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DeSantis Bets on Iowa Caucuses to Keep Him Afloat in GOP Nomination Race

1Jan

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DeSantis Bets on Iowa Caucuses to Keep Him Afloat in GOP Nomination Race

Dec. 31, 2023 11:01 am ETELKADER, Iowa—With the Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Ron DeSantis is betting heavily on a strong performance in the state to preserve his viability in the Republican nomination race as he faces a drumbeat of questions about his campaign strategy. DeSantis is polling neck and neck with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in Iowa in their quest for second place behind the front-runner, former President Donald Trump, but DeSantis lags behind Haley in New Hampshire and South Carolina, where voters will make their picks in late January and February, respectively. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Civil War Gaffe Undercuts Nikki Haley’s 2024 Pitch

29Dec

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Civil War Gaffe Undercuts Nikki Haley’s 2024 Pitch

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 10:24 am ETRepublican Nikki Haley, who until this week had run a disciplined and largely error-free presidential campaign, has been forced into an uncomfortable and unexpected new chore: doing cleanup on a blunder related to the Civil War and slavery.The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador was forced into defensive mode after she omitted slavery from an answer she gave at a New Hampshire campaign event where she was asked what prompted the Civil War. Her long-winded response avoided giving the answer to a basic question most learned in grade school, teeing up a barrage of criticism from political foes.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Nikki Haley Says ‘Of Course’ Civil War Was About Slavery, Following Criticism

29Dec

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Nikki Haley Says ‘Of Course’ Civil War Was About Slavery, Following Criticism

Updated Dec. 28, 2023 7:38 pm ETRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday the Civil War was caused by a fight over slavery as she tried to tamp down a political uproar hours after she failed to mention it when asked about the conflict’s origins.“Of course the Civil War was about slavery, we know that, that’s the easy part of it,” she said on a Pulse of NH radio show. “I’m from the South. Of course you know it’s about slavery.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Biden Administration Puts New Emphasis on Fighting Violent Crime

24Dec

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Biden Administration Puts New Emphasis on Fighting Violent Crime

INDIANAPOLIS—The Biden administration is walking a tightrope on law enforcement, raising its support for local police fighting violent crime without abandoning its longtime goal of curbing misconduct in some departments.In the past month alone, the Justice Department announced it would flood federal agents and racketeering prosecutors into Memphis, Tenn.; charged 20 people in South Carolina with trafficking guns and drugs; and seized a cache of machine guns, rifles and silencers in Rhode Island. The top federal prosecutor in Washington said he would try more teenage carjacking suspects as adults, blasting what he described as overly lenient criminal-justice laws that had “swung too far” in the nation’s capital.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe8568...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Endorses Nikki Haley in GOP Presidential Race

13Dec

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Endorses Nikki Haley in GOP Presidential Race

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:50 pm ETNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday endorsed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a potential boost to her bid in the state that will hold the second Republican presidential nominating contest on Jan. 23.The move by Sununu, a popular governor who is strongly opposed to former President Donald Trump’s effort to win the GOP nomination for a third time, is a blow to the New Hampshire-focused campaign of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.Sununu formally announced his support for Haley, also a former United Nations ambassador, at an evening event in Manchester.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Can Nikki Haley’s ‘Strategy of Conviction’ Beat Trump?

10Dec

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Can Nikki Haley’s ‘Strategy of Conviction’ Beat Trump?

New YorkNikki Haley has a theory about Donald Trump. When he “senses one ounce of weakness, he topples you,” she says. If he runs into “any amount of strength, he walks away from you.” Mr. Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations is describing how she plans to confront—and defeat—her old boss in the Republican presidential primary. “I’m not movable when it comes to what I believe, and I call you out like it is. He knows that.” Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Nikki Haley Blasted for Corporate Ties in Fourth GOP Debate

7Dec

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Nikki Haley Blasted for Corporate Ties in Fourth GOP Debate

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Nikki Haley’s Republican presidential nomination rivals attacked her for being too cozy with American corporations during a debate Wednesday night that showcased her ascent in the race and the party’s sharp populist turn.The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador took heat for receiving support from wealthy Democratic donors on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, holding a lucrative seat on Boeing’s board, and calling for technology companies to verify users who post online.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

What to Watch in the Fourth Republican Presidential Debate

6Dec

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What to Watch in the Fourth Republican Presidential Debate

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 7:17 am ETTUSCALOOSA, Ala.—The Republican presidential primary debate stage will shrink to four participants Wednesday evening, with the event expected to focus on two remaining competitors vying to be the main 2024 alternative to former President Donald Trump.Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose campaigns have become increasingly combative in recent days, are trying to sell themselves as the most able to challenge Trump as the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses and the start of GOP nomination balloting approach.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Drops Out of GOP Presidential Primary

5Dec

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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Drops Out of GOP Presidential Primary

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination race Monday, becoming the latest candidate to acknowledge the challenges of trying to overtake former President Donald Trump for the GOP’s nod.The exit by the wealthy former software entrepreneur from a heavily Republican state follows earlier departures by former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Trump holds a commanding lead in national polls, as well as those in the states that will hold the first nomination balloting in January.Burgum, 67 years old and known for a casual style and noninflammatory rhetoric, was never a significant presence in the race. He participated in the first and second primary debates in the late summer and early fall, but failed to qualify for subseq...

Donald Trump Draws Cheers In Nikki Haley’s Backyard At Clemson-South Carolina Football Game

26Nov

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Donald Trump Draws Cheers In Nikki Haley’s Backyard At Clemson-South Carolina Football Game

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump used college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while trying to upstage his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf at the Clemson-South Carolina football game.The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night to chants of “We want Trump! We want Trump!” from fans gathered for the annual Palmetto Bowl, the state’s biggest sporting event of the year.Haley, a Clemson alumna and trustee who was twice elected South Carolina governor, did not attend.Trump was a guest of Gov. Henry McMaster, Haley’s successor. The entourage, which entered through a veritable tunnel of Trump s...