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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 CHARLESTON, S.C. - Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, launched her presidential campaign here just over a month ago, calling for a "new generation" to lead and highlighting her background as an Indian American woman while also rejecting "identity politics." Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate - appointed by Haley more than 10 years ago - kicked off a cross-country tour from Charleston the very next day, centering on his family's "cotton to Congress" story and declaring, "America is not defined by our original sin." On Saturday, Haley and Scott converged again in Charleston ahead of a potential 2024 clash, joining other current and possible GOP presidential candidates for a public forum hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, a conservative Christian group. The event showcased contenders' pitches to an important constituency in a pivotal … [Read more...] about Nikki Haley, Tim Scott converge at S.C. forum as potential 2024 rivals

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 DES MOINES - As a Republican candidate for president, Nikki Haley introduces herself as the proud daughter of Indian immigrants. She says it's time for a new generation of leaders and the best way to accomplish that is to put a "badass woman" in the White House. At the same time, Haley has underscored that she does not believe there are "glass ceilings" limiting women. She rejects identity politics as a form of divisiveness and "woke self-loathing." And she stated her belief in a speech kicking off her campaign last month that "America is not a racist country." With her underdog White House bid, Haley, 51, a former governor of South Carolina and U.N. ambassador, is the first prominent woman of color to seek the GOP nomination. As she campaigns around the country, she is at once seeking to accentuate her differences from White male candidates and offer reassurances that they are not … [Read more...] about Nikki Haley walks fine line on race, gender in appeal to GOP base

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race are gathering in South Carolina this weekend with a goal at the forefront of their agenda: taking on “woke ideology.” On Saturday in North Charleston, Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what it considers to be “biblical values," is hosting Vision ’24, described by organizers as “casting the conservative vision" for the next White House race. More than 400 attendees are expected to hear from presidential hopefuls, including Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor who was Donald Trump's U.N. ambassador, and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Organizers expect issues such as gas prices and national security to get plenty of attention. But there also is an expectation that much of the focus will be on the pushback by some across the U.S. against what they perceive as affronts … [Read more...] about Haley, Ramaswamy among those taking on ‘woke ideology’ in SC

With federal regulators closely monitoring the financial system for more signs of crisis, lawmakers are divided about whether they could rise to the occasion if called upon to find a big compromise as they did 15 years ago. The pessimists see a legislative branch that has grown increasingly weak even on major issues with broad public support, such as gun control and immigration. Plus, they view the banking industry as unrivaled in its power, capable of whittling away at the sweeping laws enacted in 2008 and 2010 after Wall Street's crisis sparked the Great Recession. "I don't know. I think it's a challenge," Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told reporters Thursday. "The special interest influence - I've been doing this a long time as you know - I'd say it's probably greater today than it's been in my lifetime." But Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) remains the leading optimist that Congress can rise to the occasion. He … [Read more...] about Today’s Congress might be incapable of compromise to save banking system

Leading antiabortion groups, fresh off their historic victory with the demise of Roe v. Wade, are drawing up plans for a new goal in the 2024 presidential election: Ensuring the Republican nominee promises to back nationwide restrictions on abortion. One of the most influential groups, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, is likely to ask candidates to sign a pledge supporting a federal minimum limit on abortion at no later than 15 weeks of pregnancy. "If any GOP primary candidate fails to summon the moral courage to endorse a 15-week gestational minimum standard, then they don't deserve to be the president of the United States," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of SBA Pro-Life America, who was instrumental in extracting antiabortion promises from former president Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is exploring holding candidate forums or debates, where the issue of abortion would be front and center. And Students … [Read more...] about Abortion foes seek vows from 2024 GOP hopefuls

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump. But in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president. Far more than his GOP rivals, Trump is sidestepping the issue just nine months after he and his party celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to strip away women's constitutional right to abortion. Look no further than Trump’s trip to Iowa last week for evidence of his delicate balancing act. Moments after he stepped off his plane just outside Davenport, Trump repeatedly refused to say whether he would support a federal law restricting abortion in every state, a move that anti-abortion activists are demanding of the GOP's presidential contenders. “We’re looking at a lot of different things,” … [Read more...] about Trump silent on abortion as ’24 campaign pushes forward

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home afterward to give donors a “political update." According to an invitation obtained by The Associated Press, Scott will meet with donors to hold what's being advertised as a “Faith in America Summit” next month in Charleston. The schedule notes a reception and dinner on April 14, as well as “breakfast, policy discussions, and political update” the following day. The event, characterized by a person familiar with Scott's plans as a gathering of “high-level fundraisers and supporters,” directly follows Scott's stops in Iowa and New Hampshire. The schedule was first reported by Politico. The senator is expected to soon make a decision on whether to launch a 2024 campaign, … [Read more...] about Sen. Scott poised to give 2024 ‘political update’ to donors

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 For months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - an expected 2024 Republican presidential candidate - did his best to ignore former president Donald Trump, a declared 2024 Republican candidate. Then, on Monday, DeSantis pitter-pattered up to a sly and winking condemnation, supporting Trump by attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg - who is closing in on a possible indictment of the former president - while also using the moment to note that allegations about "paying hush money to a porn star" are at the center of the investigation. And finally - faced with an onslaught of attacks and provocations from Trump and his allies - DeSantis got more direct in an interview with Piers Morgan set to air Thursday on Fox Nation. DeSantis implicitly criticized Trump's chaotic and ego-driven management style ("The way we run the government, I think, is no daily drama"), touted his … [Read more...] about GOP 2024 hopefuls grapple with how to take on Trump

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 NEW YORK (AP) — The historic indictment of former President Donald Trump thrust the 2024 presidential election into uncharted territory, raising the remarkable prospect that the leading contender for the Republican nomination will seek the White House while also facing trial for criminal charges in New York. In an acknowledgment of the sway the former president holds with the voters who will decide the GOP contest next year, those eyeing a primary challenge to Trump were quick to criticize the indictment. Without naming Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the move “un-American.” Former Vice President Mike Pence, whose life was threatened after Trump incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, told CNN the charges were “outrageous.” That posture speaks to the short-term incentives for Republicans to avoid anything that might antagonize Trump's loyal base. But the … [Read more...] about Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory