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What our post-debate poll means for DeSantis, Ramaswamy and Haley
Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy were declared the winners by most voters, but their showings were less impressive in context. And Nikki Haley’s performance probably mattered most.
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The mug shot seen round the world: Donald Trump’s forever photo
Trump, 77, is known for mugging for the camera. Now, he has a mug shot, the first former president to be the subject of one.
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Trump is selling his mug shot on shirts, koozies and bumper stickers
For $34, Trump supporters can buy T-shirts and other merchandise featuring the first mug shot of a former American president. Bumper stickers are going for $12.
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Jonathan Turley’s deceptive Trump defense
The George Washington University Law School professor claims the former president was not asking for a recount when he called Georgia’s secretary of state.
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New security clearance system is years late, its cost estimate unreliable
After a major 2015 cyber breach, the Pentagon planned a new federal background check system, but it is way behind schedule and no one know how much it will cost.
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Vivek Ramaswamy says ‘hoax’ agenda kills more people than climate change
We puzzled till our puzzler was sore — this claim makes no sense.
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Ramaswamy and Haley show the GOP’s divergent paths coming out of the debate
The Trump-friendly entrepreneur and anti-Trump former U.N. envoy illustrated the chasm in the GOP as the underdog candidates labor in the former president’s shadow.
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Montgomery students can’t opt out of LGBTQ storybooks, judge says
In denying a temporary injunction, a federal judge was not persuaded that certain readings infringe on the First Amendment rights of religious parents.
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Ratings for first Republican debate of 2024 couldn’t compare with 2016
Roughly 12.8 million watched the Fox News GOP debate that lacked Donald Trump -- a big number for cable TV these days but far fewer than watched in 2015.
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For every six Republican debate-watchers, one watched Trump instead
About 5 percent of Republicans report watching the former president’s conversation with Tucker Carlson, compared with 15 percent who watched the whole debate.
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It wasn’t just his personality that prompted those attacks on Ramaswamy
It’s another indicator of how Ron DeSantis’s star has fallen.
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Our Republican debate poll finds Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy won
A Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll survyed likely Republican voters before and after the debate
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Some undersold moments from the first Republican debate
Breaking down DeSantis’s squeamish response on Pence and Jan. 6, Pence’s conspicuous “contrition” reference to Trump, and other moments that haven’t gotten their due.
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‘Abortion until the day of birth’ is evocative — but misleading
Candidates participating in the Republican debate spoke out against something that’s rare — or, in some cases, non-existent.
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Vivek Ramaswamy cribs Obama’s famous ‘funny name’ line in GOP debate
Political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy made a surprising decision to invoke a line from Barack Obama’s star-making 2004 speech.
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When is the second Republican debate? What to expect next round.
The eight contenders who participated in the first debate Wednesday will have to clear a higher bar to participate next time.
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Vivek Ramaswamy makes an impression at one New Hampshire debate watch party
At an event attended mostly by undecided Republican voters, Ramaswamy was the crowd favorite in a field of more experienced political figures, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Republican rivals clash sharply in combative debate with no Trump
The debate often pivoted around fiery exchanges, including several involving entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a first-time millennial candidate.
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Tucker did his best to drag Trump into his political violence fantasies
During a discussion positioned as a counterpoint to the Republican debate, the former Fox News host repeatedly goaded Trump with questions about assassination.
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Without Trump, Republican debate attacks focus on Ramaswamy and Biden
Here are the candidates that talked most during the Republican debate and which opponents were attacked most often, visualized.
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