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AP Decision Notes: What to expect from North Carolina's state and presidential primaries

Mar. 04, 2024 17:15 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for governor, U.S. House and other offices, not to mention the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. President Joe Biden is the only candidate listed on...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state and presidential primaries

Mar. 01, 2024 10:04 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete for votes in Arkansas on Tuesday but not against each other. At least not yet. Both front-runners are already eyeing a rematch of the 2020 presidential election, and the race in Arkansas as well as...

Sanders among latest to call for resignation of Arkansas Board of Corrections member

Feb. 29, 2024 16:52 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday asked that Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles resign his seat. Sanders issued the statement months after Jiles was named in lawsuits that allege he helped to cover up physical and sexual abuse at a juvenile...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries

Jan. 21, 2024 18:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations will converge in New Hampshire on Tuesday in the first primary election of the season — though on the Democratic side, the contest may count only for bragging rights. The Republican primary will...

Former GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson endorses Nikki Haley, says Trump divides America

Jan. 20, 2024 18:46 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley on Saturday, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary. Hutchinson is a conservative whose opposition to Trump became...

White House apologizes to former 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson as Biden courts anti-Trump GOP

Jan. 17, 2024 19:35 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday apologized to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a Democratic National Committee statement a day earlier that mocked the end of his long-shot 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination. White House chief of staff Jeff...

The race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination pivots to New Hampshire. Follow live updates

Jan. 16, 2024 19:10 PM EST

A day after Donald Trump won Iowa's caucuses, the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has turned to New Hampshire. Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are holding events in the first-in-the-nation GOP primary state on Tuesday,...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

Jan. 16, 2024 12:00 PM EST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. ...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 Republican presidential bid after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

Jan. 16, 2024 10:45 AM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 Republican presidential bid after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses.

Trump wins Iowa's leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley. Follow live updates

Jan. 16, 2024 05:27 AM EST

Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second. Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire....