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.
Early projections showed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis -- the
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.
Only Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley participated
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.
In the debate hosted by NewsNation just six weeks out from the
Five Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Miami Nov. 8, reacting to Ohio voters approving a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability.
In a debate hosted by NBC News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former
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
"If you look at where our conference is, there's still work to be done," Rep. Steve Scalise told reporters after withdrawing his name. "Our conference still has to come together and is not there. There are still some people that have their
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was nominated by his fellow Republicans for speaker of the House Oct. 11, but questions remained whether Scalise can get enough votes from his party to become speaker in a vote before the whole House.
Scalise defeated
The ouster of House speaker Kevin McCarthy marked the first such instance in U.S. history and left House Republicans without a clear successor to lead the House Republican majority.
McCarthy was elected speaker in January by a narrow Republican majority after 15 rounds
The poll, conducted by the St. Anselm College Survey Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, found that Trump is preferred by 45% of likely GOP primary voters; but Haley, also a former governor of South Carolina, is currently the leading
In a speech billed by his campaign as "Populism vs. Conservatism: Republicans' Time for Choosing” -- evoking Ronald Reagan's 1964 address "A Time for Choosing" that cast that year's presidential election as a choice between individual freedom and big government --Mike Pence