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Iowa News Now reports: Senator Chuck Grassley’s office says he is in the hospital receiving treatment for an infection. “He is in good spirits and will return to work as soon as possible following doctors’ orders,” a statement from Grassley’s office says. Grassley is 90 years old and has been serving in the U.S. Senate representing Iowa since 1981. The …

ABC News reports: ABC News and WMUR are canceling their planned Republican primary debate in New Hampshire on Thursday, citing a lack of candidate participation. The decision comes shortly after a deadline set by ABC News and New Hampshire TV station WMUR for both former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to respond to their invitations to …

Florida Politics reports: Ron DeSantis‘ spokesperson made national news by telling her followers to “drag” an Associated Press reporter a couple of years back. In South Carolina, the Florida Governor made his own moves to drag the AP, accusing them of “interference in the election” in Iowa by declaring Donald Trump the winner shortly after caucus meetings began. These comments …

The New Republic reports: GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley tried to claim that racism is no longer an issue on Tuesday, arguing that the United States isn’t a racist country and never has been. “We’re not a racist country, Brian,” Haley told Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade. “We never have been. I know, I faced racism when I was growing up. …

ABC News reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is ending his 2024 race for president after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses underscored how little he had been embraced by Republican voters. With 99% of the expected results in, Hutchinson has secured just 191 votes in the Iowa caucuses and zero pledged delegates as of Tuesday morning, appearing to …

NPR reports: Turnout was low in these caucuses compared to the record-setting 2016 turnout. Only about 110,000 Republicans caucused with 99% of results in. That represents less than 15% of the total number of registered Republicans in the state. Put another way … almost $124 million was spent on campaign ads in Iowa by the Republican candidates, more than any …

“They spent almost $50 million attacking us. The media was against us, they were writing our obituaries months ago. They even called the election before people even got a chance to vote. They were just so excited about the fact that they were predicting that we wouldn’t be able to get our ticket punched here out of Iowa, but I …

“At one point in this campaign, there were fourteen of us running. I was at 2% in the polls. But tonight Iowa did what Iowa always does so well. The pundits will analyze the results from every angle, we get that, but when you look at how we’re doing in New Hampshire, in South Carolina, and beyond, I can safely …

“What happened tonight is appalling– the media calling the race for Donald Trump before votes had been cast. I personally spoke in multiple precincts in front of hundreds of voters. And while I’m presenting and delivering the closing arguments around just for Ron DeSantis, and actually flipping voters, people start getting alerts on their phone saying the race is over …

The New York Times reports: Vivek Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old entrepreneur and political newcomer who briefly made a splash with brash policy proposals and an outsize sense of confidence, dropped out of the race for the Republican White House nomination after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. He then immediately endorsed former President Donald J. Trump for the White …

NBC News reports: Iowa Republicans will hold caucuses Monday at 7 p.m. CT to select a presidential nominee. Former President Donald Trump has held a commanding lead in polls of the state since he announced his intention to run for president a third time. The real competitiveness of the race has come down to a contest for second place between …

Bloomberg News reports: Ron DeSantis has enough cash to sustain his 2024 US presidential bid past Monday’s Iowa Republican caucus into crucial primaries in March, one of his finance chairs said, reassuring donors concerned about his standing in polls. “If we have the success I think we can have in Iowa and exceed expectations, I think fundraising will really be …

The Messenger reports: Former Donald Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci will be campaigning for President Joe Biden in the next presidential election if comes down to him and his old boss representing both major parties. “This really is going to be a battle for the democracy… [Trump’s] going to expand executive power. He’s going to make things rougher for …

“You may remember us as the St. Louis couple who held off an Antifa mob through the exercise of our God-given and constitutional rights back in 2020. Well, this is a time of crisis for our country and if we’re going to save this nation and restore our freedoms, we need to drain the swamp and elect true patriots to …

The Huffington Post reports: Martin Luther King Jr. was just an “ersatz pastor” and a “communist,” and the 1960s civil rights movement was “crap,” according to a series of Facebook posts by Mark Robinson, the leading Republican candidate to be North Carolina’s next governor. Robinson, who is currently the state’s lieutenant governor, regularly criticized King and the civil rights movement …

The Houston Chronicle reports: A small group displaying Nazi symbols gathered Saturday on a bridge above Interstate 45 near downtown and City Hall in Houston. The group also held a banner that read, “make America white again” alongside one red and one black Nazi flag. The group also was seen outside Houston’s City Hall. A man was seen confronting the …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor is shaking off the state’s senior Senator endorsing Donald Trump for President. During a CNN interview, Ron DeSantis diminished the importance of Marco Rubio’s decision. “Donald Trump is the candidate of the Washington politicians,” DeSantis told Dana Bash. The Governor touted his endorsements from “state legislators” and “state officials” in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South …

Politico reports: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Sunday that Republicans will move forward with a vote to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, unless they reach a deal with his team for an interview. Scalise’s comments — made during a call with the House GOP conference — come after Biden’s legal team made a U-turn on Friday and said that …

Bloomberg News reports: US lawmakers released a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown on Jan. 20, greatly reducing the chances of a closure but risking conservative Republican ire against House Speaker Mike Johnson. The temporary spending bill would extend funds for some agencies that face a Jan. 20 deadline through March 1 and for others that face …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis has quibbled about whether the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol Riots constituted an insurrection, but he has no such qualms about making a similar declaration about Black Lives Matter protests and how he would have handled them. “You as the president, you absolutely have the right to prevent this type of rioting. You know, Bush …