Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Trump leads polls ahead of Iowa caucus; Biden and Pentagon chief

8:05am January 13, 2024

Bad weather and a commanding Trump lead may take some of the excitement out of the Iowa caucuses. Meanwhile President Biden is juggling world events and a restless Democratic party.

Former President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's supporters attend a rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2023.

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What is the 2024 election all about, anyway?

5:00am January 13, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

There is a particular volatility roiling society, and the country is sharply divided on what it means to be American.

"Excited sister" — a fixture at Kuomintang rallies — makes her presence known at a rally for the KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih on Jan. 6.

In photos: Costumes, color and singing candidates — welcome to a Taiwanese election

10:47pm January 12, 2024

Amid a dazzling display of color and theatrics, Taiwan, the only Chinese-language democracy, is preparing to elect a new president this weekend.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Su Chao Hui, left, is seeking another term in office. Jason Hsu, right, a former law maker and current advisor to KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih.

As China looms large, two opposing visions face off in Taiwan's election

7:01pm January 12, 2024

The two parties that have historically dominated Taiwanese electoral politics are trying to sell voters their visions of the island's future – starting with the issue of China.

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Biden is using one of Trump's insults — 'loser' — against him

6:40pm January 12, 2024

by Tamara Keith

President Biden is using one of former President Donald Trump's favorite insults against him, pointedly calling him a loser.

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A look at Trump's hold on Iowa

5:43pm January 12, 2024

by Clay Masters

In 2016, Donald Trump came in second in the Iowa caucuses on his way to winning the White House. Now, he's grown his support and continues to dominate in polls days ahead of the first primary contest.

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper gets temporary legal win in fight with legislature over board's makeup

4:42pm January 12, 2024

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

A North Carolina judge has prevented for now an environmental regulatory board from canceling its lawsuit while state courts examine Gov. Roy Cooper's arguments that legislative changes in the board's makeup prevent him from carrying out effectively laws to control pollution.

Police secure an area around a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket where 10 people were killed in a shooting on May 14, 2022.

DOJ to seek death penalty for gunman in Buffalo supermarket mass shooting

2:38pm January 12, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at the Tops supermarket in 2022.

University Inn and Suites on Peters Creek Parkway

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Winston-Salem leaders touted a motel conversion project as a solution to homelessness. Now delays and lawsuits are raising questions about its future

12:00pm January 12, 2024

by April Laissle

This week the city of Asheville pulled the plug on a long-awaited project to convert a motel into housing for people experiencing homelessness. The move came after the partner organizations managing the project were named in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Winston-Salem has been attached to a similar project with the same partners since 2022. And city leaders say that partnership stands, despite repeated delays.

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Image taken from the bridge of HMS Diamond, seen here firing Sea Viper missiles in the Red Sea on Oct. 1. The HMS Diamond along with U.S. warships successfully repelled a large attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea.

U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen

11:12am January 12, 2024

by Tom Bowman

The airstrikes on multiple Houthi targets in Yemen follow more than two months of attacks by the Iran-backed militants against cargo ships and U.S. warships in the Red Sea.

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