Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the end of his 2024 presidential campaign Sunday with an online post featuring a quote he attributed to the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
The big picture: However, there's no evidence the World War II leader ever said: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ended his 2024 presidential campaign Sunday and endorsed former President Trump.
Why it matters: DeSantis entered the 2024 campaign widely viewed as Trump's most formidable opponent, but early missteps and strategic errors hampered his effort.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Sunday afternoon that he's suspending his presidential campaign and endorsing former President Trump, less than a week after failing to win a single county in the Iowa caucuses.
Why it matters: It's a flameout of epic proportions for a young, conservative culture warrior who — in the aftermath of his landslide re-election in 2022 — was widely viewed as Republicans' best hope for moving on from Trump.
With consumer sentiment surging and the stock market setting record highs, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to the Midwest this week to promote President Biden's economic record and take a rare shot at former President Trump's approach.
The Senate-led border and foreign aid package is stuck in limbo, sharpening divisions between House and Senate Republicans and raising the likelihood that U.S. military aid to Ukraine will soon dry up.
Why it matters: Unlike the spending stopgap that passed Thursday, this package comes with no deadline to speed up negotiations — and House conservatives are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Former President Trump said on Saturday he "may or may not release something" over the next couple of months about his choice for vice president.
Why it matters: The GOP presidential frontrunner has left room for speculation about who he will choose should he secure the 2024 Republican nomination.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that former President Trump is "just not at the same level" of mental fitness as he was while president in 2016.
Why it matters: The former UN ambassador has repeatedly questioned the mental fitness of both 77-year-old Trump and 81-year-old President Biden. Just yesterday, Haley called out Trump for confusing her with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot that mimicked Democratic White House hopeful Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.).
Why it matters: The suspension is the first known instance where the maker of ChatGPT has restricted the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday she is "not surprised at all" that so much of the GOP congressional base is backing former President Trump.
Why it matters: The former UN ambassador remains far behind Trump in endorsements, with the former president already having secured a majority of Republican congressional support.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) did not rule out potentially becoming former President Trump's running mate should Trump secure the 2024 Republican nomination.
Driving the news: Scott, along with Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, are believed to be on the short list of contenders to become Trump's pick for vice president. All three campaigned for the former president in New Hampshire over the weekend.
President Biden plans to keep pushing a grand bargain in the Middle East for the days after the war in Gaza — with the hope it could happen before the election, despite Israel's opposition, U.S. officials tell us.
The plan: Israel gets normalized relations with Saudi Arabia, in exchange for agreeing to an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state — and allowing the Palestinian Authority to have a role in post-Hamas Gaza.
Why it matters: The Israelis aren't ready to accept a deal like this anytime soon. But they might eventually take it as U.S., international and internal pressure mounts in coming months, U.S. officials tell us.
Why it matters: The Democratic National Committee's convoluted clash with New Hampshire legislators has left the incumbent president in a position to clinch the state's nomination through only write-in votes.
The Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant last week at the Ohio-based U.S. subsidiary of Qingdao Sunsong, a Chinese automobile parts manufacturer that a congressional committee has accused of trade fraud.
The big picture: There is growing concern among lawmakers that Chinese companies are evading U.S. tariffs.
New Hampshire's GOP presidential primary is taking a nasty turn in the final hours before Tuesday's voting.
Former President Trump is accusing Nikki Haley of not being "smart enough" to be president, and once again tapping into race-based attacks — while Haley, 52, says Trump, 77, may be in mental "decline," and incapable of being president into his 80s.
KINGSTON, N.H. — New Hampshire's Republican primary isn't just Donald Trump vs. Nikki Haley. The run-up to Tuesday's vote has felt like an audition to be Trump's vice presidential pick, as contenders have been popping up around the state to stump for the former president.
Why it matters: As Trump mostly sticks to big rallies, his surrogates at smaller events are playing an increasingly large role in tightening his grip on the GOP — while promoting themselves and showing what Trump values most: loyalty.
