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Ron DeSantis for the first time on whether he would support a 15-week federal abortion ban. “Yes, I will,” DeSantis replied to Scott in a moment lost in the crosstalk that engulfed the messy Republican primary debate. DeSantis instead has campaigned on the six-week abortion ban he signed in Florida earlier this year while suggesting other states may have different approaches based on their political environments. In 2022, DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban that did not include exceptions for rape and incest. Just before launching a campaign for president, DeSantis – in the middle of the night and behind closed doors – signed a law to ban abortion in Florida after six weeks with limited exceptions for rape and incest.

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☆ Time running out for Trump's Republican 2024 rivals as they face off in second debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event at Sportsman Boats in Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. September 25, 2023. Seven Republican candidates will be on stage for the debate that begins at 9 p.m. Trump's Republican rivals need to change the trajectory with less than four months until voting begins in Iowa, which holds the first Republican nominating contest, the strategists say. DEBATE IS 'MAKE-OR-BREAK' FOR DESANTISMancuso said this week's debate was especially important for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis has floundered, and some other candidates have closed the gap with him in recent polls.

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☆ Analysis: Trump can get away with skipping a debate but can't evade legal consequences
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Donald Trump will skip another Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night because no one will punish him for not being there. While getting away with it is the ex-president’s quintessential political skill, his talent for evading consequences is facing a grave challenge in another sphere – the courts. Since the first GOP debate last month in Wisconsin, Florida Gov. Yet it stirred barely a murmur from Trump’s GOP rivals. The ex-president’s political might within the GOP base means its leaders are loath to cross him.

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[1/8] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses auto workers as he skips the second GOP debate, in Clinton Township, Michigan, U.S., September 27, 2023. "Donald Trump is lying about President Biden's agenda to distract from his failed track record of trickle-down tax cuts, closed factories, and jobs outsourced to China," Biden's campaign said in a statement while Trump spoke. The UAW has to date not backed either presidential candidate, making it the only major union not to endorse Biden. The UAW leadership has welcomed Biden's support, however, and spoken about Trump and his record in scathing terms. Promising to end the government's EV push if elected, Trump urged the UAW to back him in the presidential race.

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CNN —The second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate ended just as it began: with former President Donald Trump – who hasn’t yet appeared alongside his rivals onstage – as the party’s dominant front-runner. “Tonight’s GOP debate was as boring and inconsequential as the first debate, and nothing that was said will change the dynamics of the primary contest,” Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita said in a statement. DeSantis, Pence duck health care questions while Haley pouncesDespite the efforts of moderators to pin them down, DeSantis and Pence struggled to respond when challenged on their respective records on health care. A messy first hourThe first hour of the second GOP primary debate was beset by interruptions, crosstalk and protracted squabbles between the candidates and moderators over speaking time. Further complicating the matter, some of the highest polling candidates – DeSantis and Haley – were among those least willing to dive into the muck during the first hour.

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Republican presidential candidates talk over each other during the second Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 27, 2023. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a frequent Trump critic, chimed in, saying Trump was "afraid" and mocking him as "Donald Duck" for skipping the debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the November 2024 election, was also a frequent target for the Republican candidates, who castigated his handling of the economy and the southern border with Mexico. "They're all job candidates," Trump said dismissively of the seven Republicans at the debate. Haley, meanwhile, was hoping a second consecutive strong debate performance will convince some Republican donors she has the best odds of unseating Trump.

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☆ Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history,” Hutchinson told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview Tuesday. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper in New York on Tuesday, September 26. Laura Oliverio/CNN“The counts that Donald Trump is currently facing – he is facing counts of obstructing the Constitution – to me that is disqualifying. Donald Trump should be disqualified from being the president of the United States – to me that’s not a question,” Hutchinson said. “But I’m not confident he’s a good leader for the Republican Party because he’s a talking head for Donald Trump.

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☆ How to Watch the Second Republican Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The second debate of the Republican presidential primary is on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time. The debate, sanctioned by the Republican National Committee and hosted by Fox Business Network, will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.Where can I watch it? Fox Business Network will broadcast the debate. The debate will be broadcast simultaneously on Fox News, with programming starting at 8:30 p.m. Fox Nation, the channel’s streaming network, will carry it as well. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas failed to meet the increased requirements for the second debate, which demanded 50,000 individual donors (up from 40,000) and 3 percent in a minimum of two national polls accepted by the R.N.C.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Florida Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott of, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, DeSantis, Asa Hutchinson of Organizations: Republican, Republican National Committee, Fox Business Network, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Fox News, Fox Nation, Univision, North Dakota Former Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, United Nations, Gov Locations: Simi Valley, Calif, Spanish, North, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas

☆ When is the second Republican debate and will Trump attend?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 - Seven Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. FEWER CANDIDATES - AND NO TRUMP AGAINThe qualifying rules for the second debate are more stringent than the first last month, when eight candidates were on stage in Milwaukee. As he did in August, Trump will hold a rival event at the same time as the debate. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis' campaign has floundered as some other candidates closed the gap with him in recent polls. After Ramaswamy's pugnacious performance in the August debate, expect to see more attacks on him and his lack of experience, especially by Haley and Pence, both of whom had strong outings last month.

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☆ Which candidates qualified for the second Republican 2024 debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks as former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley listen during the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSept 25 (Reuters) - At least six Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Here are the candidates expected to be on stage for the debate, which begins at 9 p.m. DeSantis, 45, is Trump's top rival, but remains nearly 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. DeSantis' campaign says it is focused on stopping Trump in Iowa, where the party will hold its first nominating contest in January. The former New Jersey governor and federal prosecutor stepped up his verbal attacks as Trump faced a growing number of criminal charges.

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Republican candidates are gearing up for the second GOP presidential debate, as they look to chip away at former President Donald Trump’s comfortable lead with less than four months before the first nominating contest. After a raucous first debate in Milwaukie last month, the candidates are set to return to the debate stage for a two-hour event at 9 p.m. To qualify for the second debate, a candidate must poll at least 3% in two national polls or 3% in one national poll and one poll from an early state poll in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina, according to rules set by the Republican National Committee. In addition to the polling and fundraising requirements, the candidates must also have taken a loyalty pledge in order to participate in the debate, which all eight candidates who participated in the first debate completed. With that pledge, which has been somewhat controversial among the candidates, GOP presidential hopefuls must sign a statement that they will support the eventual Republican nominee.

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☆ Stage set for second GOP debate. Here’s who’s on it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The 2024 GOP presidential debate stage is shrinking after the Republican National Committee announced late Monday that seven candidates are set to participate in the second debate – down one from their first clash. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination, is skipping the event. To qualify for the second debate, GOP candidates had to register at least 3% in two national polls or one national poll and two polls from separate early voting states – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada. Ramaswamy was a dominant figure at the first debate, engaging in memorable clashes with Pence, Christie and Haley.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchinson, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Trump, it’s, I’m, ” Trump, Biden, Haley, Pence, Christie, Scott, Ramaswamy, Hutchinson, “ We’re, ”, we’re, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “ Tim, Jimmy Carter, NBC’s “, ” Christie –, –, “, ” Christie, James Uthmeier, ” Uthmeier, ” Ramaswamy Organizations: CNN, Republican National Committee, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, North Dakota Gov, Former Arkansas Gov, Republican, Fox Business Network, Univision, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Michigan, GOP, Trump, NBC News, The Washington Post, ABC News, NBC, ABC, Pence, RNC, United Nations, Fox Business, Press, Fox News Locations: South Carolina, New Jersey, Simi Valley , California, Michigan –, Summerville , South Carolina, Detroit, Michigan, Simi, DeSantis, – Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Iowa, Ukraine, Reagan, ”, Florida

☆ Why New Hampshire is the most likely state where Trump could lose a primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He’s getting over 60% in a number of national surveys of the GOP primary and holds the advantage in every early state that’s been polled. Take a look at CNN’s most recent survey of the state’s GOP primary conducted by the University of New Hampshire. The fact that Trump’s share of the New Hampshire primary vote remains flat is notable. In 2016, New Hampshire GOP primary voters were twice as likely to identify as moderates and independents than Iowa Republican caucusgoers. And keep this in mind: The winner of the Iowa GOP caucuses rarely wins the New Hampshire GOP primary.

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Doug Burgum appears to have qualified for Wednesday's second GOP primary debate, an NBC News analysis shows. Burgum has been on the outside looking into the second debate with less than a week to go to secure enough support in primary polls to qualify. Burgum appears to have qualified through the latter:The other candidates who appear to have qualified — Florida Gov. Burgum jumped into the GOP presidential race relatively late, without some of the national recognition of some of his rivals. It should be the voters to decide who to support,” Burgum said in New Hampshire.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Burgum, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Sen, Tim Scott of, Mike Pence, Chris Christie —, Donald Trump, Perry Johnson, Johnson, ” Burgum, “ We’ve Organizations: North Dakota Gov, Wednesday's, NBC, Republican, RNC, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, GOP Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, Michigan, Milwaukee

CNN —A furious scramble for second place is underway in the crowded Republican primary contest, with candidates vying for an opportunity to directly take on front-runner Donald Trump. Since the 2024 presidential race began, the second-place spot in GOP primary polling has been a coveted one. He was more muted compared with other rivals at last month’s first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, and he’s now polling at similar levels to several other non-Trump contenders. She said she ultimately intends to take part in the Republican primary and is considering Haley, Christie or former Texas Rep. Will Hurd. This cycle is shaping up to be similar to that, said Kyle Plotkin, a veteran Republican campaign strategist.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Haley, ”, Ramaswamy, Tom Boyer, “, ” Boyer, Thalia Floras, Christie, Will Hurd, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Kyle Plotkin, “ Everyone’s, ” Plotkin, he’s, David Urban, ” Urban, ‘, It’s, That’s, Brett Doster, ” Doster, Mike, Pence, Vivek Organizations: CNN, Republican, Florida Gov, Trump, University of New, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, GOP, Republicans, Anselm College, Democratic Party, Texas Rep Locations: Florida, Milwaukee, University of New Hampshire, Granite, New Jersey, DeSantis, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Ukraine

☆ Opinion: These GOP candidates are key to Zelensky’s fate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Jessica Chia | Opinion Lanhee J. Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It’s no surprise, then, that three of the leading Republican presidential contenders — including former president Donald Trump, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — have expressed skepticism or outright opposition to additional US funding for or involvement in the Ukraine war effort. Given these political headwinds, it’s perhaps more surprising that a number of GOP presidential candidates seeking to be the alternative to Trump, including former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. It is ultimately the GOP presidential candidates who favor continued support for Ukraine who are in the best position to make the case to Republican voters. Less time has been spent on the campaign trail explaining to voters why support for Ukraine is crucial to our national interests.

Persons: J, Chen, David, Diane Steffy, Romney, Ryan, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Lanhee J, Chen Lanhee J . Chen, Kevin McCarthy, —, Vladimir Putin’s, Xi Jinping, It’s, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis —, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Haley, Trump, Pence, Vladimir Putin, ” Christie, Putin ”, Christie, Zelensky — Organizations: CNN, Public Policy, Hoover Institution, California State, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Russia, Ukraine, Florida Gov, Trump, UN, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, GOP, Republican Party, Senate Republican, Kyiv Locations: Washington, Ukraine, Europe, United States, America, China, Kyiv, Florida, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Congress

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The 2024 presidential election promises to be like no other modern U.S. election. He will be 81 when the election is held in November 2024, making him the oldest American ever to win a presidential election should he secure a second term. Republican presidential candidates are split between those saying abortion laws should be left to the states and those supporting a national ban. Republican candidates, including Trump, have blamed Biden for reversing more restrictive Trump-era policies and have pledged to step up border security. Other Republican candidates, such as Pence and Haley, say the United States must continue to back Ukraine.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Grover Cleveland, Biden, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Kamala Harris, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Marianne Williamson, Roe, Wade, Pence, Haley, James Oliphant, Ted Hesson, Heather Timmons, Ross Colvin, Kieran Murray, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Major Economies, White, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Democrat, Trump, White House, Democratic, WHO, U.S, United, New, Biden, Supreme, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Energy, Washington , U.S, Florida, New Jersey, America, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada , South Carolina, Michigan, South Carolina, California, Texas, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Chicago, U.S, Mexico, New York, China, Ukraine, Russia, United States, Midwest, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, . Arizona , Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Southern

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez's Democratic allies are silent for now on his latest indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fellow Democrats have yet to come to Sen. Bob Menendez's side in the wake of a stunning indictment. Months before the 2015 indictment, Booker had deemed himself "the Robin to his Batman." Stories about his 2015 indictment feature accounts of a IStandwithBob.com and an accompanying Twitter account that reposted signs of support. At the time of the 2015 indictment, Schumer's predecessor as top Senate Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid, encouraged people to let Menendez have his day in court. Menendez's 2015 indictment ended in a mistrial and he was easily reelected that same year.

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☆ These Are the Key Players in the Case Against Senator Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He now lives in Bergen County with his wife of three years, Nadine Menendez. They met years ago at one of his favorite haunts, an IHOP in Union City, a city he has represented as mayor and in the State Legislature and the House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate. Mr. Menendez has been preparing to run for a fourth Senate term, and there are no indications that the indictment will change that plan. As a young man, he wore a bulletproof vest into federal court to testify against a onetime mentor, William V. Musto, then the mayor of Union City. Mr. Musto was convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a contractor hired to build schools.

Persons: Nadine Menendez, Menendez, William V, Musto, Chris Christie Organizations: State Legislature, Senate, Foreign, Justice Department Locations: Bergen County, Union City, U.S, New Jersey

☆ Trump is not invincible in Republican race – but still lacks a single strong challenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The state of the Republican race is this: Trump is not yet unbeatable but the conditions in which he could be beaten are still far from materializing. The New Hampshire poll may boost an impression that Haley is on the rise and with DeSantis ebbing, she could emerge as the strongest anti-Trump challenger. Trump appears to be eying a general election audience that punished Republicans in the midterms over the issue. But DeSantis has jumped at the chance to try to harm Trump with evangelical voters who are very important in the Iowa caucuses. In Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere, the race for the Republican nomination is beginning to accelerate.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, “, Joe Biden’s, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, Christie, CNN’s John King, Biden, Ronald Reagan, DeSantis ebbing, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno, he’s, DeSantis, ” Trump, –, ” DeSantis Organizations: CNN, Republican, Granite State, Trump, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Biden, Ronald Reagan Presidential, The New, GOP, Republicans, “, NBC, Court, ABC News Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, materializing, Granite, New Jersey, Granite State, California, Wisconsin, The, The New Hampshire, Lago, South Carolina , Florida, Florida, Iowa , New Hampshire

Overall, Trump is the first choice of 39% of likely GOP primary voters in the first-in-the-nation primary state. That lags a bit behind his performance nationally, where Republican primary polling routinely finds Trump with majority support. Pence is the only candidate besides Christie with majority unfavorable views among likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire (62% unfavorable). Few likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters raise serious doubts about Trump when asked to name their top concern about him as a candidate. Results among 845 likely Republican primary voters have an error margin of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points; it is larger for subgroups.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ron DeSantis, He’s, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, who’ve, Trump’s, they’ve, Christie, Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, Haley, Scott, DeSantis Organizations: CNN, University of New, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, GOP, Trump voters, Republican, Arkansas Gov, Trump, New Hampshire Republican, Ukraine, government’s Department of Education, CNN New, University of New Hampshire Survey Locations: New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Carolina, CNN New Hampshire, Hampshire

☆ Donald Trump's Republican rivals need to take him on at second debate, moderator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President Trump has a commanding and seemingly very enduring lead. Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination by some 40 percentage points in opinion polls, is skipping the second debate, just as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Perino, a co-moderator of the Sept. 27 debate, said none of Trump's rivals managed to alter the dynamic of the nominating race in that first debate. With voting in the nominating contest starting in Iowa in January, Trump's Republican rivals are running out of time to halt his march to becoming the Republican standard-bearer, despite his myriad legal troubles. Reporting by Tim Reid in Los Angeles; editing by Ross Colvin; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Trump, who paved way for Roe v. Wade reversal, says Republicans ‘speak very inarticulately’ about abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump, who paved the way for the undoing of federal abortion rights protections, said that some Republicans “speak very inarticulately” about the issue and have pursued “terrible” state-level restrictions that could alienate much of the country. Trump also warned Republicans that the party would lose voters by advancing abortion restrictions without exceptions for cases of rape, incest or risks to the mother’s life. “Other than certain parts of the country, you can’t – you’re not going to win on this issue,” he said. Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, has advocated a federal abortion ban after 15 weeks. Trump said he believed it was “probably better” to leave abortion restrictions up to the states instead of trying to pass federal legislation on the issue.

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☆ Trump has sharp exchange with NBC's Kristen Welker after she asked if he watched the January 6 riot unfold on TV in the White House dining room
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump had a sharp exchange with NBC's Kristen Welker when pressed about his response on January 6. The ex-president has been criticized for his response to the riot hours after it first began. "Tell me how you watched this all unfold," Welker asked the former president. Welker then asked: "What did you do when the Capitol was under attack, though?" AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter Welker asked if Trump called military or law enforcement when the Capitol was first attacked, Trump again pushed back.

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Christie spent the bulk of a Tuesday town hall in Bedford answering policy questions on topics ranging from unions to Taiwan, engaging audience members in back-and-forth conversations. “The fact is that there are no perfect candidates in this race, as I said before,” Christie said at the Bedford town hall. I’m not even under one criminal indictment.”Another person who attended the town hall in Bedford, New Hampshire voter Gary Johnson, 64, asked Christie a question banning assault weapons. After Christie could see Johnson was unsatisfied with his answer, Christie allowed Johnson to express his opinion. “You’re not going to fix mental health.”Nevertheless, Johnson, an independent, told NBC News he plans to vote for Christie in the primary.

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