Tag: Republican Candidates

‘Going to Get This Anti-American Insanity out of Our Institutions’: Trump Talks About Education Reforms

Presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to seize endowments from colleges that follow discrimination through equity initiatives and reclaim America’s educational institutions from the hands of the “radical left” in a recent campaign video. “I will direct the Department of Justice to pursue federal civil rights cases against schools that continue to engage in racial discrimination….


Trump Ally Jim Marchant Announces 2024 Senate Run in Nevada

Nevada Republican Jim Marchant announced Tuesday that he’s running for a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada in 2024, entering a critical race in the swing state against incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). “We have to encourage principled, America First, MAGA candidates to run for office. That is why I am announcing today that I am…


Glenn Youngkin Says He’s Not Entering Presidential Race ‘This Year’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has confirmed that, at least until the end of this year, he won’t be entering the Republican presidential primary field and will instead continue to focus on running his state. In a May 1 interview at the Milken Institute in Los Angeles with Gerard Baker, editor-at-large for The Wall Street Journal, when…


Trump to Partake in CNN Town Hall

Former President Donald Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, is set to participate in a May 10 town hall in New Hampshire hosted by CNN, which he has long railed against as being part of the “fake news” media. However, Trump will apparently cast aside his feud with CNN in…


2024 Presidential Candidate Wants to ‘Shut Down the FBI,’ Replace It

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would attempt to shut down the FBI and replace it with another entity if he’s elected president. During an interview with “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Ramaswamy, a businessman, suggested that he does not want to “defund the FBI” after host Chuck Todd suggested it. “I didn’t say defund…


Florida Legislature Clears Way for DeSantis to Run for President Without Resigning

Florida’s Republican-led Legislature has approved a bill clarifying that Gov. Ron DeSantis may run for president in 2024 while keeping his current position. In a party-line vote of 76-34 on Friday, the Florida House approved an amended version of SB 7050, which includes a provision that explicitly exempts anyone running for president or vice president…


IN-DEPTH: 6 GOP Candidates Qualify So Far for RNC Presidential Debate

Six Republican presidential candidates have qualified to participate in the first Republican National Committee (RNC) debate on Aug, 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with at least two others in the 14-candidate field likely to do so in the coming weeks. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov….