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Poll: 86% of Americans Say Biden Is Too Old to Run

Smaller majority of 62% feel the same about Trump, per ABC/Ipsos survey

(Newser) - The age-old question of "how old is too old for a presidential candidate?" has taken on increasing urgency as we barrel toward November with two frontrunners who are getting up there in years. Now, according to a new poll, an "overwhelming majority" of Americans say that the incumbent,...

NATO Chief Leads Outcry to Trump&#39;s Russia Stance
NATO Chief
Leads Outcry
Over Trump's
Russia Stance
the rundown
Feb 11, 2024 4:50 PM CST

NATO Chief Leads Outcry Over Trump's Russia Stance

Candidate's comments put nations, troops at risk, secretary-general says

(Newser) - The head of NATO led an international response Sunday denouncing Donald Trump's comment that he would encourage Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to members of the alliance who, in his view, don't contribute enough money to the collective defense. "Any suggestion that allies...

Trump on Haley: 'Where's Her Husband?'

Campaign takes personal turn in South Carolina, as Haley fires back about spouse serving overseas

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Nikki Haley both campaigned in the latter's home turf of South Carolina on Saturday, and the race swerved toward the personal. The former president questioned the absence of Haley's husband on the campaign trail—Maj. Michael Haley is serving overseas with the National Guard—and...

'It's a Problem:' Democrats Assess the 8-Word Biden Slam

President has a mess to clean up after special counsel's description of his 'poor memory'

(Newser) - Thursday was former President Trump's "best day of 2024," writes Zachary B. Wolf in an analysis at CNN . He not only had a great day at the Supreme Court and racked up more delegates , he received an unexpected political bonanza from a special counsel who referred to...

Nevada Caucuses Go Exactly as Expected

Trump won them, as well as the US Virgin Islands

(Newser) - As expected, Donald Trump won Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to compete, the AP reports. Nikki Haley skipped the caucuses, the only contest in Nevada that counts toward the GOP nomination. Haley cited what she considered an unfair process favoring Trump and...

Trump Appeared to Have a Great Day at Supreme Court
Trump Appeared to Have
a Great Day at Supreme Court
the rundown
Feb 8, 2024 12:20 PM CST

Trump Appeared to Have a Great Day at Supreme Court

Justices don't sound like they will kick him off the 2024 ballot

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments on a Donald Trump case with historic implications : Whether he should be disqualified from running for reelection because of his actions related to the 2021 attack on the Capitol. And the gist of coverage is that it seems highly unlikely the court will...

With Trump Case, SCOTUS Steps 'Into Freshly Fallen Snow'

It will consider whether the 14th Amendment prevents Trump from holding office

(Newser) - Of all the Donald Trump-related court moments of recent months, Thursday's will be among the most consequential, and certainly the most historic. As the New Republic puts it: The Supreme Court is "stepping out into freshly fallen snow." It will be the first time a case about...

Haley, the Only Major Candidate in Nevada Primary, Loses

The primary was symbolic, awarding no delegates

(Newser) - The "none of these candidates" option has won in Nevada's symbolic Republican presidential primary contest , an embarrassing result for Nikki Haley, who was the only major candidate on the ballot, the AP reports. The former UN ambassador opted to compete in the state-run primary election Tuesday instead of...

Trump Suggests Changes Atop RNC
Sources:
RNC Chair
Will Resign
UPDATED
Feb 6, 2024 8:38 PM CST

Sources: RNC Chair Will Resign

Ronna McDaniel has informed Trump of her plans, sources say

(Newser) - Sources tell the New York Times that Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, plans to step down after South Carolina's February 24 primary. The sources say McDaniel has informed Donald Trump, who recently expressed displeasure with the job she's doing and said "changes" were likely....

Nevada's Weird Voting Loophole Will Benefit Trump

State will have a GOP primary and a caucus this week, but only the latter counts

(Newser) - The next round of voting in the 2024 primaries takes place in Nevada this week. But it's a strange stew of primaries and caucuses, even if the big-picture outcome is not in doubt:
  • Meaningless primary: The state is holding a GOP primary Tuesday, but it will not count for
...

Trump Wants to Debate Biden &#39;Now&#39;
Trump Wants to
Debate Biden 'Now'
Feb 5, 2024 7:25 PM CST

Trump Wants to Debate Biden 'Now'

'He's got nothing to do,' Biden says

(Newser) - Former President Trump has refused to debate Nikki Haley or any of his other, now-vanquished, rivals in the GOP race, but it's a different story when it comes to President Biden. Trump said on Dan Bongino's radio show Monday that he wants to debate the president "immediately,...

One Stat in New Poll a Big Problem for Biden

Respondents favor Trump on the economy by 22 points

(Newser) - "Inflation is coming down," President Biden declared on the campaign trail last week. "Jobs are growing," he added, a reference to the still-sizzling labor market . On top of that, the stock market has been booming to record levels. Despite the rosy stats, however, a new NBC...

Poll: Nikki Haley Is in Trouble in Her Home State

Trump has 26-point lead in South Carolina

(Newser) - Nikki Haley has a lot of ground to make up if she's going to have any hope of winning the Republican primary in the state she governed for eight years, according to a Washington Post /Monmouth University poll . The survey of 815 potential GOP primary voters in South Carolina...

Poll Puts Biden Ahead of Trump, With Growing Gender Gap

Quinnipiac poll has Biden up 6 points in head-to-head with GOP frontrunner

(Newser) - Enough polls have put Donald Trump ahead of President Biden recently for the GOP frontrunner to claim he is responsible for stock market rises , but Biden is ahead of the former president in the latest Quinnipiac poll . The poll of 1,650 registered voters nationwide, conducted from Jan. 25 to...

Illinois Keeps Trump on the Ballot
Illinois Keeps Trump
on the Ballot
Jan 30, 2024 12:33 PM CST

Illinois Keeps Trump on the Ballot

Election board declares it doesn't have the authority to kick him off

(Newser) - Illinois' election board on Tuesday kept former President Trump on the state's primary ballot, a week before the US Supreme Court hears arguments on whether his role in the 2021 attack on the Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency. The board's unanimous ruling comes after its hearing officer,...

GOP Front-Runner Proclaims, 'This Is the Trump Stock Market'

Biden campaign points out former president had predicted a collapse if he lost in 2020

(Newser) - Employing reasoning that puzzles President Biden's team, Donald Trump has said he deserves the credit for the stock market's run of record highs despite the fact that he's not president. "This is the Trump stock market," the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination wrote Monday...

&#39;Betting Favorite&#39; Emerges in Trump VP Sweepstakes
'Betting Favorite' Emerges
in Trump VP Sweepstakes
the rundown
Jan 29, 2024 10:45 AM CST

'Betting Favorite' Emerges in Trump VP Sweepstakes

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is seen as the leading contender

(Newser) - Nikki Haley appears to be planning for a long primary campaign, with more than 10 fundraisers planned in the next two weeks, reports Axios . But former President Donald Trump's two early victories and his big lead in the polls already has plenty of stories circulating about his potential running...

Trump Leans Into Border as a Campaign Issue

Praises Texas for opposing federal Border Patrol

(Newser) - Donald Trump lavished praise Saturday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for not allowing the Biden administration entry to remove razor wire in a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the US. In a speech focused overwhelmingly on border security—potentially foreshadowing a big issue in the general election—Trump said...

Haley Calls Trump 'Totally Unhinged'

Tension continues between two GOP presidential candidates after Trump demands Haley drop out

(Newser) - Earlier this week, presidential contender Donald Trump informed fellow Republicans that they'll become persona non grata if they dare to donate to his remaining major GOP opponent, Nikki Haley—in short, they'll be "permanently barred from the MAGA camp" if they do so. On Friday, Haley scoffed...

Trump Rejects Move to Declare Him 'Presumptive Nominee'

He says he wants to do it the 'Old Fashioned' way

(Newser) - A plan for the Republican National Committee to declare Donald Trump the "presumptive nominee" was shelved after Trump said thanks but no thanks. David Bossie, an RNC committeeman from Maryland who worked on Trump's 2016 campaign, had prepared a draft resolution stating that Trump is the RNC's...

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