SARA BURNETT

Associated Press

Sara is a political reporter based in Chicago.
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. Former President Donald Trump is in a New York court for the second day of his civil business fraud trial. A day after fiery opening statements, lawyers in the case are moving Tuesday to the plodding task of going through years' worth of Trump's financial documents. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, POOL)
Donald Trump wants future Republican debates to be canceled after refusing to participate in them
Donald Trump’s campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates.
 
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months
When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear.
 
Virginia state Senate candidate Russet Perry, joins campaign volunteers during a campaign stop in the Cascades area of Sterling, Va., Sept. 16, 2023. Democratic candidate Perry, a prosecutor and former CIA officer, is running for a seat that could decide control of the Virginia state Senate in November. Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024
One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection. Republican Gov.
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Washington. Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television, saying he would “tell people later at an appropriate time.” (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Trump calls DeSantis abortion ban ‘a terrible mistake,’ sparking anger from some key Republicans
Donald Trump is facing political blowback from within his party for his comments about abortion. The former president said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the Florida ban on abortions at six weeks of pregnancy signed by Gov.
 
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference' on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C. Rogers is expected to soon announce a bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
Former Republican congressman Mike Rogers expected to run for US Senate in Michigan, AP sources say
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is expected to soon announce a bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat next year.
 
Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate
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Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy laughs after taking part in a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
How Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing — delicately — to win over Trump supporters
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is working to convince more voters that he could be their nominee and — as much as he says he respects Donald Trump — would be a better 2024 candidate and president.
 
Dennis Willard, spokesperson for One Person One Vote, celebrates the results of the election during a watch party Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024
Abortion wasn’t technically on the ballot in Ohio’s special election. But the overwhelming defeat of a measure that would have made it tougher to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution this fall was the latest indicator that the issue remains a powerful force at the ballot box.
 
A supporter holds up a sign for Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a campaign event, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Leading anti-abortion group rips DeSantis for not pushing for national ban
A leading anti-abortion organization has criticized Republican Ron DeSantis for not supporting a national ban on the procedure, calling the Florida governor’s position “unacceptable” as he seeks the GOP nomination for president.
 
FILE - Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich, left, and Tiffany Justice, speak at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the “mama bears.”
 
FILE - People wait to vote on Super Tuesday in the gymnasium at Cleveland Park Community Center, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. While most GOP presidential candidates are focused only on early states like Iowa and New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis also are looking ahead to Super Tuesday. March 5, 2024 is when the largest number of of delegates are up for grabs of any single day in the primary cycle. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Trump and DeSantis begin eyeing Super Tuesday states as they prepare for 2024 long game
As the Republican presidential primary intensifies this summer, most White House hopefuls are devoting their time to events in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states that will kick off the nomination process early next year.
 
FILE - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley greets guests during a campaign gathering, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. More than a dozen candidates are seeking the nomination, including several long shots who announced their bids in recent weeks, in what is the party's most diverse presidential field ever. Yet Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor, is the only woman among the bunch. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
The 2024 Republican presidential field keeps growing. So why aren’t there more women?
Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, with more than a dozen candidates seeking the party’s nomination in what’s turning out to be the GOP’s most diverse presidential field ever. Yet there’s only one woman in the bunch.
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump faces questions about whether he’ll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments
For now, no one comes close to Donald Trump in his command of the voters who’ll decide the Republican Party’s presidential nominee next year.
 
FILE - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks during a news conference about the security planned for former President Donald Trump, who is set to appear at federal court Tuesday, in Miami on June 12, 2023. In a 2024 Republican presidential field full of long-shot candidates, Suarez may be, on paper anyway, the longest long shot of all. No sitting mayor has ever been elected U.S. president, a job that historically has been won by governors, vice presidents, senators or Cabinet secretaries. That hasn't deterred Suarez, who launched his presidential bid this week by talking up his unique experience leading the city of about 450,000. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Miami’s Francis Suarez bucking history as he tries to become first sitting mayor elected president
The 2024 Republican presidential field is full of long-shot candidates. And Miami Mayor Francis Suarez may be the longest long shot of all, on paper anyway. No sitting mayor has ever been elected U.S. president.
 
Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present. Outside, he campaigned for all to see
Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and thumbs-up to crowds gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami as he left his first court appearance on federal criminal charges.
 
FILE - Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker takes part in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023. Parker, the Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia's next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers to walk their beats and get to know residents. She wants to devote resources to recruiting more police and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Philadelphia’s likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime
 
FILE Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, left, leaves Manhattan federal court, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?
Taking the witness stand in support of Carroll this week, two friends told jurors that they spoke with the former magazine columnist shortly after the alleged 1996 attack, and that they believe she is telling the truth. Other women testified about separate encounters; one said Trump grabbed and grop
 
Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are telling jurors they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.
 
State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnesses
The state has rested its case to jurors at Jussie Smollett’s trial after key testimony from two brothers who said the actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid them to carry it out.
 
‘Mama, are you OK?’ In Waukesha, minutes of terror recounted
Participants like the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies were in the holiday spirit as they stepped off for the Waukesha Christmas Parade.
 
Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate
Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of vice presidential contention and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead.
 
Illinois infant with COVID-19 dies, cause of death unknown
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says an infant with COVID-19 has died. The cause of death is unknown and an investigation is underway. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr.
 
Progressive Newman ousts Rep. Lipinski in Illinois primary
Progressive Marie Newman has won a rematch with Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, unseating one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.
 
‘Why would I get out?': Democrats brush off calls to quit
Bernie Sanders’ ascendance in the Democratic presidential primary has brought louder calls for some of his rivals to drop out of the race.
 
Klobuchar shifts on immigration before Nevada caucuses
Amy Klobuchar is telling Nevada voters that she no longer believes English should be the national language of the U.S.
 
Klobuchar: I’ll repair damage by Trump on US foreign policy
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is pledging to repair the damage she says President Donald Trump has done in the international community if she becomes president.
 
Andrew Yang qualifies for December presidential debate
Businessman Andrew Yang has qualified to participate in next week’s Democratic presidential debate. The 44-year-old entrepreneur received 4% in a national poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University.
 
As more men run, Klobuchar makes case for female nominee
Amy Klobuchar does not want to run for president as a “woman candidate.” That has never been the Minnesota Democrat’s style.
 
Klobuchar: Woman with Buttigieg’s record would miss debate
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she and other female presidential candidates wouldn’t be on the 2020 debate stage if they had the same experience as Pete Buttigieg.
 
Amash dumped Trump, and now Mich. district may dump Amash
The biggest winners to come out of Michigan congressman Justin Amash’s stand against President Donald Trump may be Democrats.
 
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