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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

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 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

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 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

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during the 2016 campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. Prosecutors in New York investigated money paid to porn actor Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal to keep the women from going public with claims that they had sex with him. Trump, who’s running for the White House again in 2024, called the decision by a Manhattan grand jury to indict him “political persecution and election interference at the highest level.” ___ BRAGG’S OFFICE DEFENDS INQUIRY Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is defending the unprecedented criminal case against Trump in a letter to House Republicans, calling their repeated criticism of the investigation “unnecessary and unjustified.” The letter, the only substantial public comment on the case to come from Bragg’s office since Thursday’s indictment, is the … [Read more...] about Trump indictment live updates: Latest news, developments