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☆ Nikki Haley Plans to Enter Race for 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley , a former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, intends to launch a White House bid Feb. 15, according to a person familiar with her plans, challenging former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Kristi Noem of South Dakota is the only other woman known to be contemplating a 2024 GOP presidential bid. Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold the No. A number of other Republicans are also believed to be contemplating entering the race, including former New Jersey Gov. Asa Hutchinson , former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Virginia Gov.

☆ Lindsey Graham says there is 'only one Donald Trump' and the GOP can't have 'Trump policies' without him
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

There can be no Trump policies without Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Saturday. "But there is only one Donald Trump," Graham concluded. "How many times have you heard: 'We like Trump policies, but we want somebody new?'" "There are no Trump policies without Donald Trump." After Trump announced he would be running for president, Graham said Trump would be "hard to beat" but stopped short of endorsing him.

☆ Lindsey Graham says you won't find any classified documents at his home, just 'Chick-fil-A bags all over the floor'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lindsey Graham says there aren't any classified documents at his home, just "Chick-fil-A bags all over the floor." The only thing I think you'll find at my house is a bunch of Chick-fil-A bags on the floor," Graham said during a news conference. Classified documents have been found at the homes of President Joe Biden, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former President Donald Trump. The spokesman added that Graham was "joking about the bags" — but just "a bit" — and sent several links documenting occasions where Graham was seen eating Chick-fil-A. In a tweet on July 14, 2021, Graham called the anti-Chick-fil-A protests at Notre Dame a "dangerous precedent."

Former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina later this month, NBC News has confirmed. The event, first reported by Politico, will be the first of Trump's 2024 campaign for president since he first announced his candidacy in November. It's also Trump's first campaign stop this cycle outside of Florida. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Regardless of whether Biden runs again, it's possible that Trump could have a tough time getting the Republican nomination for the third presidential cycle in a row.

☆ A big distinction may explain why the FBI searched Trump's home but not Biden's over classified documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Top Republicans are calling on the FBI to search President Joe Biden's home as they did Mar-a-Lago. Trump has seized on the news about Biden, calling on the FBI to do the same to Biden's homes. Congressional allies including South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham called on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to handle the case, as exists with the Trump documents. Unlike in Trump's case, there is no evidence that Biden or those around him resisted returning them. That evidence is lacking in Biden's case, Neama Rahmani, an attorney and former federal prosecutor told Insider.

☆ GA Sec of State Brad Raffensperger said his office ghosted Lindsey Graham after the senator questioned the state's recount during the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ghosted Sen. Lindsey Graham in November 2020. In a newly-released transcript, Raffensperger said Graham made an odd request during Georgia's recount. During the call with Graham, Raffensperger said that there hadn't been an outright ask to find additional votes like Trump requested in January 2021 but maintained the conversation was ominous. In January 2021, Raffensperger was asked by former President Donald Trump to "find" 11,780 votes to overturn the state's 2020 election results, a move which Raffensperger said led to months of death threats to him and his family. In an interview with Insider, Raffensperger maintained that election misinformation was the biggest threat to democracy in the US.

☆ What to know about a judicial privacy bill Congress is passing with a major defense package
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the legislation is also rankling court watchdogs who contend the bill could complicate efforts to scrutinize the judicial branch for ethics issues. The bill does not displace the ethical disclosure requirements judges already face, the congressional aide noted to CNN. And it extends the threat-monitoring programs that are being offered to Article III judges to administrative judges as well. Now that the bill has been added to the National Defense Authorization Act, a massive defense package that Congress passes annually, Paul’s options for scuttling it are limited. “Because, if I am sued, someone is going to be bringing it to a federal judge.

☆ Lindsey Graham says critics of Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker are 'trying to destroy' him to 'deter young men and women of color' from joining the party
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lindsey Graham said critics of Herschel Walker sought to "deter" young minorities from embracing the GOP. "If they destroy Herschel, it will deter people of color from wanting to be a conservative Republican," he said. Walker will Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's hotly-contested Senate runoff election on Dec. 6. They're trying to destroy Herschel to deter young men and women of color from being Republicans," Graham said. "If they destroy Herschel, it will deter people of color from wanting to be a conservative Republican because you just have your life ruined.

National Democrats were fairly happy on Election Day as they dodged a predicted trouncing at the polls, but state Democrats might have even more to celebrate. And Democrats appear on track to flip the state House in Michigan, as well as in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the nonpartisan organization that represents legislative chambers. Democratic wins this cycle signals a shift in state legislative priorities that could have major ramifications on contentious issues. The Republican-controlled state legislatures in Pennsylvania and Michigan had entertained election denial conspiracies after the 2020 election, for example. "Success does beget success," she said, noting that many state legislative candidates outperformed those competing at the federal level.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

Republican Rep. Ted Budd won against Democrat Cheri Beasley for the US Senate seat in North Carolina. Raleigh MayorRepublican Ted Budd won the North Carolina Senate seat after a race against Democrat Cheri Beasley. Sen. Richard Burr, who has represented North Carolina in the US Senate since 2005, said in 2016 that his current term would be his last, leaving the seat vacant. 2022 General EmbedsNorth Carolina's Senate race candidatesBeasley is a former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Her opponent, Budd, raised $11 million, spent $9.2 million, and had $2.9 million cash on hand, as of September 30.

☆ Trump's one-time White House chief of staff says the former president 'is not doing very well' on the midterms, and that Ron DeSantis could beat him in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist on Tuesday. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told CBS News that "DeSantis wins tonight." Ron DeSantis has come out on top. "Between being Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis tonight, you want to be Ron DeSantis," Mulvaney told CBS News, NBC reported. He told CNN in July that Trump is the "only mainstream Republican" who could lose the White House in 2024.

☆ Lindsey Graham says it's 'definitely not a Republican wave — that's for darn sure' as Democrats win in competitive races
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said it's "definitely not a Republican wave" on Tuesday evening. "It's not a wave for sure, but I think it'll be a very good night," he said. "If you run that far behind your governor candidate, you probably made a mistake," Graham said of Bolduc, referring to the state's Republican Gov. "Hats off to the Democrats, they performed well in a lot of these swing districts," Graham said. "It's not a wave, for sure, but I think it'll be a very good night," he added.

☆ Live Election Results: North Carolina State Legislature
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Election 2022 North Carolina Results Explore more election results Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin Senate Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. NC-13NC-01 HouseThis cycle, all 120 of the seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives are up for election, and Republicans currently control the chamber by a margin of 17 seats. Meanwhile, all 50 of the seats in the North Carolina State Senate are up for election, where Republicans currently control the chamber by a margin of 6 seats. The North Carolina House and Senate are currently under Republican control and are considered generally likely to remain as such, but it is still a competitive cycle. North Carolina House of Representatives election results:North Carolina Senate election results:

☆ Jill Biden holds the key to the nation's political future as her husband weighs re-election in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

"Joe Biden wouldn't have run in '20 if Jill Biden had not wanted him to run and he won't run in '24 if Jill Biden doesn't want him to run," he told Insider. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch fireworks go off on national mall from the White House on July 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. Jill Biden divorced her first husband after five years and married Joe Biden two years later. First lady Jill Biden tours a classroom at the James Rushton Early Learning Center in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 9, 2021. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 18, 2022.

☆ North Carolina Senate Race Spotlights Shrinking Slice of Persuadable Voters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Joshua Jamerson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GREENSBORO, N.C.—In one of the closest Senate contests in the country, both political parties have emphasized energizing their bases more than trying to persuade a shrinking pool of undecided voters ahead of the midterm elections. The race between Democrat Cheri Beasley, a former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and Rep. Ted Budd , a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has been close for months, as many elections in North Carolina have been in recent years. Mr. Budd holds a roughly 2.6 percentage-point edge, according to polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight.

☆ Colorado Senate hopeful responds to Trump: 'I’m not going to be owned by any party.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Isabelle Schmeler | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Businessman Joe O'Dea, the Republican Party's nominee in the Colorado Senate race, said Wednesday he is “not going to be owned by any party” as he responded to criticism from former President Donald Trump, who called him a RINO ("Republican In Name Only"). He’s entitled to that, but I'm like most Americans, we want to move the country forward,” O’Dea told Meet the Press Now, “I’m not going to be owned by any party. I’m going to vote for Colorado first.”Trump’s comments came a day after O’Dea said he would actively campaign against him in 2024. But he lamented what happened that day and repeated his opposition to seeing Trump on the ballot next year. “Look, President Trump’s going to do what President Trump wants to do.

☆ Biden to push for abortion rights bill if Democrats retain control of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mike-Memoli-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Mike Memoli | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden will pledge Tuesday to push for an abortion rights bill if Democrats retain control of Congress in the midterm elections, a Democratic official told NBC News. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the East Portland Community Center in Portland, Ore. on Oct. 15, 2022. The president, who has largely focused on economic issues at recent public events, is turning his attention to abortion rights three weeks before the midterm elections, which could see Republicans retake control of Congress. Democrats across the country have campaigned heavily on abortion rights, vowing to reverse restrictions pushed by Republicans and expand access to reproductive health services. Any bills to codify abortion rights or to institute bans would be difficult to pass in a closely divided Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome filibusters.

CLEVELAND — Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and his Republican rival, author J.D. Vance, jumped into Monday night’s Ohio Senate debate with the same goal: to paint the other as a phony who’s unworthy of the job. They also fought over who had the most sensible position on abortion, a driving issue in this year’s midterm elections. Vance does,” Ryan said before he name-checked several Republicans who have been vilified on the left. You’re running around with [South Carolina Sen.] Lindsey Graham, who wants a national abortion ban.

☆ Elon Musk denies report that he talked to Putin recently about Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investor Sven Henrich asked Musk (via his Twitter account "@northmantrader") if the report was true. As CNBC previously reported, Musk posted a series of tweets earlier this month seeking support for what he thought would be the best outcome for Russia's war on Ukraine. Musk proposed UN-supervised votes in Ukraine about whether certain regions of the nation under siege should join Russia. Publicly opining on war could prove risky for Musk and SpaceX, cautions J2 Ventures founder and Managing Partner Alex Harstrick. Musk has also recently sounded off, in an interview with Financial Times, about his vision for resolving China's conflict with Taiwan.

☆ How political candidates are targeting you on social media based on your music tastes, shopping habits and favorite TV shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Casey Tolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

(CNN) Marco Rubio hopes to sway voters interested in Chick-fil-A, Ram trucks, and Duck Dynasty. "Political campaigns are using that to their advantage." Rogan, a controversial figure who's popular on the right, attracted more attention from campaigns targeting Facebook ads than any other interest topic in the period analyzed by CNN. The targeting data shows a wide variety of approaches. But most people likely have no idea that they're seeing certain political ads because of their interests in a band or TV show, Woolley noted.

☆ The Tucker Carlson origin story
▼ + stars: | 1998-01-28 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +57 min

Tucker Carlson is remembered as a provocateur and gleeful contrarian by those who knew him in his early days. It was Tucker Carlson. (Note on style: Tucker Carlson and the members of his family are referred to here by their first names to avoid confusion.) In 1979, Richard Carlson married Patricia Swanson, heiress to the Swanson frozen foods empire that perfected the frozen Salisbury steak for hassle-free dinners. Tucker Carlson attended St. George’s School, a boarding school starting at age 14.

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