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Ron DeSantis suspends U.S. presidential campaign, endorses fellow Republican rival Trump

After strong early polling, Florida governor struggled to find footing in primary

January 21, 2024

By Editors Desk

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump are shown at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., in November 2019. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Donald Trump during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, on jan. 20.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Trump Widens Lead Over Haley in CNN’s Latest New Hampshire Poll

January 21, 2024

By Christine Burke

‘A total failure to launch’: Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the start

January 21, 2024

By Matt Dixon, Dasha Burns, Allan Smith and Abigail Brooks

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January 21, 2024

Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire

Campaign insiders are pinning their hopes on next month's South Carolina primary.

January 21, 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes questions from reporters today in South Carolina.Jeffrey Collins / AP

January 19, 2024

Tim Scott to endorse Trump at rally in New Hampshire Friday evening

Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, ended his own presidential bid in November

January 19, 2024

January 19, 2024

‘You don’t see the frenzy’: The New Hampshire primary is a bust

This isn’t the primary Granite Staters are accustomed to.

January 19, 2024

The 2024 New Hampshire primary is a toppling of the state's time-honored traditions, and voters are taking note. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images

January 18, 2024

Trump urges Supreme Court to put him back on the Colorado ballot

The former president’s lawyers warn of ‘chaos and bedlam’ if states are allowed to bar him from the ticket

January 18, 2024

January 18, 2024

Maine ruling on Trump leaves his name on the ballot. What will the Supreme Court say?

The Supreme Court will take up the issue in a case from Colorado on Feb. 8.

January 18, 2024

Former President Donald Trump pumps his fist Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Trump caucus night watch party at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Zach Boyden-Holmes, The Register/USA TODAY Network

January 17, 2024

Maine court defers ruling on election official disqualifying Trump because of 14th Amendment

The secretary of state cited Jan. 6 in keeping him out of the race.

January 17, 2024

Former President Donald Trump leaves his apartment building in New York, Jan. 17, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP

January 17, 2024

Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until Supreme Court ruling

Courts have allowed Trump’s name to appear on the ballots in Colorado and Maine while he pursues appeals

January 17, 2024

Former president Donald Trump, seen here Monday after the Iowa caucuses, will wait a little longer to find out if his name will appear on Maine's primary ballot. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

January 17, 2024

Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire

Campaign insiders are pinning their hopes on next month's South Carolina primary.

January 17, 2024

Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire

January 17, 2024

Trump’s win in Iowa shows big strengths and hidden warning signs

A POLITICO analysis shows which Iowa caucusgoers warmed up to Trump, and who is still holding out.

January 17, 2024

Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night victory event in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 15. | Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO

January 16, 2024

Democrats seize on Iowa results to campaign on threats posed by Trump

Kamala Harris reminds voters of Trump’s role in overturning Roe v Wade as unstated core of campaign is Biden can beat him again

January 16, 2024

Joe Biden seized on Donald Trump’s Iowa victory immediately in his fundraising appeals. Composite: AP, Getty Images

January 16, 2024

After Iowa, Trump Sets Sights on New Hampshire, Haley

DeSantis says he will continue campaign after distant-second finis

January 16, 2024

Donald Trump hopes to ride his triumph in Iowa to a decisive victory in New Hampshire. PHOTO: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS

January 16, 2024

‘He wins big’: Trump takes the Republican reins in his quest for re-election

For some Americans, it’s a nightmare from which they cannot wake, but for others it’s a new chapter in the Maga saga

January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Donald Trump does exactly what he was expected to do

After winning Iowa easily, he could have the primary in effect wrapped up by the end of February

January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy suspends presidential campaign

He said he plans to travel to New Hampshire to campaign for Trump on Tuesday ahead of the state’s primary next week.

January 16, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Vande's Bar & Grill on October 30, 2023 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images/File

January 16, 2024

Trump dominates with Republicans, and 5 other takeaways from Iowa caucuses

Turnout was very low and Trump's challengers didn't gain great traction.

January 16, 2024

January 15, 2024

Trump easily wins the Iowa caucuses — a big first step toward a 2024 rematch with Biden

NBC News projects that former President Donald Trump is the winner of the 2024 Iowa caucuses.

January 15, 2024

Trump is hoping for a big — possibly historic — victory in Iowa Monday, while Haley and DeSantis are battling for second place.

January 15, 2024

Donald Trump facing his first major test of 2024

Voters are having their say in the first major test for Donald Trump in 2024, as he looks to turn a runaway poll lead into real results.

January 15, 2024

He also enjoyed a boogie. Picture: Scott Olson / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

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