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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who managed two forestry projects in Guatemala for a New Hampshire-based investment company has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing $10 million from the business. Roberto Montano, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty Monday in Concord to wire fraud under an agreement with prosecutors that calls for a five-year prison sentence and restitution. Montano, 58, managed the teak forestry projects for the businessfrom 2007 until 2014. Prosecutors say he began embezzling money from the project in 2009 and that he concealed his crimes by altering financial statements and moving funds between accounts. Montano became aware of an investigation in 2014 and left the U.S. to go back to Guatemala, and then Nicaragua, prosecutors said.

Persons: Roberto Montano, Montano, Behzad Mirhashem Organizations: CONCORD, Prosecutors, Miami International Airport Locations: N.H, Guatemala, New Hampshire, Concord, U.S, Nicaragua

A jury of 12 people and five alternates was seated for the trial of Adam Montgomery, 34, in Manchester. His daughter, Harmony Montgomery, disappeared in 2019, but police didn't know she was missing until two years later. Adam Montgomery pleaded not guilty in 2022 to charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence, assault and witness tampering. For the next three months, investigators allege, Adam moved the body from container to container and place to place. Investigators allege that Adam Montgomery disposed of the body in March 2020 using a rented moving truck.

Persons: Adam Montgomery, Harmony Montgomery, Amy Messer, He’s, “, ” Montgomery, Kayla Montgomery, Harmony, Kayla, Adam, ” Organizations: MANCHESTER, Police Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Manchester, Massachusetts, tote, Boston, Revere , Massachusetts

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, according to court paperwork. A certificate of completion was filed by the Assistance League of Los Angeles with a New Hampshire court on Jan. 30. Manson had to file proof of his service by Feb. 4. A no contest plea means Manson did not contest the charge and did not admit guilt. Several women have sued Manson in recent years with allegations of sexual and other abuse.

Persons: — Marilyn Manson, Manson, Brian Warner, Andrew Livernois, ”, Westworld, Evan Rachel Wood, Wood, Illma Gore, Esmé Bianco Organizations: CONCORD, Anonymous, Windsor Club of, Alcoholics Anonymous, Assistance League of Los, Bank of New Hampshire, Stone, “, Associated Press Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Windsor Club of Glendale, California, Assistance League of Los Angeles, Laconia, Concord, Gilford, Hampshire

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden's application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation. “Despite its numerous prior public commitments, Hungary is the last remaining NATO member to have not ratified Sweden’s bid and both time and patience are wearing thin. Hungary’s inaction risks irrevocably damaging its relationship with the United States and with NATO,” the senators wrote. Orbán, a staunch nationalist that has led Hungary since 2010, has long promised that his country wouldn't be the last NATO member to approve Sweden's application. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesA vote on the protocols for Sweden’s NATO accession hasn’t yet appeared on the Hungarian parliament’s agenda, and the matter is unlikely to go before lawmakers until at least late February when the parliament reconvenes.

Persons: Jeanne Shaheen, Thom Tillis, Viktor Orbán, Orbán, Sen, Ben Cardin, ” Cardin, Biden, Cardin, ”, “ Organizations: NATO, Central, New, New Hampshire Democrat, North Carolina Republican, Hungarian, Maryland Democrat, Senate Foreign Relations, U.S, Visa, Global, European Union Locations: BUDAPEST, Hungary, U.S, Nordic, Budapest, Sens, New Hampshire, United States, Ukraine, Maryland, Washington

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man was charged Thursday with assaulting two 7-year-old children at an elementary school, two weeks after similar charges were filed against another worker at the school. The charges come after another behavioral worker was charged with assaulting a 7-year-old student at the same school in an unrelated incident. Both men worked for Applied ABC, a contracted provider for the Manchester School District. “The alleged assaults are grossly inexcusable and fall far below the high standards set by the Manchester School District for the safety and wellbeing of its students,” Ruais said in a statement. In a January memo to the school district, the company said it had relationships with more than 50 school districts nationwide.

Persons: MEREDITH, William O’Connell, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais, “, ” Ruais, O'Connell, O’Connell, wasn't Organizations: Manchester Police, Varney Elementary School, Police, Applied ABC, Manchester School District, Manchester Mayor, ABC Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Boston, Manchester, Allenstown

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A man convicted of opening fire inside a New Hampshire church during a wedding, wounding a bishop and the bride, was sentenced Monday to 40 years to life in prison. The shooting happened nearly two weeks after Holloway’s stepfather, a pastor at the church, was killed by the son of the groom. The jury acquitted Holloway of an attempted murder charge in the shooting of McMullen. Authorities said Castiglione is the father of a man convicted of killing Holloway’s stepfather. Brandon Castiglione was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 42 years in prison earlier this year for fatally shooting Holloway’s stepfather, Luis Garcia, inside his home.

Persons: Dale Holloway, “, Seth Dobieski, Dobieski, Holloway, Stanley Choate, Claire McMullen, McMullen, ”, Choate, I’ve, I’m, Mark Castiglione, Castiglione, Holloway’s, Brandon Castiglione, Luis Garcia Organizations: New England Pentecostal Ministries, Authorities Locations: NASHUA, N.H, New Hampshire, Pelham, McMullen

☆ Man Who Shot Bride and Bishop at Wedding Gets 50 Years to Life in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A gunman who opened fire in a New Hampshire church during a wedding, wounding the bride and bishop, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 50 years to life in prison. The man, Dale Holloway, 41, barged into the New England Pentecostal Ministries church in Pelham, N.H., on Oct. 12, 2019, on an apparent revenge mission, shooting Bishop Stanley Choate in the chest and the bride, Claire McMullen, in the arm, according to court documents. At the end of the wedding ceremony, Mr. Holloway stood up and moved toward the altar, at which point Bishop Choate stretched his arms out and pleaded, “Son, no, no, no, no,” prosecutors said. Mr. Holloway then shot the bishop and the bride. Mr. Holloway also struck Mr. Castiglione in the head before churchgoers tackled him to the ground, prosecutors said.

Persons: Dale Holloway, Bishop Stanley Choate, Claire McMullen, Holloway, Luis Garcia, McMullen, Mark Castiglione, Brandon Castiglione, Mr, Garcia, Bishop Choate, “, Castiglione, churchgoers Organizations: New England Pentecostal Ministries Locations: New Hampshire, Pelham, N.H

New Hampshire Veteran Admits to Faking His Need for a Wheelchair to Claim $660,000 in Extra BenefitsA New Hampshire veteran has admitted to faking his need for a wheelchair for 20 years to claim more than $660,000 in benefits he wasn’t entitled toe

Organizations: New Hampshire Veteran, New Hampshire

But Iowa caucusgoers and New Hampshire primary voters also exposed noticeable chinks in Trump’s electoral armor and worrying general election headwinds that he and his campaign will face in the coming months. Yes, Trump handily won a head-to-head matchup in a New Hampshire primary contest that wasn’t limited to just Republicans. “Twenty percent of GOP voters will not vote for him,” the Republican member told CNN. Visibly miffed by Haley’s conviction to continue on after New Hampshire, Trump spent the evening lashing out at her online and trashing her appearance in his victory speech. Of the 30% of New Hampshire GOP primary voters who named immigration as their top concern, nearly 8 in 10 voted for Trump, according to CNN’s exit poll.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, –, Ronna McDaniel –, McDaniel, “, ” McDaniel, Chris Sununu, ” Sununu, you’re, ”, Biden, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Trump’s, Reagan, ” DeSantis, Steve Deace, “ He’s, ” Trump, Sen, Tim Scott, Trey Gowdy, ” Jim McLaughlin, pollsters, Brett Loyd, they’ve, ” Loyd, “ They’ve, CNN’s Manu Raju, Donald Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Iowa, Advisers, Trump, Democratic, South Carolina Gov, Republicans, New, White, GOP, Republican, Republican National, Fox News, RNC, New Hampshire Gov, Biden, Hill, “, Florida Gov, South Carolina Rep, Fox, New Hampshire GOP, University of Michigan Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida, ‘, Trump, Arizona, Pennsylvania

☆ Opinion | The What-Ifs of Trump’s New Hampshire Win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like his victory in Iowa last week, Donald Trump’s defeat of Nikki Haley in New Hampshire was substantial enough to remove any real doubt about the outcome of the primary campaign yet also somewhat underwhelming as a statement of voter enthusiasm for a former president and de facto incumbent candidate. It proved that Trump is basically unbeatable in this timeline while hinting that it could have been otherwise, that we were only a few what-ifs away from a more competitive campaign. You can see some of those what-ifs hovering around an interesting Politico profile of a New Hampshire Republican voter who considered Haley, even donated to her, before returning to Trump when the primary arrived. When Kruse first meets him, Johnson says that Trump feels to him like a “rebel without a cause” and that he’s looking for a candidate who can help reunite the country — which draws him to Haley as her star rises in New Hampshire. Flash forward to the days just before the election, though, and Johnson has swung back to Trump, even though — or because — the former president is a “wrecking ball” who Johnson thinks will “break the system.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, Michael Kruse, Ted Johnson, He’s, Obama, Kruse, Johnson, ” Organizations: New, New Hampshire Republican, Trump Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Bedford, N.H

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people cast votes in Tuesday’s contest between former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley than in any previous presidential primary of either party in New Hampshire’s history. Tuesday’s primary currently ranks fourth in combined turnout. Trump holds the distinction of receiving the most votes ever in a New Hampshire presidential primary, with about 173,000 votes as of Wednesday morning. Trailing just behind was the 2016 GOP primary, which gave Trump his first of three wins in the Granite State.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Trump, Sanders, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Organizations: WASHINGTON, Granite State Republicans, Democratic, Bend Mayor, Republican, GOP Locations: Tuesday’s, New, Vermont, Bend, Indiana, New Hampshire, Sens, Granite State

☆ Trump is clearly annoyed by Nikki Haley's decision to stay in the presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump on Tuesday defeated Nikki Haley in New Hampshire — a state that the former South Carolina governor clearly needed to win. "Could somebody please explain to Nikki Haley that she lost — and lost really badly," Trump wrote on Truth Social early on Wednesday morning. Donald Trump: Nikki Haley "appointed you Tim...and you're the senator of her state...You must really hate her!" It's a strategy he employed last weekend when he invited South Carolina Gov. (McMaster had already endorsed Trump before Haley formally entered the presidential race last year.)

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, Trump, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Scott, Tim, Henry McMaster, McMaster, she's, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Tuesday, South, Business, Truth, South Carolina Gov, GOP Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa

☆ Five takeaways from the New Hampshire primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But she’ll be battling history: In modern presidential campaign history, no non-incumbent has won the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary without going on to win his party’s nomination. Here are five takeaways from the New Hampshire primaries:Trump wants Haley out — nowIn what were expected to be celebratory remarks Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Trump instead sounded annoyed that Haley had not yet dropped out of the Republican primary race. There are dozens of states left to go,” Haley told supporters in her election night speech Tuesday in New Hampshire. Haley waves to the audience as she speaks at a New Hampshire primary night rally, in Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. (Trump skipped all five Republican primary debates, and has shown no indication he’d consider participating in one.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, she’ll, Trump, seethed, “, Joe Biden, —, ”, Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, ” Ramaswamy, Haley’s, “ megadonors, Scott, Tim, ” Trump, ” Scott, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, won’t, ” Haley, What’s, Ron DeSantis, Mark Harris, Charles Krupa, Biden, Haley outperforms, ” Biden, Biden’s, Evelyn Hockstein, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon Organizations: CNN, New, South Carolina Gov, Republican, Trump, White House, Republicans, America, South Carolina Republican, Senate, ’, South Carolina —, Florida Gov, —, Haley, SFA Fund, Republicans ’, South, Trump’s, New Hampshire Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Hylton Performing Arts Center Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, Virginia, “, “ New Hampshire, Nevada, Florida, North Charleston, Concord , New Hampshire, CNN’s, America, Manassas , Virginia, Minnesota, Wilmington

☆ Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley takes the stage at a Get Out the Vote campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. FRANKLIN, N.H. — Nikki Haley is throwing harder punches, hosting more events and appearing alongside the popular Republican governor, John Sununu. But with just hours left before 2024's first Republican presidential primary, Haley is falling behind on a crucial metric: enthusiasm. But that did not extend as far as voting for Haley in the Republican primary, said Bonnie, who declined to give her last name.

Persons: Nikki Haley, FRANKLIN, — Nikki Haley, John Sununu, Haley, Donald Trump, Bonnie Organizations: U.S, United, New, Republican, South Locations: New Hampshire, Exeter , New Hampshire, U.S, N.H, South Carolina, Franklin, Laconia , New Hampshire

☆ These New Hampshire voters don’t love everything Trump says. But here’s why they’re planning to back him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Portsmouth, New Hampshire CNN —Andrew Konchek has a long list of complaints about Donald Trump. It’s rough.”Yes, many Trump supporters believe and repeat his lies about the 2020 election results. “But he has a second chance.”John King talks to New Hampshire voter Debbie Katsanos in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in January. … It’s a show.”Some Trump supporters love the show. Many Trump supporters rail against the courts and Congress when they take issue with Trump.

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☆ Nikki Haley wants a two-person race. New Hampshire’s independents just might give her one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Arit John | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Haley and her family walk back into the South Carolina State House after her inauguration in 2011. Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images Haley campaigns for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Haley waves to the crowd during the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images Haley hugs her husband after his Army National Guard unit returned in 2013. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Haley visits a farm during a campaign stop in Grand Mound, Iowa, in September 2023.

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☆ Trump Campaign Bars an NBC Reporter From a New Hampshire Event
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump, who popularized the term “fake news” and as president declared the news media “the enemy of the people,” is again clashing with journalists over press access, this time to his 2024 campaign events. An NBC News correspondent said on Sunday that aides to Mr. Trump stopped him from covering an event in New Hampshire, where the former president was expected to make his first in-person remarks after Gov. Vaughn Hillyard, a longtime NBC News correspondent who regularly covers Mr. Trump, had planned to attend as a pool reporter representing five major TV networks. But he told other campaign journalists that the Trump team objected to his presence. “After affirming to the campaign that your pooler would attend the events, NBC News was informed at about 2:20 p.m. that the pool would not be allowed to travel with Trump today.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vaughn Hillyard, ” Mr, Hillyard, “, ” Organizations: NBC, NBC News, The New York Times, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, Florida

A Haley victory would usher in a more competitive phase of a primary that Trump has so far dominated. President Joe Biden is not on the ballot, having made South Carolina the first formal stop on the Democratic primary calendar. But New Hampshire is sticking to tradition and hosting its own Democratic primary anyway. We're about to find out whether Republican primary voters agree. Furious about Biden's decision, the “Live Free or Die” state ignored the president's wishes and will host its own unsanctioned Democratic primary anyway.

Persons: — Donald Trump's, MAGA, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Trump, Joe Biden, She's, Chris Sununu, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Trump's, Elise Stefanik, Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance, Henry McMaster, Bill Clinton, that's Trump, State David M, Scanlan, he's, DeSantis, It's, Biden, We're, Sununu, —, Haley —, Dean Phillips, Maryanne Williamson, Eager Organizations: CONCORD, Republican, Trump, Florida Gov, GOP, Democratic, TRUMP BE, New Hampshire Gov, New York, South Carolina Gov, New, New Hampshire Republicans, Republicans, . Iowa, State, White, U.S . Capitol, , New Hampshire voters, New Hampshire Democrats, Democratic National Committee Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida, Hampshire, South Carolina, Carolina, Ohio, , New Hampshire, .

☆ G.O.P. Voters Said No to Tim Scott. His Girlfriend Said Yes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Maya King | More About Maya King | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who for years faced speculation about his marital status, on Saturday proposed to Mindy Noce, his girlfriend and an interior designer who lives in Charleston. It’s been a whirlwind few days for Mr. Scott, whose endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump at a New Hampshire rally on Friday renewed talk about his consideration as a running mate, should Mr. Trump win the Republican nomination. Mr. Scott made his relationship with Ms. Noce public when he brought her onstage after a Republican presidential primary debate — the last he would participate in before suspending his campaign in November. A spokesman for Mr. Scott, Nathan Brand, confirmed the engagement, which took place on Kiawah Island, S.C., near Charleston. Mr. Scott and Ms. Noce had a celebratory dinner afterward and Ms. Noce attended church the following morning, wearing her engagement ring.

Persons: Tim Scott of, Mindy Noce, It’s, Scott, Donald J, Trump, Nathan Brand, Noce Organizations: Republican, The Washington Post Locations: Tim Scott of South Carolina, Charleston, New Hampshire

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Trying to upset President Joe Biden in New Hampshire's primary, Democratic challenger Dean Phillips is running a TV ad across the state comparing him to Bigfoot — the argument being both are hard to find. "So I challenged myself to find President Biden in New Hampshire during this primary season. He pushed through Democratic rule changes that prioritized voters of color, deemphasizing New Hampshire's primary. But New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, who once warned that the new calendar meant a major Democratic challenger could embarrass Biden, now says his write-in campaign should easily prevail. That means Biden supporters could vote in the Republican primary, where Trump and former U.N.

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☆ US Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats against lawmakers in 2023, up from the previous year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Adrienne Winston | Rashard Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the department. In 2023, the USCP’s Threat Assessment Section investigated 8,008 cases, Capitol Police said, an increase from the previous year’s 2022 assessment of 7,501 threats against lawmakers. The 2023 cases include investigations into concerning statements and direct threats, according to a release from Capitol Police. The number of threats against lawmakers typically surge in an election year, according to the USCP. “These are the people who keep this country going in the public spaces and protect us and keep us secure.

Persons: USCP, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Ashan Benedict, ”, Tom Manger, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland Organizations: CNN, US Capitol Police, Capitol Police, Democratic, Republican, ”, Republicans, Police, Protective and Intelligence, Capitol Locations: New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio

CNN —Former GOP presidential candidate and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott endorsed Donald Trump on Friday in New Hampshire. We need Donald Trump,” Scott said while appearing on stage with the former president at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire. Trump’s inner circle had originally hoped that Scott would endorse before the South Carolina primary, sources familiar with internal discussion told CNN. Prior to the 2024 campaign, Scott had long been friends and political allies with Haley. In 2012, Haley appointed Scott to the vacant seat left by Sen. Jim DeMint, saying Scott had “earned the seat” from his personality and record.

Persons: South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, ” Scott, ”, Scott, Trump, Haley, “, —, ” Trump, Russell Fry, William Timmons, Fry, Henry McMaster, Trey Gowdy, Sen, Jim DeMint, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Manu Raju, Alayna Treene Organizations: CNN, GOP, South, Social Security, ”, Trump, New, Washington, Republican, South Carolina Reps, South Carolina Gov, Fox News Locations: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Concord , New Hampshire, Manchester , New Hampshire

☆ Lindsey Graham says the longer Haley campaigns against Trump, 'the less likely it is' she becomes his VP pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Nikki Haley may hurt her chances of being Trump's VP running mate. Graham said the longer his fellow South Carolinian challenged Trump, "the more scar tissue accumulates." "I think he would pick her if he thought it would help him win," Graham told Politico's Jonathan Martin. I do not want to be vice president, period," Haley told WMUR, a New Hampshire TV station, earlier this week, referring to former Gov. "Nikki Haley as VP would be an establishment neocon fantasy and a MAGA nightmare," Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, told Politico.

Persons: Sen, Lindsey Graham, Nikki Haley, Graham, Trump, Haley, —, Donald Trump's, Politico's Jonathan Martin, Ron DeSantis, I'm, Chris, WMUR, Chris Christie, assailing Haley, MAGA, Matt Gaetz, Politico Organizations: Service, UN, GOP, Trump, Gov, New Hampshire TV, Florida Republican, Naval Observatory Locations: Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, MAGAworld

And I think he’s right there with Reagan as far as his track record, what he did overall throughout his presidency. I think it really does set her up well as you do move on into some other states. nick corasanitiSo New Hampshire has a long history of really just going against Iowa, right? Those independents is where the question of the final results really, really come in. They were economic voters, taxation voters, pro-gun voters, not any of those kind of evangelical issues that we heard in Iowa.

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☆ Trump Is Warned He May Be Ejected From Carroll Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

"Mr. Trump, I hope I don't have to consider excluding you from the trial," the judge told him. Following Kaplan's warning, Trump posted that Kaplan was a "seething and hostile" judge with "a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome." Trump said he did not know Carroll and that she branded him a rapist to boost sales of her then-new memoir. "I am here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened," Carroll said. Trump did not attend Carroll's first trial, and in his Truth Social post said he would have won had he attended.

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