental Fitness

“Last night Trump was at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why I didn’t take security during the Capitol riot, why I didn’t handle January 6 better. I wasn’t even in DC on January 6. I wasn’t in office then. They’re saying he got confused, that he was talking about something else, …

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DeSantis Tells NH: I’ll Be A “Live Free Or Die” President

Ron DeSantis writes for the New Hampshire Journal: One of my favorite parts of New Hampshire is your state motto. ‘Live free or die’ is the motto I have led by in Florida, and it’s the mindset I’ll bring to the White House as president. On issue after issue, I have fought back against every government scheme on our freedoms. …

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DeSantis Joins MAGA Calls To Impeach Mayorkas

The Hill reports: GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has joined House Republicans’ calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Yes, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas should be impeached,” DeSantis posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Saturday. House Republicans kicked off a series of impeachment hearings against Mayorkas last week. A Homeland Security Committee hearing last Wednesday focused on …

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Gay CA Sen. Toni Atkins Launches Bid For Governor

The Associated Press reports: The leader of the California Senate on Friday said she would run for governor in 2026, entering a campaign that is far from the minds of voters but is quickly filling with candidates in a state that requires frequent fundraising to compete in some of the nation’s most expensive media markets. Toni Atkins, a Democrat from …

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Haley: Trump Is Lying, Dems Can’t Vote In NH Primary

Axios reports: Republican presidential candidate and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley called out former President Trump on Friday, debunking a claim he made about Democrats being able to vote in the New Hampshire GOP primary. Haley was responding to a post Trump made Friday on Truth Social. “Governor Chris Sununu, the now failing Governor of New Hampshire, where I am …

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Judge Judy To Campaign With Haley In New Hampshire

Deadline reports: Nikki Haley‘s presidential race is entering the final days before the New Hampshire primary with some celebrity support: Judge Judy Sheindlin. The Haley campaign said that Sheindlin, who announced her endorsement earlier this month, will join the candidate at a rally on Sunday in Exeter, NH. Sheindlin produces and stars in Amazon Freevee’s Judy Justice and will headline …

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Montana AG Blocks Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

The Montana Free Press reports: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has blocked a ballot proposal seeking to create a constitutional right to abortion, labeling the initiative “legally insufficient” after a required review by his office. In a memorandum dated Jan. 16, Knudsen said the proposed ballot initiative spearheaded by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana, Ballot Measure #14, improperly “logrolls multiple …

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Haley: Trump Won’t Debate Me Because He’s A Liar

“There are multiple instances that we need to start asking Donald Trump the questions and stop taking what he’s saying to be golden, because I’ve never once said I was going to cut Social Security. But he said he was going to raise the retirement age of Social Security to 70. “He proposed a 25-cent gas tax increase on all …

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