By Anna Tong and Helen Coster Democrat Shamaine Daniels is running for Congress, eyeing a seat held by Trump-aligned Republican Representative Scott Perry, who played a key role challenging the 2020 election results. Daniels, who lost to Perry by less than 10 points last year, hopes a new weapon will help her underdog candidacy: Ashley, an …
Meet Ashley, the world’s first AI-powered political campaign caller Read More »
By James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has largely pinned his presidential hopes on a top finish next month in the early voting state of Iowa, on Thursday formed a new national finance effort to help spur donations and try and keep pace with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. …
DeSantis forms new fundraising effort as Iowa showdown looms Read More »
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a gag order restricting the former U.S. president from publicly talking about court staff in his New York civil fraud trial. The judge overseeing the case, Justice Arthur Engoron, issued the gag order on Oct. …
Trump loses challenge to gag order in New York civil fraud case Read More »
By Jason Lange, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Nikki Haley’s deep-pocketed allies have turbo-charged spending on her presidential bid in recent weeks, a last-ditch effort to boost her chances against frontrunner Donald Trump in party nomination contests that start next month. The SFA Fund Inc, a pro-Haley super PAC funded by …
Haley backers’ spending surges in Republican’s last-ditch White House bid Read More »
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than two-thirds of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a defense policy bill on Thursday that includes a record $886 billion in annual military spending and authorizes policies such as aid for Ukraine and push back against China in the Indo-Pacific. The House backed the National …
Congress passes $886 billion defense policy bill, Biden to sign into law Read More »
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to eliminate a nationwide right to abortion was a moment of triumph for conservatives who had labored for five decades to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Nearly two dozen Republican-controlled states have taken advantage of the ruling to impose new restrictions …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The campaign team seeking to ensure that U.S. President Joe Biden wins a second term in the 2024 election is appointing an expert in boosting Democratic voter turnout as chief of staff, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Sara Schreiber was formerly executive director of America Votes, a group that was created in …
Biden re-election team appoints voter turnout expert as chief of staff Read More »
By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – Before Donald Trump stepped on stage for a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in early December, several leaders joined him in a prayer on behalf of a candidate whose latest presidential quest they see as a mission ordained by God. “The gates of hell …
How Trump netted evangelical votes in Iowa — with help from a young Christian operative Read More »
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Testimony concluded on Wednesday in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York, where the former U.S. president is accused of lying about his net worth to dupe lenders. The lawsuit by the New York attorney general seeks to fine Trump at least $250 million and sharply curtail his ability to …
Trump civil fraud trial testimony concludes, verdict expected in early 2024 Read More »
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans agree with President Joe Biden on issues including abortion rights, capping insulin prices and hiking taxes on billionaires, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, but his campaign faces a tough task in getting angry voters to care. The 81-year-old Democrat’s prospects for re-election have …
Biden’s challenge lies in reaching voters who have tuned out -Reuters/Ipsos poll Read More »
