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Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump
Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there was no path forward for him in the race.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after finishing 6th in Iowa
Another competitor, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, also dropped out of the race Monday night after finishing fourth.
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Trump wins Iowa caucuses, a crucial victory at the outset of the Republican presidential campaign
The magnitude of the former president’s success was still coming into focus Monday night. The Associated Press called the race just after 8:30 p.m.
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Haley wins backing of ex-Maryland governor, who won’t mount his own third-party bid
In the past two presidential elections, Hogan said he did not vote for Trump. Hogan said he wrote in the name of his father, a former U.S. Representative, in 2016 and the late President Reagan in 2020.
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Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
On the eve of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, Republicans are increasingly frustrated by the dynamic and have sought to turn the issue back on Democrats.
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Who will decide whether Trump gets on Maine’s primary ballot? And what will it mean for November?
Ballots soon will be printed for Maine’s March 5 presidential primary, even as many questions remain about whether former President Donald Trump will be eligible and how the dispute will affect the election.
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Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis face off in final Republican debate before Iowa caucuses
Former president Donald Trump and Republican front-runner skipped the CNN debate in Des Moines to appear in a Fox News town hall in the same city.
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Former N.J. governor Chris Christie ends his 2024 presidential bid
Christie had run as the race’s fiercest critic of the former president-turned-Republican front-runner.
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Maine lawmakers consider joining effort to work around Electoral College system
The bill would have Maine join a multistate compact pledging electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote.