Anti-abortion activists aim to sway GOP White House hopefuls
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.
wftv.comNikki Haley planning Feb. 15 launch for 2024 White House bid
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.
wftv.comTrump opens 2024 run, says he's 'more committed' than ever
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.
Operative jumps from Haley team to Pence amid 2024 jostling
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.
wftv.comTrump to be joined by Graham, McMaster at Jan. 28 SC event
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.
wftv.comTrump to be joined by Graham, McMaster at Jan. 28 SC 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.
news.yahoo.comTrump to hold 1st public campaign event in South Carolina
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.
wftv.comTrump to hold first public 2024 campaign event in SC
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.
wftv.comHead of Nobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program to quit
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.
wftv.comDirector of Nobel-winning UN World Food Program to step down
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.
wftv.comNobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program head to step down
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.
wftv.comHaley signals 2024 openness despite pledge to back Trump
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.
wftv.comTrump's growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
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.
wftv.comTrump's growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat
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.
news.yahoo.comNikki Haley Says Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Black American Pastor, Should Be 'Deported'
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.”
news.yahoo.comNikki Haley says Warnock should be deported at Walker rally
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…
news.yahoo.comIowa GOP open to non-Trump prospects as 2024 gets underway
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 book out this fall
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.”.
Pence navigates Trump's shadow during New Hampshire visit
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.
Haley: Diversifying puts GOP in best position to lead
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, Russia urge UNSC to end key sanctions on North Korea
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.