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In this photo from the second GOP primary debate on Sept. 27, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (left) argues a point with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (right), with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at center.

GOP presidential hopefuls meet at the debate in Miami tonight, sans Trump once more

2:43pm November 08, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Republican candidates seeking the nomination for the 2024 presidential nomination will debate on Wednesday night in Miami. But once again, in his absence, frontrunner Donald Trump commands attention.

Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September.

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Five candidates face off in Miami. Here's how to watch the third GOP debate

5:00am November 07, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Five Republican candidates — minus the frontrunner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman walks onto stage in his trademark Carhart hoodie and basketball shorts Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Fetterman was the featured speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration on Nov. 4.

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that

12:19pm November 06, 2023

by Clay Masters

As Republicans barnstorm the state, a high-profile visit by Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was designed to bolster enthusiasm for an Iowa Democratic Party that hasn't had the easiest few years.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is advocating against a third-party presidential run by a candidate backed by No Labels, in fear that they would imperil a President Biden victory in 2024.

Democrats sound alarms over No Labels third-party bid

5:29pm November 02, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

No Labels, the political group focused on a third-party run, is trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states. Prominent Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are raising concerns.

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is shown listening as Republicans try to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

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Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House

3:22am November 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.

FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington.

Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor's race, reclaims office for GOP

5:49am October 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor's race, holding off a crowded field of candidates.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. Gaetz introduced a Motion to Vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that led to the first ouster of a sitting Speaker in American history.

Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home

2:24pm October 07, 2023

by Greg Allen

The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.

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Kevin McCarthy of Calif., then the newly elected speaker of the House, picks up the gavel as he begins to speak in the House chamber on Jan. 7.

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McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

5:00am October 07, 2023

by Ron Elving

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 6, Manchester, N.H.

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Bucking his party, Chris Christie makes his case for 2024

1:51pm September 08, 2023

Christie is still a Republican – after all, he's running for that party's presidential nomination. But his views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of step with many in the party.

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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 12 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Once the leading alternative to Trump, turnover in the DeSantis team spells trouble

3:55pm September 05, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

The governor of Florida, who consistently polls second in the race, has been named by many as the successor to Trump. But he has failed to gain in the polls and personnel issues roil his campaign.

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