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The Messenger reports: A day after dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination, Vivek Ramaswamy shared the stage with Donald Trump to deliver a full-throated endorsement of the former president. At a rally with hundreds of supporters packed inside a country club in southern New Hampshire, Ramaswamy wasted no time pivoting to his new role. “We are in …

The Daily Beast reports: Dozens of students, parents, and members of the LGBTQ community appeared at a Florida school board meeting Tuesday to once more demand the resignation of its most controversial member: Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. For close to three hours, the public comment period of the Sarasota County School Board meeting focused on Ziegler and her …

Cleveland’s ABC affiliate reports: In an effort to crack down on kids and teens accessing porn, a bipartisan group of lawmakers and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted have proposed legislation that would require every porn watcher to provide 18+ age verification. The legislation was introduced by state Sens. Stephanie Kunze (R-Dublin) and Bill DeMora (D-Columbus). It is so new that it …

The Hill reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis argued Tuesday night that the United States “is not a racist country,” following rival Nikki Haley’s similar remarks earlier that day. DeSantis was asked during a New Hampshire CNN town hall about comments Haley made earlier Tuesday during an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” where she said the U.S. has “never been a …

“I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States. I look forward to supporting him enthusiastically. Iowa was a dominating victory for Donald Trump. I’ve got to say, there’s no place like the Iowa caucuses. I know it intimately. The men and women of Iowa, they take their responsibility incredibly seriously. They scrutinize the candidates. It’s …

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 …