Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15, according to multiple projections, marking his first electoral victory in a contest he has led in polling.
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Faith signaling: What you see may not be what you get
As the primaries heat up, we should guard ourselves against uncritically supporting candidates who know how to present themselves on the political stage as devout Catholics or concerned Christians.
Haley, DeSantis debate while Trump appears at town hall hours after Christie exits GOP primary
The Republican presidential primary field narrowed Jan. 10 just hours before the party’s final debate before the key Iowa Caucuses, as former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his campaign.
Washington Roundup: Justices disqualify Trump; Harris’ abortion tour; no Ukraine Christmas deal
The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
GOP presidential candidates debate absent Trump, gender transitions for minors
Four Republican presidential candidates participated in a Dec. 6 debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama seeking to increase their support as their party’s first contests in the primary process are scheduled next month.
Scott’s withdrawal from GOP presidential primary further shrinks a once-crowded field
After Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced Nov. 12 that he is suspending his 2024 campaign for his party’s presidential nomination, Catholic political scientists told OSV News that the senator ran a campaign out of sync with the Republican primary electorate.
Trump leads Biden in 5 of 6 key swing states, says N.Y. Times/Siena College poll
Former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden in five out of six key battleground states, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College, a Franciscan-run school in Loudonville, New York.
Experts: Pence’s GOP primary exit will push other lower-polling candidates to end bids
Former Vice President Mike Pence ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Oct. 28 after lackluster fundraising and polling. Pence’s departure will put pressure on other low-polling candidates in the GOP field to end their bids as well, political scientists told OSV News.
Tim Scott praises Netanyahu for ‘restraint’, blasts Trump criticism at Georgetown event
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., a Republican presidential candidate, praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Oct. 16 for demonstrating “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel about a week prior, and pushed back on his party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, for his criticism of Netanyahu days after the attack.
Pence at Georgetown says US should lead on religious liberty worldwide, addresses McCarthy ouster
Former Vice President Mike Pence Oct. 3 called himself “deeply disappointed” by California Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as speaker of the House of Representatives that same day, after eight House Republicans joined with Democrats to remove McCarthy from the role, the first such move in the history of the U.S. House.
GOP presidential candidates debate abortion, immigration at Reagan library
Seven Republican candidates joined the Republican National Committee’s second debate of their party’s presidential primary process in California, sparring over topics including immigration, China policy, abortion and the economy.
Pro-life advocates respond to Trump’s criticism of some state abortion bans as ‘terrible’
Pro-life leaders criticized comments made by former President Donald Trump that appeared to reject proposals of a national abortion limit at 15 weeks and called some state abortion bans “terrible.”