No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No Labels has always said we would only offer our … Read more

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin’s new legislative map

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New legislative districts adopted last month erase Republican advantages that gave the GOP dominance of the Wisconsin Assembly even as Democrats won 14 of the past 17 … Read more

Gridiron dinner: Biden says that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’

Gridiron dinner: Biden says that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The big news this week, President Joe Biden said at a weekend Washington roast, was that two candidates had clinched their party’s nomination for president. But one was too old, too mentally unfit for the job, he said. “The other’s me,” Biden quipped. The digs against Republican Donald Trump kept coming from … Read more

Biden has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign

Biden has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those … Read more

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It’s home prices

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It’s home prices

WASHINGTON – Lori Shelton can’t fathom ever having the money to buy a home — and that’s a major reason why so many voters feel down on the economy ahead of this year’s presidential election. Shelton, 67, drives an Uber to help pay rent in Aurora, Colorado. An advance on her pay covered her apartment’s … Read more

Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say

Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. After months of leaving open whether the group would offer a ticket, No … Read more

Nikki Haley suspends campaign, leaving Trump as last major Republican candidate

Nikki Haley suspends campaign, leaving Trump as last major Republican candidate

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win … Read more

Election 2024: Donald Trump wins Missouri caucuses

Election 2024: Donald Trump wins Missouri caucuses

Donald Trump won Missouri’s Republican caucuses, one of three events Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. The former president, who is especially strong in caucuses, added to his delegate lead with that victory and made gains at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho was scheduled to hold its caucuses later Saturday. … Read more

Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him

Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him

PHILADELPHIA — As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.” Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention … Read more

Conspiracy theories surround Taylor Swift. These GOP voters don’t care

Conspiracy theories surround Taylor Swift. These GOP voters don’t care

WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election. “I wonder who’s going to win the Super Bowl next month,” wrote former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in January after the Kansas City … Read more