Nikki Haley’s allies are bracing for a big loss in her home state’s primary election in South Carolina this week.
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Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
Biden hopes the message energizes the same voters who turned out four years ago when Northampton County narrowly flipped his way after supporting Trump by a thin margin in 2016.
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Even voters in independent-minded Maine are taking sides in a polarized nation
Independents have the opportunity to shape the outcome of Maine’s Super Tuesday primaries, casting votes for the first time after the state loosened its rules to allow independents to vote in presidential contests.
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024
Manchin, the only Democrat holding statewide office in West Virginia, has been at odds with members of his own party over his support for coal and other fossil fuels.
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Biden says Trump sowing doubts about U.S. commitment to NATO is ‘un-American’
The president said Donald Trump’s comments about the mutual defense pact were ‘dangerous and shocking.’
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Unenrolled voters get to cast ballots in Maine primaries, but little sign of mass registration changes
The March 5 presidential primaries will be the first held under a law allowing unenrolled voters to participate in either the Republican or Democratic primaries, but local election clerks have seen no rush of people who want to unenroll from a party to vote in a different primary.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay his election interference trial, claiming immunity
The Supreme Court’s decision on what to do, and how quickly it acts, could determine whether the Republican presidential primary front-runner stands trial before the November election.
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American allies worry U.S. is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent verdict was blunt: America’s ‘first priority is itself.’
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NATO leader: Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’
While in office, Trump had already threatened not to come to the aid of any country under attack that he considered owed NATO and the U.S. and was not spending enough on defense.
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Nikki Haley challenges Trump on her home turf in South Carolina
Haley skipped the Nevada caucuses, condemning the contest as rigged for Trump, and has instead focused on South Carolina, kicking off a two-week bus tour across the state.