Former President Trump won an emphatic victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday, vanquishing rival Nikki Haley in her home state. The race was called for Trump within moments of polls closing at 7 p.m. EST. With 83 percent of returns in just before 10 p.m., the GOP front-runner's margin of victory stood at 21 points The Michigan primary is next up Tuesday — and then March 5 brings Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states vote. Here are the main takeaways from the Palmetto State primary. |
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Former President Trump is projected to handily win the South Carolina GOP primary, dealing a crushing blow to rival Nikki Haley, according to an exit poll conducted by Decision Desk HQ. The Palmetto State becomes the third state in a row in which Trump has trounced Haley on the ballot. The two did not compete together in Nevada, which held a dueling primary and caucus. |
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The primary race between former President Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is growing increasingly personal as Haley remains defiant in her decision to stay in the race despite trailing Trump by double digits. The changing tenor of the race was underscored this week when she choked up talking about her husband during an emotional speech in South Carolina — remarks that came days after Trump attacked her over her husband's absence from the campaign trail. |
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Former President Trump celebrated his easy victory in the South Carolina GOP primary on Saturday night and projected he will beat President Biden in their likely head-to-head rematch in November. Trump during his speech praised a variety of politicians who were with him in the days leading up to the Palmetto State GOP primary, in which he handily beat his chief Republican primary rival, Nikki Haley, the state's former governor. |
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Black leaders, DNC blast Trump for 'racist' comments |
Black leaders are condemning former President Trump's recent comments about Black voters as "racist." Speaking at the Black Conservative Federation (BCF) annual gala in South Carolina on Friday, Trump said his legal woes have earned him the support of Black voters around the country. "I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing," Trump told the crowd. "And a lot of people said that's why the Black people like me, because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I'm being discriminated against." |
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Former President Trump on Saturday painted a bleak picture of America under President Biden's leadership, describing himself as a "political dissident" and as the country's last hope to address its problems. "For hard-working Americans, Nov. 5 will be our new Liberation Day," Trump said in an address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). "But for the liars, and cheaters, and fraudsters, and censors and imposters who have commandeered our government, it will be their Judgment Day." |
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy were tied for first place as Republican grassroot activists' preference for former President Trump's vice presidential pick. Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gave Noem and Ramaswamy 15 percent each when asked whom they believed Trump should pick as his running mate for 2024. |
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| BY JULIA MUELLER AND BRETT SAMUELS |
Months out from November's high-stakes election, the White House and the Biden campaign are going public with growing frustration over how the president is being portrayed in the media. Biden's camp is taking swings over press coverage of the incumbent as his reelection bid fends off persistent concerns about whether the 81-year-old is fit for another four years in the Oval Office. |
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| Johnson eyes spending package to avert shutdown, warns GOP not to expect 'home runs' |
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to prevent a partial government shutdown by moving a set of spending bills as a single package ahead of Friday's deadline, according to a source familiar. Johnson held a private call with GOP lawmakers Friday night and told members his goal is to pass a package of the four bills due Friday, known as a "minibus," but warned the number of bills included in the package is up in the air, according to the source. Congressional leaders could release the compromise bills as soon as Sunday. |
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| This year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) underscored the clear divide among Republicans on aid to Ukraine, with speakers and attendees largely expressing their opposition to giving the nation more assistance. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dragged on for two years, but Democrats and some Republicans have been supportive of offering further aid to the Eastern European country. |
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Russia's kidnapping campaign takes a crushing toll on Ukraine |
No one outside of the Kremlin knows how many Ukrainian children have been stolen from their families since the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion two years ago. An estimated 500 Ukrainian children have been returned since February 2022, but that's just a small fraction of the estimated hundreds of thousands of children — ranging in age from toddlers to teenagers — torn from their homes and held hostage in Russia. |
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BY JEFF MARTINI AND GIAN GENTILE |
OPINION | In early January, the United States began launching a series of military strikes on Houthi targets. In early February, the Biden administration expanded strikes to include targets against Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps and its affiliated militias in Iraq and Syria. Many have misinterpreted these strikes, and even argued against them, as unlikely to achieve deterrence. But they are not designed to achieve that outcome. |
OPINION | "What if?" That is the much-hoped-for question now pinballing within the minds of certain politicians and staff members with regard to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. None may want to publicly admit to such eager anticipation, but some are not only thinking about the question, but war-gaming the steps needed to pounce should the question become a reality. |
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Donald Trump shows no sign of being shaken from his controlling position — not in 2024, and not in the foreseeable future. |
Customers' needs are evolving as the artificial-intelligence industry transitions, presenting an opportunity for Nvidia and its rivals. |
BY TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA AND SAMY MAGDY |
Mediators are making progress on an agreement for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and the release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, Israeli media reported Sunday. |
Two GOP veterans are urging the new House speaker to make his own decisions and not kowtow to the far-right flank |
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