NIKKI HALEY

CHICAGO — (AP) — Emboldened anti-abortion activists are looking to the 2024 presidential election as an opportunity to solidify their influence over the Republican Party. While the hard-line stance could please anti-abortion activists who hold sway in GOP primaries, it could create problems for the party's eventual nominee in the general election. But he has also made clear that he believes pushing any further will hurt Republicans, and he accused anti-abortion leaders of failing to do enough to help GOP candidates in the midterms. Cannon called the notion that opposing abortion hurt the GOP last year “absolutely absurd,” pointing to candidates like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — a top potential GOP presidential candidate — who easily won reelection.

Emboldened anti-abortion activists are looking to the next presidential election as an opportunity to solidify their influence over the Republican Party.

Haley will become the first Republican to get in the 2024 presidential race since former President Donald Trump launched his bid.

Nikki Haley of South Carolina, who served as United Nations ambassador during former President Donald Trump’s administration, will soon declare her candidacy for president.

Haley, 51, served as South Carolina's governor for six years before serving as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations. Trump was in South Carolina Saturday for the initial campaign swing of his 2024 campaign, standing alongside Gov. During the Trump administration, Haley feuded at times with other White House officials while bolstering her own public persona. After the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, Haley initially cast doubts on Trump’s political future but said she wouldn’t challenge him in 2024. In 2021, Haley told The Associated Press that she “would not run if President Trump ran,” but she has since shifted course.

Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official.

The former U.N. ambassador’s move comes as other prospective candidates have slowed their planning.

The presidential campaign landscape in Iowa is markedly different this year compared with four years ago.

Former President Donald Trump has kicked off his 2024 White House bid with stops Saturday in New Hampshire and South Carolina, The appearances in the early-voting states mark the first campaign events since Trump announced his latest run more than two months ago.

As the ex-President runs unopposed, so far, even Facebook welcomes him back.

A new New Hampshire poll suggests that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a double-digit lead over former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 GOP presidential nomination matchup.

Nikki Haley, who was former President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, is gearing up for a likely 2024 run for president against her old boss.

Many are divided between their support for Trump, their desire for a competitive nomination fight, and their allegiance to former governor Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott.

Both Pence​ and Haley​ are considering White House bids in 2024.

Haley and Pence, along with Florida Gov. “I am grateful for my time working with Nikki Haley and her dedicated team," Chapman said in a statement. Although neither Pence nor Haley has made a 2024 campaign official, both have given signals they're inching closer to launching bids. Haley, who in 2021 told the AP that she "would not run if President Trump ran," has since shifted course. Leaving that post after two years, Haley fueled speculation that she might either challenge Trump in 2020 or supplant Pence as his running mate, neither of which happened.

The executive director of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s political action committee is leaving to help run PAC efforts for former Vice President Mike Pence.

Kellyanne Conway spoke out on reports that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wanted to replace Mike Pence on the 2020 ticket on "The Brian Kilmeade Show."

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be joined by two of his highest-profile South Carolina supporters — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Gov. Henry McMaster — at the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid later this month in the early voting state. Trump will be at the Statehouse in Columbia on Jan. 28 and will unveil his South Carolina leadership team, according to a person familiar with the plans. Trump's campaign had previously confirmed the South Carolina event but hadn't provided details. A Scott spokesperson did not immediately comment Tuesday when asked if the senator would attend Trump's event.

Former President Donald Trump will be joined by two of his highest-profile South Carolina supporters — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Gov. Henry McMaster — at the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid later this month in the early voting state. Trump will be at the Statehouse in Columbia on Jan. 28 and will unveil his South Carolina leadership team, according to a person familiar with the plans.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid in the early-voting state of South Carolina. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told The Associated Press on Thursday that Trump will visit South Carolina later this month. The South Carolina visit, first reported by Politico, comes as Trump's campaign has faced criticism, even among some longtime allies, for its low profile since the announcement. The governor’s spokesman said he would wait for an official announcement from the Trump campaign to comment. Trump's visit to South Carolina comes as two of the state's top Republicans mull 2024 bids of their own.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid in the early-voting state of South Carolina. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told The Associated Press on Thursday that Trump will visit South Carolina later this month. The night that Trump announced his 2024 bid, South Carolina Gov. The governor’s spokesman said he would wait for an official announcement from the Trump campaign to comment. Trump's visit to South Carolina comes as two of the state's top Republicans mull 2024 bids of their own.

Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid in the early-voting state of South Carolina.

The attack on Black Florida Rep. Byron Donalds as a "prop" is the latest example of racially charged rhetoric against minority Republicans by liberal figures.

The 2022 midterm elections have concluded, and with the start of the 118th Congress, all eyes are on the 2024 race for the White House.

Before they begin to court voters, ambitious politicians often have to gauge whether their families are on board.

ROME — (AP) — The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world's largest humanitarian organization. David Beasley, a Republican, served one term as South Carolina’s governor from 1995 to 1999. In a statement Saturday, Beasley said he will exit his role at the conclusion of his term in April 2023. The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as "a weapon of war and conflict" at a time when the coronavirus pandemic threatened to exacerbate starvation. The Rome-based World Food Program was established in 1961 at the behest of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and has brought aid to multiple crises, including Ethiopia’s famine of 1984, the Asian tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010.

ROME — (AP) — The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world's largest humanitarian organization. David Beasley, a Republican, served one term as South Carolina’s governor from 1995 to 1999. In a statement Saturday, Beasley said he will exit his role at the conclusion of his term in April 2023. The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as "a weapon of war and conflict" at a time when the coronavirus pandemic threatened to exacerbate starvation. The Rome-based World Food Program was established in 1961 at the behest of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and has brought aid to multiple crises, including Ethiopia’s famine of 1984, the Asian tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010.

ROME — (AP) — The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world's largest humanitarian organization. David Beasley, a Republican, served one term as South Carolina’s governor from 1995 to 1999. In a statement Saturday, Beasley said he will exit his role at the conclusion of his term in April 2023. The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as "a weapon of war and conflict" at a time when the coronavirus pandemic threatened to exacerbate starvation. The Rome-based World Food Program was established in 1961 at the behest of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and has brought aid to multiple crises, including Ethiopia’s famine of 1984, the Asian tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake of 2010.

Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley has announced he will step down from his role as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program

The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago under his watch, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world’s largest humanitarian organization.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley says it was "embarrassing" that Iran was ever elected to a top women's commission after it was ousted on Wednesday.

CLEMSON, S.C. — (AP) — Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador under President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that she would take the Christmas holiday to mull a possible 2024 presidential bid, contradicting her statement last year that she wouldn't enter the race if Trump opted to run again. “I’ve never lost an election, and I’m not going to start now,” Haley said, in a line she repeated Tuesday at Clemson. Haley also then noted that she would not seek her party’s nomination if Trump were also running. "I would not run if President Trump ran, and I would talk to him about it," Haley said then, asked by The Associated Press if a possible Trump bid could preclude her own effort, were he to announce first. A Trump campaign spokesman did not immediately return a message seeking comment Tuesday on Haley's remarks.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she would take the Christmas holiday to mull a possible 2024 presidential bid.

The only way for non-MAGA Republicans to consign the former President to history is for them to unite against him.

With the former president gearing up for another campaign, one of the few big questions is who would run alongside him.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Memories of the tumultuous 2016 Republican primary hung over the Las Vegas ballroom this weekend during the first major gathering of the party's potential contenders for the 2024 nomination. Chris Sununu, who isn't ruling out a 2024 run, said Trump's early announcement has created no sense of urgency; it simply highlighted his weakened political standing. Former New Hampshire GOP Chair Jennifer Horn, who led the state party in 2016, said the growing number of likely 2024 candidates “should know better" this time around. The first presidential primary debate could be just nine months away, using the 2016 presidential primary as a guide. And he acknowledged the looming 2024 primary.

No fewer than 10 major Republican White House prospects stepped onto the ballroom stage this weekend for the unofficial opening of the next presidential primary season.

No fewer than 10 White House prospects stepped onto the stage to pitch their plans to fix the nation — and their party. The details varied, but within most speeches was an extraordinary sense of defiance rarely seen since former President Donald Trump seized control of the Republican Party six years ago. Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, pledged in April that she wouldn't challenge the former president if he ran again.

Nikki Haley commented on the 2024 presidential elections and whether or not she would run during a speech at at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Republican presidential prospects are courting anxious donors and activists in Las Vegas , as the GOP's early 2024 class warns that former President Donald Trump is “a loser” and the party needs to turn elsewhere.

South Carolina's Henry McMaster wins re-election for a second full term after serving six years in what will make him the longest serving governor in the state.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), who served under Donald Trump as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)—a Black American pastor—should be “deported.”

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Sunday quipped that Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) should be deported as she rallied for Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker. “Legal immigrants are more patriotic than the leftists these days,” Haley said at the Hiram, Ga., rally. “They worked to come into America and they love America. They…

Some Republicans have turned to rhetoric stoking cultural divisions and at times pushing racial discord in the final days of the campaign.

Former President Donald Trump has been teasing another presidential run since before he left the White House.

Nikki Haley, who has embraced her Indian heritage, is speaking out against Harvard and UNC's "racist" admissions policies in a case before the Supreme Court Monday.

Republicans have political winds at their back, but the party's nominees in Pennsylvania for governor and Senate are running dramatically different campaigns and targeting two very different types of voters.

India is by far the world’s most significant source of undiscovered and undervalued skills.

A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley.

Mike Pence, Nikki Haley and others who have rejected the former president’s false claims about the 2020 election are still backing candidates who promote them.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley promoted her new book and discussed international politics while appearing on “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.”

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is joining calls for Iran to be removed from the U.N. women's commission in the wake of the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman.

Texas Democrats are embarking on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s big red state.

Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, suggested that OPEC may have decided to cut oil production in response to President Biden's words and actions.

Former U.S ambassador to the U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley slammed President Biden for showing "weakness" amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest threats of using nuclear weapons on "The Five."

Walker, the Trump-backed Republican who is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, has denied paying for an abortion.

Greg Gutfeld weighs in on comedian Billy Eichner's gay rom-com bombing at the box office and explains why it didn't resonate with movie-goers.

Is it time to rethink the political flip-flop?

President Biden's likely to target conservative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when the president headlines a political rally Tuesday in Orlando, in a potential 2024 preview.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as ambassador to the U.N. during the Trump administration, teams up with GOP Senate nominee Don Bolduc of New Hampshire

The View co-host Sunny Hostin landed herself in hot water for the second time this week when she suggested Republican Latinos “vote against their own self-interest.”

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin has a lengthy history of personal attacks towards conservatives that continued this week with her broadside at Nikki Haley.

Tyrus discusses with Greg Gutfeld and guests how the ladies of "The View" slammed Nikki Haley for not representing her heritage with her name on "Gutfeld!"

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Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration.

President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them.

With the fall campaign election season in high gear, Democrat John Fetterman and his Republican rival for U.

Liz Cheney is openly considering a presidential run.

Potential White House hopefuls from both parties often swing by Iowa’s legendary state fair during a midterm election year.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headlining a major gathering of Republicans in South Carolina as he considers a 2024 White House bid.

Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different.

As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he's the most popular figure in the Republican Party.

Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump's fight to overturn the 2020 election have exposed growing political vulnerabilities just as he eyes another presidential bid.

South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit — 72 — for state politicians.

At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer now that the state's June primary has come and gone.

Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as he continues to tease his plans for a third presidential run.

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has won the Democratic nomination for governor, setting up a November showdown with Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he is weighing a presidential run in 2024 and his decision won’t be affected by whether former President Donald Trump decides to join the race.

Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a book coming this fall that covers his years in the Trump administration and, according to his publisher, offers “unvarnished appraisals of the deals made and characters encountered along the way.”.

A shadow primary has begun to take shape among no fewer than three fierce Republican critics of former President Donald Trump to determine who's best positioned to occupy the anti-Trump lane in the next presidential contest.

The United States and 10 other countries are condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urging the U.N. Security Council to act.

Vice President Kamala Harris says the world has arrived at “a decisive moment in history” as the Biden administration warns that a Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days is highly likely.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has announced that $3 million in federal funding will be directed toward historically Black colleges and universities.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting a historically Black university in South Carolina this week to tout what the Biden administration says is a commitment to funding nuclear engineering at such institutions.

In a story published Feb. 10, 2022, The Associated Press reported that U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s therapist, Jerry Mungadze, holds a doctorate in philosophy.

Sen. Tim Scott has a memoir out this summer that he says will explain the two words that have shaped his life: hope and redemption.

The U.S. Senate’s only Black Republican is putting forth what he characterizes as a positive response to partisan rhetoric on race that he’s best-positioned to rebut.

Just a year ago, many Republicans joined Democrats in reacting with horror to the Capitol insurrection.

President Joe Biden is returning to South Carolina, the state that played a pivotal role in his march to the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House.

Former Vice President Mike Pence visited early-voting New Hampshire, where he delivered a speech railing against President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, schmoozed with local activists, dropped by holiday parties, shopped at a local bakery and raised money for state Republicans.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is drawing on her native South Carolina’s struggles with racist violence during her time as governor, arguing Thursday that the Republican Party is best positioned to lead the country alongside a continued diversification of its ranks.

China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea including a ban on exports of seafood and textiles, a cap on imports of refined petroleum products and a prohibition on its citizens working overseas and sending home their earnings.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is hoping to easily secure a second term Tuesday.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has brought out the biggest names in Democratic politics as he’s tried to maintain his edge in Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial race.

A group intent on expanding Republican power across state-level offices is rolling out a national effort to diversify and broaden the GOP, with an advisory council headed up by a number of possible future presidential hopefuls.

Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to keynote the signature fundraiser for the Republican Party in South Carolina.

Republicans eyeing a 2024 White House run are wasting no time in jockeying for a strong position in what could be an extremely crowded field of contenders.