While it is common for campaigns to publicize their announcements on social media, it is far more unusual – and perhaps unprecedented – to hold a campaign announcement in a live social media forum.
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 Republican presidential bid
He enters the race with more cash on hand than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history, with $22 million left in his campaign bank account at the end of his 2022 campaign that he can transfer to his presidential coffers.
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Commentary: The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial
The NRA’s biggest achievement has been defining the ownership of firearms as a distinctive form of social identity.
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Trump calls for protests, but even some ardent supporters dismiss the idea
The hundreds of arrests that followed the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, not to mention the convictions and long prison sentences, may have dampened the desire for repeat mass unrest and violence.
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Tennessee Republican congressman was ‘mistaken’ about his college degree
Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has also called himself an economist even though he only took one community college economics course, a Tennessee TV station reports.
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Nikki Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump
Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months.
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Arkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for ‘woke fantasies’
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ speech was a stark contrast to President Biden’s address, which sought to reassure the country and urged Congress to work with him on rebuilding the economy.
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Trump’s MAGA forces threaten to upend vote for RNC chair
The attacks have been led by Ronna McDaniel’s chief rival, a Trump attorney who has accused McDaniel of religious bigotry, chronic misspending and privately claiming she can control the former president.
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View from Away: McCarthy’s House rules could weaken ethics oversight
In its first act, the House has moved to make it harder to investigate corruption by its members. So much for a ‘government that is held accountable.’
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House Republicans to launch investigations into FBI, China
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is no more, and Republicans have no plans to revive it, vowing instead to take a closer look at the actions of law enforcement.