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Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Up First briefing: Trump wins Iowa GOP caucuses; stay prepared during winter outages

10:07am January 16, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Former President Donald Trump had a big victory at last night's Iowa GOP caucuses. Much of the U.S. is experiencing dangerously cold weather. Here's how to stay prepared in case of a power outage.

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Nikki Haley came in 3rd in the Iowa caucuses. What are her next steps?

10:02am January 16, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin asks Kirsten Kukowski, an adviser for Nikki Haley's presidential campaign, about what's next after the former South Carolina governor's third-place finish in Iowa.

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Trump spokesperson on the former president's Iowa victory

9:48am January 16, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Karoline Leavitt, a national spokesperson for Former President Trump's political action committee, on Trump's victory in Iowa and the future of his campaign.

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Despite the cold weather, voters in Iowa turned out for their local caucuses

9:04am January 16, 2024

Even though Republican Party officials thought turnout would be higher. It appears some people who might have been on the fence about a candidate stayed home.

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After victory at the GOP caucuses, Trump thanks the 'great people of Iowa'

8:50am January 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump won overwhelmingly in the Iowa caucuses — the first official voting of the 2024 presidential primary. Trump captured just over half of the Republican vote.

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Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York State Supreme Court, in New York City on January 11, 2024.

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Trump returns to a New York courtroom for second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial

8:12am January 16, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

The former president faces another New York trial that will determine how much in damages is owed to writer E. Jean Carroll. A decision could come by the end of the month.

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Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Trump's decisive win in Iowa

7:34am January 16, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, about the Iowa results, and how ex-President Trump might fare in the primaries.

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Trump got the momentum he wanted in Iowa but New Hampshire is different

7:18am January 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump did very well in the Republican caucuses in Iowa Monday night. Ron DeSantis came in second, followed by Nikki Haley. Next week is the New Hampshire primary.

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday.

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As Trump wins Iowa, focus shifts to New Hampshire. Here's what you need to know

7:00am January 16, 2024

by Jeongyoon Han

With the momentum set in Iowa, the candidates are already looking to the next contest as Trump hopes to cement his lead, and DeSantis and Haley continue to fight for second place nationally.

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Morning news brief

5:09am January 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump had a big victory at the Iowa caucuses. Democrats won't know their Iowa results until March 5. Primary voters in New Hampshire head to the polls next Tuesday.