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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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Trump gambles on finding strength in indictments instead of debate
The former president and his team were happy with the decision not to participate in the first Republican debate in Milwaukee.
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Vivek Ramaswamy won the online attention contest in the GOP debate
Well, except for Donald Trump.
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The winners and losers from the first Republican debate
Donald Trump was the big winner. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party’s political pride didn’t fare so well.
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Fifty years of investigations on Trump, visualized
Donald Trump has been investigated in every decade of his adult life by federal and state agencies, among others. A timeline of investigations since 1972.
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Fact-checking the first Republican primary debate
Here’s our roundup of fishy claims in the first GOP debate of the 2024 election cycle.
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Highlights, analysis from the first Republican presidential debate
Republican presidential candidates faced off in their first debate.
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Wondering who’s best to challenge Trump? Good luck getting past the interruptions and insults.
If voters were looking for clarity on who might be best equipped to challenge Trump, they were hard-pressed to get past the interruptions and insults Wednesday.
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Trump suggests in Carlson interview that U.S. could see more political violence
The former president also again defended the mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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In photos: The scene at the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
Eight Republican presidential contenders — minus the front-runner, former president Donald Trump — converged in Milwaukee for their first debate.
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An Atlanta bail bondsman explains how he would handle Trump
Among the revelations: Trump’s $200,000 bond is in the “upper tier” of bonds in the area.
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South Carolina’s highest court upholds strict abortion ban
South Carolina’s Supreme Court upheld a new law banning most abortions after roughly six weeks. The 4-1 decision is a reversal from when the court struck a similar law saying it violated the state constitution.
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