DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. (In June 2020, he announced a plan for schools to reopen for the next school year that began in August. In April 2020, the unemployment rate spiked to 14.7% — the highest level since monthly records began in 1948. It reached a 66-year low during certain months of 2019, at 3.4% in April and 3.6% in August, but by December 2020, unemployment for women was at 6.7%. That deal was negotiated by special counsel David Weiss, who was first appointed to the Justice Department by former President Donald Trump.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Daniel Dale Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, “ Donald Trump, Trump, Daniel Dale, Katie Lobosco Burgum, Doug Burgum, –, Goldman Sachs, Ella Nilsen Tim Scott, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Biden, ” Scott, Scott’s, don’t, Tara Subramaniam Scott, ’ Scott, Joe Biden, they’re, Kevin McCarthy, Merrick Garland, ”, Garland, CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz Haley, Haley, CNN’s Haley Britzky Pence, Mike Pence, “, Obama, CNN’s Haley Britzky Christie, Hunter Biden, Chris Christie, Biden’s son Hunter Biden, Christie, David Weiss, Donald Trump, CNN’s Marshall Cohen Scott, Burgum, Scott, Katie Lobosco Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, “, New, New York Tri, State, Trump, South, United Nations, Social Security, Dakota Gov, American Clean, Republicans, DOJ, Justice Department, National School, Department, Defense Department, of Foreign Relations, Former New Jersey Gov, US, IRS, Treasury Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, Broward, Palm, New York, Connecticut , New Jersey, Louisiana, South Carolina, China, United States, Covid, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

☆ A freak pick-up basketball injury may derail Doug Burgum's debate plans after he loaned himself nearly $10 million to make the stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum was injured during a pick-up basketball game. The North Dakota governor might now miss the first GOP primary debate. Burgum loaned himself nearly $10 million in a bid to catapult his long-shot campaign onto the stage. Doug Burgum was briefly hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering an injury during a pick-up basketball game, raising the possibility that after loaning his campaign nearly $10 million he might miss out on the biggest night of his Republican presidential campaign thus far. Burgum is one of nine GOP hopefuls to meet the Republican National Committee's polling and donation thresholds.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Burgum, loaning, Donald Trump, Lionel Messi Organizations: North, Service, Dakota Gov, Republican, CNN, Republican National Locations: North Dakota, Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee

Here are six takeaways from the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate:Taking shots at RamaswamyWith Trump absent from Wednesday’s debate, the the early target of most of the debate participants was not DeSantis or South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott or any candidate who has ever held elected office before. DeSantis clarified: “Well, statewide.” Asked if he would support a federal six-week abortion ban, DeSantis talked about his electoral victory in Florida. And no one clearly stated they would sign a six-week federal abortion ban – even if they’d approved such laws as governors. At one end of the spectrum stood Haley, who sparred with Pence over the possibility of passing a federal ban. Ahead of the debate, Republican strategists argued that this was the approach Scott wanted to take because it’s his authentic self.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, – brawled, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Ramaswamy brawled, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Trump, Ramaswamy, Christie, Asa Hutchinson, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, “ Vivek, can’t, I’ve, Vivek, Ramaswamy’s, ChatGPT, ”, DeSsantis, – DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Joe Biden, Hunter, Fox’s Brett Baier interjected, Roe, Wade, fides, Haley, Pence, ” Pence, Lindsey Graham, Scott, Doug Burgum –, Burgum, ” DeSantis, he’d, “ Mike, Pence “, ” Haley, Nice, ‘, Scott wasn’t, ” Scott Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Former Arkansas Gov, Fox News, Wing, Ramaswamy, Republican, DeSantis, North Dakota Gov, South, United Nations, United, Ukraine Locations: New Jersey, Fulton, Georgia, Milwaukee, South Carolina, Pence, United States, America, Florida, Miami, Wisconsin, Texas, Russia, Ukraine, Ramaswamy

Eight candidates will appear onstage for the first Republican debate on Wednesday. Many far more politically experienced contenders have met their end under the bright lights of the debate stage. How Republican voters respond will offer some early clues into the ideological future of the party, particularly in a post-Trump era. He participated in eight face-offs during the 2016 campaign and helped coach Mr. Trump for his presidential debates in 2020. The debate offers Mr. Christie an opportunity to take aim at those aligned with Trumpism, even if they are opposed to Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Mitt Romney, gantlet, ”, Newt Gingrich, “ Donald Trump, —, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Jordan Gale, Donald Trump, ” Mr, DeSantis, Trump’s, parry, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Pence, Mike Pence’s, AJ Mast, Mike Pence, Ramaswamy, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, MAGA, Victoria Coates, Roe, Wade, Tim Scott of, Christie, Scott, Nikki Haley, Will Christie, David Degner, Coke, New Coke, “ Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Haley, Doug Burgum, Maddie McGarvey, Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, “ We’re Organizations: Republican, Trump, Fox News, Fair, The New York Times, Wednesday, Fox News Radio, PAC, Ukraine, Harvard, Russia, Democratic, Republicans, United Nations, Mr, Credit, The New York, Gov Locations: Atlanta, Florida, Ukraine, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire, South Carolina, U.N, Iowa, North Dakota, Arkansas

☆ How to Watch the First Republican Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential race will be held Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern. The debate, taking place in Milwaukee, is sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by Fox News. Fox News Channel will broadcast the event, with live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern — an hour before the debate itself — and running past midnight. The debate will be moderated by two Fox News hosts, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Mr. Baier has previously moderated Republican debates in 2015 and 2016, and he and Ms. MacCallum led a town-hall event with Mr. Trump in 2020.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson of, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott of, Donald J, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Baier, MacCallum Organizations: Republican, Republican National Committee, Fox News, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Gov, Trump Locations: Milwaukee, North Dakota, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ It's time for Francis Suarez to drop out of the 2024 GOP presidential race, according to Francis Suarez
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez failed to qualify for the first GOP presidential debate. He previously said that candidates who didn't qualify for the debate should drop out. Suarez did not qualify for the first GOP presidential debate, according to the Republican National Committee. The Miami Mayor previously said that anyone who fails to qualify for the first debate should drop out of the race. The Suarez campaign did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on whether he would continue his campaign.

Persons: Francis Suarez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, —, Doug Burgum's, Lionel Messi's Organizations: Miami, Service, Miami Mayor, GOP, Republican National Committee, Florida Gov, Iowa State, North Dakota Gov, Major League Soccer Locations: Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee, Iowa

☆ Factbox: Who is participating in this week's Republican presidential debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., August 19, 2023. The former president dominates the field, with his indictments in four separate criminal cases boosting his popularity among Republican voters, and has said there is little political upside for him to debate his rivals. The political outsider has stoked grassroots chatter as a potential alternative to Trump and garnered 7% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. She has about 5% support among Republican voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Hutchinson, 72, has touted his experience leading the deeply conservative state as proof he can deliver on policies Republican voters care about, citing tax cuts and job creation initiatives.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Republican Party's, Trump, RON DESANTIS, MIKE, Pence, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, Ipsos, CHRIS CHRISTIE Chris Christie, Trump's, Christie, DOUG BURGUM Burgum, Susan Heavey, Nathan Layne, Joseph Ax, Ross Colvin, Deepa Babington, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Rights, Republican National Committee, RNC, Twitter, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Christian, Reuters, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, ASA, White House, New, Microsoft Corp, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, DeSantis, Florida, Pence, Indiana, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey

☆ Trump seeks to steer attention away from first 2024 GOP debate as rivals make final preparations for Milwaukee
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

As his rivals prepare for the two-hour showdown on Fox News, Trump’s campaign is attempting to counter-program the debate. But Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and other surrogates planned to travel to Milwaukee, where they would have had opportunities to weigh in on national broadcasts before and after the debate in the spin room. Ahead of the debate, some candidates are offering previews of their lines of attack – including criticizing Trump for choosing not to participate. “Every one of us who have qualified for that debate stage ought to be on the stage willing to square off and answer those tough questions,” Pence said. Overall, 42% say Trump is their first choice, followed by 19% supporting DeSantis.

Persons: he’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Donald Trump Jr, Kari Lake, Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Jason Miller, Steven Cheung, Chris LaCivita, Ron DeSantis, “, ” DeSantis, DeSantis, DeSantis –, –, “ We’ll, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, it’s, Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Haley, Russell Brand, Vivek —, ” Haley, ”, Christie, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” Christie, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, ” Pence, Iowa GOP caucusgoers, Scott, Pence, Doug Burgum, Will Hurd, caucusgoers, Chris Sununu, Sununu, “ Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, Fox News, Former Arizona, RNC, Trump, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, PAC, South, United Nations, Twitter, ABC, Des Moines Register, NBC, Iowa GOP, North Dakota Gov, Texas Rep, Selzer, New Hampshire Gov Locations: Milwaukee, Bedminster , New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Fulton County, New Jersey, South Carolina, Israel, America, Miami, Tallahassee, Carolina, – Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Des, Iowa, By New Hampshire

☆ Who qualifies for the Republican debate that Trump is skipping?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Susan Heavey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Here is a list of 2024 Republican hopefuls who appear to be on track to qualify for the debate:DONALD TRUMPTrump dominates the Republican presidential field, and his indictments in four separate criminal cases have only turbo-charged his popularity among Republican voters. DeSantis is Trump's top rival but remains far behind the former president in opinion polls - he stands at just 13% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. The political outsider has excited a lot of grassroots chatter as a potential alternative to Trump and garnered 7% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. She has about 5% support among Republican voters in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Christie saw no support among Republicans in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, which has a credibility interval of about 6 percentage points.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Republican Party's, Tucker Carlson, Ronna McDaniel, DONALD TRUMP Trump, Trump, RON DESANTIS, MIKE, Pence, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, Ipsos, CHRIS CHRISTIE Chris Christie, Trump's, Christie, DOUG BURGUM Burgum, Susan Heavey, Nathan Layne, Joseph Ax, Ross Colvin, Deepa Babington Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Rights, Fox News, Sunday, Twitter, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Christian, Reuters, United Nations, Biden, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, ASA, White House, New, Microsoft Corp, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Georgia, DeSantis, Florida, Pence, Indiana, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey

☆ Trump is skipping the first GOP presidential debate. Here's a look who's participating and what we know about their planned attack strategies for the high-stakes event.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The first Republican presidential debate is scheduled for August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Without Trump at the debate, seven other candidates are set to make their cases for the White House. Here's a look at how the debate is coming together, as the GOP candidates had to meet a set of criteria to even appear onstage. Christie, once a close ally of Trump, has consistently been the fiercest critic of the former president in the GOP race. Suarez, should he make it onstage, will likely just focus on boosting his profile to GOP voters beyond South Florida.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump —, Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Sen, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Asa Hutchinson of, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott Eisen, dethrone Trump, DeSantis, Christie, who's, Pence, Burgum, Haley, Alex Brandon Haley, Scott, Hutchinson, Suarez Organizations: GOP, White, Service, Trump, Republican, Gov, Fox News, Fox Nation, Miami Mayor, Republican National Committee, DeSantis, Daily, Politico, UN, Palmetto State, Republicans, New, Capitol Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Wall, Silicon, Florida, Milwaukee, Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Nazi, United States, Palmetto, Israel, New Hampshire, South Florida

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Eight top Republican presidential contenders will take part on Wednesday in the first debate of the 2024 primary election cycle. All major Republican candidates will be present with one major exception: former President Donald Trump. They are also required to sign a pledge certifying that they will support the eventual Republican nominee. In some cases, during previous primary campaigns, poor performances have sunk candidacies, while strong performances have launched minor candidates into the top tier. Several more are likely, with an October debate likely to occur in Alabama, according to a person familiar with the operations of the Republican National Committee.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Kim Reynolds, Evelyn Hockstein, Martha MacCallum, Bret Baier, Trump, Gram Slattery, Susan Heavey, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Fox News, Democratic, WHO, Republican, Trump, Florida, New, North Dakota, Iowa, Fair, REUTERS, Republican National Committee, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee, Fox News . Wisconsin, U.S, Tim Scott , Arkansas, New Jersey, North, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, California, Alabama

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks next to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a "Fair-Side Chat" hosted by the governor at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Several top Republican presidential contenders on Wednesday will take part in the first debate of the 2024 primary election cycle. All major Republican candidates will be present with one major exception: former President Donald Trump. The candidates are also required to sign a pledge certifying that they will support the eventual Republican nominee. Several more are likely to take place, however, with an October debate likely to occur in Alabama, according to a person familiar with the operations of the Republican National Committee.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, Martha MacCallum, Bret Baier, Trump, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Republican, Iowa, Fair, REUTERS, Rights, Fox News, Democratic, WHO, Trump, New, Republican National Committee, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Milwaukee, Fox News . Wisconsin, Florida, New Jersey, North Dakota, Arkansas, California, Alabama

Former President Donald J. Trump won’t be there. But eight other Republicans hoping to catch him are now set for the first debate of the 2024 presidential primary on Wednesday in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee announced on Monday night. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has been Mr. Trump’s leading rival in most polling, and Mr. Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a Trump ally turned antagonist, has secured a spot, as has another vocal Trump opponent, former Gov. Two prominent South Carolina Republicans have also earned places onstage, Senator Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump’s, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson of, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Biden Organizations: Republican National, South Carolina Republicans, United Nations Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, New Jersey, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, North Dakota

☆ Trump confirms he will not participate in first GOP primary debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he will not participate in the first Republican primary debate this week. A Trump adviser told CNN that the former president could still decide to participate in a later primary debate, despite his post. Wednesday’s primary debate is the first of the 2024 cycle. “I’m still holding out hope that President Trump will come. Fox News president Jay Wallace and the network’s chief executive, Suzanne Scott, had also encouraged Trump to participate in the debate.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, ” Trump, Trump, Fred Ryan, Ryan, Trump’s, Tucker Carlson, Ronna McDaniel, “ I’m, ” McDaniel, McDaniel, David Bossie, noncommittal, Jay Wallace, Suzanne Scott, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Tim Scott, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie Organizations: Washington CNN, CNN, Reagan Library, Washington Post, Fox News, Republican, Trump, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, New, New Jersey Gov Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, Florida, South, New Jersey

☆ How Many Republicans Have Qualified for the Debate? It’s Still Unclear.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said on Sunday that he had met the qualification criteria for the first Republican presidential debate this week, which would make him the eighth candidate to qualify. They must also sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee, whoever it is. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, former Vice President Mike Pence, the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina. Mr. Hutchinson can probably be safely added to the qualified category soon. The Republican National Committee will need to verify his donor numbers, but he has some wiggle room there — he told CNN on Sunday that he had submitted proof of 42,000 contributors.

Persons: Asa Hutchinson, —, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott of, Donald J, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Hutchinson Organizations: Gov, Republican, Fox News, Republican National, CNN, New York Times Locations: Arkansas, Milwaukee, Iowa , New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ Mike Pence qualifies for first GOP presidential debate, joining Trump, DeSantis, Haley and others
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence has qualified for the first Republican presidential primary debate set for later this month, his White House campaign said Tuesday. Pence joins at least half a dozen other candidates who have already clinched spots on the debate stage, including Florida Gov. "Hopefully, former President Trump has the courage to show up," O'Malley said. For lower-polling candidates — a bucket that could include everyone except for Trump and DeSantis — a breakout debate performance could be critical. Asa Hutchinson said last week that his campaign is "close to halfway" toward the donor threshold.

Persons: Mike Pence, Calvin Coolidge Foundation’s, Pence, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Haley, Scott, Devin O'Malley, Trump, O'Malley, Christie, Doug Burgum, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez's, Lionel Messi, Asa Hutchinson Organizations: Library, Congress, Washington , DC, Republican, Republican National, Florida Gov, United Nations, New, New Jersey Gov, Trump, North Dakota Gov, Miami Mayor, Former Arkansas Gov Locations: Washington ,, Milwaukee, South Carolina, New Jersey

☆ Former US Vice President Pence has qualified for Republican debate -team
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File PhotoAug 8 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, his campaign team said on Tuesday. The Pence campaign said it told Fox News - which is hosting the debate - on Monday that it had met the target. "Mike Pence made quick and easy work of the donor threshold and he's looking forward to a substantive debate," spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement. "Hopefully, former President Trump has the courage to show up."

Persons: Mike Pence, Scott Morgan, Pence, Donald Trump, Devin O'Malley, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, David Ljunggren, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, Republican Party of Iowa's, REUTERS, Former U.S, Fox News, Trump, United, New, Thomson Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Former, Milwaukee, Pence, Florida, North Dakota, New Jersey

Republican presidential hopefuls have just two weeks left to qualify for the first presidential primary debate, which is set for Aug. 23. Candidates must hit the minimum threshold of 40,000 unique donors and the polling thresholds 48 hours prior to that debate, and also commit to supporting the eventual GOP nominee. So far, seven candidates have appeared to qualify for the debate in Milwaukee: former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Ambassador Nikki Haley as she struggles to break through the GOP presidential primary field.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, they’re, Perry Johnson, he’s, … Trump, Gavin Newsom’s, ’, Matt Dixon, Robert Bigelow, ”, Harris, Kamala Harris, Pence, Sarah Dean, Mike Pence’s, Alex Tabet, Katherine Koretski, Will, won’t, Dean Phillips, Biden, Phillips, “, Henry J, Gomez Organizations: GOP, Florida Gov, United Nations, Tim Scott , North Dakota Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Trump, Arkansas Gov, Republican National Committee, California Democratic, Fox, NBC, Florida Keys, Reuters, “, New York Times, DeSantis, Minnesota Democratic, CBS, Buckeye, Senate Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, South Carolina, Tim Scott , North, New Jersey, California, Iowa, Ohio

Complicating the matter for DeSantis: Trump, the front-runner in the race by far, appears unwilling to provide him with a target. Rival campaigns smell blood in the water as DeSantis has faced questions over profligate campaign spending and his readiness for the national stage. In the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, released last week, Trump held 47% of the Republican vote nationally, with DeSantis dropping six points from July down to just 13%. Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator and Republican presidential candidate who participated in a series of debates in the 2012 election, said DeSantis will need to be ready for an “onslaught” of attacks. “If I was on that stage, I would be going after Trump,” Santorum said.

Persons: Ron Desantis, Tucker Carlson, Scott Morgan, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, ”, Robert Bigelow, Rick Santorum, Santorum, “, ” Santorum, Justin Sayfie, Jeb Bush, ” Sayfie, Charlie Crist, Haley, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Pence, Christie, “ That’s, ” Aaron Kall, It’s, ” Kall, Marco Rubio, James Oliphant, Gram Slattery, Colleen Jenkins, Alistair Bell Organizations: Former Fox, Iowa Events Center, REUTERS, Florida Governor, Trump, Republican, United Nations, Reuters, Harvard Law School, TRUMP, New, University of Michigan, Thomson Locations: Florida, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Milwaukee, Haley , North Dakota, New Jersey

☆ Microsoft is touting the size and growth rate of its Salesforce rival Dynamics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft still isn't disclosing the size of its Azure business, providing only the growth rate for the cloud business and leaving investors guessing how its revenue compares to Amazon and Google . But in its much smaller Dynamics business, which includes software for salespeople, marketers and customer-service agents, Microsoft has suddenly opted for greater transparency. In its annual report to investors last week, Microsoft disclosed Dynamics revenue in a table alongside other products for the first time. He also noted that Microsoft Sales Copilot, a tool capable of writing business-oriented email drafts, integrates with Dynamics as well as Salesforce's software. Partly motivated by Microsoft's AI capabilities, some companies are switching to Dynamics from Salesforce, said Manny Medina, CEO of sales software startup Outreach.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Flipkart, Nadella, Manny Medina, Medina, Salesforce, Bret Taylor, Marc Benioff, they're, Doug Burgum, Adam Mansfield, Mansfield Organizations: Microsoft Corp, Microsoft, Google, Dynamics, Products, Cloud Services, Technology, IDC, Oracle, SAP, CNBC, Industry, Marketing, Commerce Cloud, Plains Software, North, Republican Locations: Mumbai, India, MSFT, Marketing Cloud, Commerce, North Dakota, Great Plains

It’s not clear how much online support DeSantis’ campaign had from this area, because his campaign did not appear in WinRed’s filing. Scott’s top donor ZIP code was Mount Pleasant, a Charleston suburb, while Haley’s was Lexington, a Columbia suburb. Chris Christie’s top online donor ZIP codes were from the Garden State. Some of his other top ZIP codes for online donors included Washington, D.C. and a D.C. suburb in northern Virginia. His top 10 ZIP codes in terms of online donors were all from Long Island, N.Y.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Lady, Lady Lake, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, DeSantis, WinRed, Scott, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Haley, Pleasant, Haley’s, Scott weren’t, Chris Christie’s, Pence, Mike Pence, Burgum, Doug Burgum Organizations: GOP, Federal, Commission, Haley’s, United Nations, Palmetto State, New, New Jersey Gov, Garden State, NBC, North Dakota North Dakota Gov Locations: WinRed, Florida, Lady Lake, Fla, Arizona , Texas, Southern California, South Carolina, Charleston, Lexington, Columbia, Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Washington, Virginia, North Dakota, Long Island, N.Y

Who Has Made It to the First Republican Debate So Far? At least seven candidates appear to have made the cut so far for the first Republican presidential debate on Aug. 23. To participate, each candidate must first satisfy fund-raising and polling criteria set by the Republican National Committee. But even though Mr. Trump is clearly the dominant Republican candidate so far, he has remained noncommittal about attending the debate and questioned his need to share the stage with candidates who lag far behind him in the polls. As for the remaining hopefuls, they have three weeks left to scrape together the necessary donors and polling support.

Persons: Scott Burgum Haley Ramaswamy DeSantis Christie Trump, Ramaswamy DeSantis Christie Trump, Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Florida Tim Scott Scott, Nikki Haley Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy Ramaswamy, Chris Christie Christie, Doug Burgum Burgum, North Dakota Mike Pence Pence, Asa Hutchinson Hutchinson, Larry Elder Elder, Francis Suarez Suarez, Hurd Hurd, Pence, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, Burgum Organizations: Republican National Committee, Republican, Trump Trump Former, North Dakota, Larry Elder Elder Conservative, Francis Suarez Suarez Mayor, Federal, Commission, Trump Locations: Milwaukee, Florida, South Carolina, U.N, New Jersey, North, Arkansas, Miami, Texas, North Dakota

☆ Ron DeSantis needs to 'show charisma' and be 'about looking people in the eye' if he wants to actually become president, says New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sununu said DeSantis would have show "charisma and leadership" in order to win the GOP primary. Despite the stream of GOP candidates in the state, former President Trump retains a polling edge. DeSantis has heavily touted after enacting plenty of conservative policies in Florida as a cornerstone of his candidacy, but New Hampshire Gov. Sununu recently argued that Trump polling below 50% in New Hampshire gave other candidates a huge opportunity to make the case for their respective candidacies. "Either you're willing to swing, you're willing to give the punch and take the punch and show leadership, or you're kowtowing," Sununu said during an interview on Fox News.

Persons: Sununu, DeSantis, We've, Hugh Hewitt's, Trump, — they're, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Chris Sununu, Hugh Hewitt, Hewitt, You've, you've, they've, Sen, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, New Hampshire Gov, University of New, Gov, Trump, Fox News Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Hampshire, Granite State, Florida, University of New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, South Carolina

☆ GOP candidate Will Hurd slams Ron DeSantis' defense of Florida’s slavery curriculum
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis for defending Florida's new public school standards that teach that some Black people benefited from slavery because it taught them useful skills. "But this is one more part of a fact pattern of Ron DeSantis being mean and hateful." A few of DeSantis' Republican opponents, including Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and former New Jersey Gov. Doug Burgum, another 2024 GOP contender, told NBC News "it's an absurd idea" to think that slavery benefited Black people. Asked about the incident on Sunday, Hurd said: "I knew there were going to be people that didn't like it."

Persons: Will Hurd, Sergio FLORES, SERGIO FLORES, Ron DeSantis, Hurd, DeSantis, Kamala Harris, Sen, Tim Scott of, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Donald Trump, — Organizations: US, Republican Party of, Iowa, AFP, Getty Images, Former Texas Rep, Republican, Sunday, Gov, NBC, Press, Florida State Board, New, New Jersey Gov, Republicans, North Dakota Gov, Black Republicans, GOP, Senate Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, AFP, Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, Texas, Iowa, United States

☆ A GOP donor who switched his support from Ron DeSantis to Tim Scott says prospective donors are 'disenchanted with Trump and DeSantis' and are eyeing Scott's candidacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GOP donors are eyeing Tim Scott's 2024 candidacy after campaign stumbles by both Trump and DeSantis. But Scott's current position has a clear upside, as potential supporters and prospective GOP donors are giving his campaign a closer look after stumbles by both Trump and DeSantis. So Scott's nascent campaign has become a potential alternative to a DeSantis candidacy among some Republicans, according to The New York Times. Sabin, who's hosting a fundraiser for affluent donors in the Hamptons in August, expressed frustration with both Trump and DeSantis. The businessman said that prospective donors were eyeing Scott's candidacy and "all want to see what he's about."

Persons: Tim Scott's, Scott, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, who's, Trump, Andy Sabin, he's, Sabin, I've, —, Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Iowa Republican caucusgoers Organizations: Trump, South, Service, Republican, Gov, Senate, GOP, Manhattan District, The New York Times, Sabin Metal Corporation, Times, Hamptons, of New, Fox Business, Iowa Republican Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, Florida, Fulton County , Georgia, DeSantis, of New Hampshire, North Dakota, New Jersey

Search resuls for: "Doug Burgum"

25 mentions found