CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Republican primary voters in South Carolina said former President Donald Trump, 77, is more physically and mentally fit to be president than former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, 52. After winning the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire primary, and Nevada caucuses, Trump’s swift victory in South Carolina was not surprising. […]
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she will not give up her fight to be president after a crushing defeat to former President Donald Trump in her home state Saturday. “I said earlier this week that no matter what happens in South Carolina, I would continue to […]
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick shrugged off former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about black voters, describing them as that of a “billionaire construction worker.” McKissick appeared on MSNBC’s The Weekend on Saturday to respond to Trump’s claim that black voters like him “because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, […]
Former President Donald Trump revived the story of Gen. “Raisin” Caine during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. Here is an explanation of the man he was referring to. Trump recalled a conversation he had with Air Force Lt. Gen. John D. Caine in December 2018 while Caine was stationed in Iraq. At the […]
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump defeated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley by double digits in South Carolina, her home state, marking his fifth straight win in the 2024 primary schedule. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. — the same time the polls closed in the Palmetto State. […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Conservative Political Action Conference capped off Saturday with the results of a straw poll, which found attendees were equally split between entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as choices to become former President Donald Trump’s running mate, a topic at the forefront of this week’s conference. Ramaswamy and […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), who is outspokenly anti-abortion, slammed Republicans who have rushed to embrace in vitro fertilization in the wake of a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos are human beings. Santorum, an ally of former President Donald Trump and a former presidential candidate himself, praised […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel. According to U.S. officials, American […]
Former President Donald Trump is facing heat from various black political leaders after he suggested he is a favorite among black voters. Trump was in South Carolina on Friday when he said black voters like him “because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as being discriminated against.” […]
A new proposal for a ceasefire and hostage exchange presented by American, Egyptian, and Qatari officials was floated to their Israeli counterparts on Friday in Paris. The proposal suggested that Israel release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 from Hamas, plus a six-week ceasefire. The Hamas-held hostages include both civilian and military women, […]
