Nikki Haley Joining Washington Think Tank
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Nikki Haley Joining Washington Think Tank
2024-04-16 15:42:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is joining a conservative think tank in Washington, a position likely to further boost her national profile should she decide to run again for president in the... Read More

Nikki Haley Drops GOP Presidential Bid, Does Not Endorse Trump
2024 Elections
Nikki Haley Drops GOP Presidential Bid, Does Not Endorse Trump
2024-03-06 16:37:35
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ended her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday morning after losing all but one of yesterday’s Super Tuesday contests. Haley, who notched her first primary win on Sunday in the... Read More

Haley Wins First Primary While Trump Notches Three More Contests
2024 Elections
Haley Wins First Primary While Trump Notches Three More Contests
2024-03-04 16:43:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first contest of the 2024 election cycle, handily defeating former President Donald Trump in the District of Columbia’s Republican primary. Sunday’s victory made Haley the first woman ever to win... Read More

Trump Wins South Carolina Primary, Haley Outperforms Polls
2024 Elections
Trump Wins South Carolina Primary, Haley Outperforms Polls
2024-02-25 18:09:33
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the state Republican presidential primary on Saturday, but she vowed to fight on and planned to be in Michigan, the next state going to... Read More

Haley Campaign Doubles Down With Seven-Figure Super Tuesday Ad Buy
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Haley Campaign Doubles Down With Seven-Figure Super Tuesday Ad Buy
2024-02-23 21:39:28
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C — Despite predictions of a potential double-digit loss in her home state, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is showing no signs of throwing in the towel on her quest for the Republican presidential nomination anytime soon. On... Read More

New Poll Shows Haley Closing Gap With Trump in South Carolina
2024 Elections
New Poll Shows Haley Closing Gap With Trump in South Carolina
2024-02-20 20:21:27
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is slowly closing the gap with former President Donald Trump in the Palmetto State with five days to go before the GOP primary here. The latest Emerson College/The Hill poll still... Read More

Retired Army General Assails Trump for ‘Disrespecting’ Military
2024 Elections
Retired Army General Assails Trump for ‘Disrespecting’ Military
2024-02-15 18:51:44
by Dan McCue

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A week after former President Donald Trump appeared to throw shade on the military service of Major Michael Haley, a one-time ally of the former president called for an end to his “disparaging comments about veterans... Read More

Haley Supporters Convinced a Primary Win Still Possible in SC
2024 Elections
Haley Supporters Convinced a Primary Win Still Possible in SC
2024-02-15 16:50:38
by Dan McCue

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — When it comes to a political event, the scene couldn’t have been more bucolic. Assembled in a raised pavilion about halfway between the clubhouse and golf course at the Summerville Country Club, were about 400 anxious supporters... Read More

Trump, Haley Wage Spirited Battle for Soul of South Carolina
2024 Elections
Trump, Haley Wage Spirited Battle for Soul of South Carolina
2024-02-12 19:23:54
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — After a lull following the Democratic primary two weeks ago, political activity escalated dramatically in South Carolina over the weekend, as the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each kicked... Read More

Haley Hits Road in South Carolina; Trump Schedules Single Rally
2024 Elections
Haley Hits Road in South Carolina; Trump Schedules Single Rally
2024-02-08 18:06:30
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — With just 16 days to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, the two candidates are taking markedly different approaches to campaigning in the state. As of Thursday morning, former President Donald Trump, who held a 26... Read More

Despite Outcome of Nevada Primary, Haley Builds Super Tuesday Team
2024 Elections
Despite Outcome of Nevada Primary, Haley Builds Super Tuesday Team
2024-02-07 18:12:10
by Dan McCue

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Swamped in Tuesday’s technically meaningless Republican primary in Nevada, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley continued to press on toward a Super Tuesday showdown with former President Donald Trump, rolling out a sizable campaign team in... Read More

Haley Draws 1,200 to South Carolina Brewery; Vows to Stay in Race
2024 Elections
Haley Draws 1,200 to South Carolina Brewery; Vows to Stay in Race
2024-02-05 18:52:19
by Dan McCue

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — On a weekend when Democrats were holding their first sanctioned primary of the 2024 presidential election cycle, former Gov. Nikki Haley largely dominated the news cycle in the Palmetto State. A solid week on the hustings... Read More

SC Shaping Up as Brutal Showdown Between Trump, Haley
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SC Shaping Up as Brutal Showdown Between Trump, Haley
2024-01-26 02:54:56
by Dan McCue

NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. — Barely 24 hours after infuriating former President Donald Trump by declaring she wouldn’t drop out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley continued to goad the former president as the... Read More

‘Yarmulke Guy’ Seeks Peace, Love and Understanding Amid Caucus Frenzy
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‘Yarmulke Guy’ Seeks Peace, Love and Understanding Amid Caucus Frenzy
2024-01-12 21:33:27
by Dan McCue

DES MOINES, Iowa — The line, almost exclusively male and on the sunset side of the 50s, began to form early ahead of an appearance by former President Donald Trump at the Iowa Events Center here. “Audience members on one... Read More

Haley Bolstering Iowa Campaign Staff Ahead of Caucus
2024 Elections
Haley Bolstering Iowa Campaign Staff Ahead of Caucus
2023-12-22 15:12:40
by Dan McCue

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has hired a new state spokesman and is adding additional regional staffers to flesh out her Iowa campaign effort ahead of next month’s all-important Iowa caucuses. "You're gonna see us... Read More

Haley to Call for End to the Federal Gas Tax
2024 Elections
Haley to Call for End to the Federal Gas Tax
2023-09-18 20:48:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will try to jump-start her campaign for the Republican nomination on Friday with an economic speech in which she will call for an end to the federal gas tax.... Read More

Can South Carolina’s Haley and Scott Woo the GOP’s White Evangelical Base Away From Trump?
2024 Elections
Can South Carolina’s Haley and Scott Woo the GOP’s White Evangelical Base Away From Trump?

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In 2015, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott attended the funerals of those slain by a racist gunman at Mother Emanuel AME Church. Scott would later tear up on the Senate floor recounting the faith of the... Read More

Trump Absent as Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins to Roll
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Trump Absent as Iowa 2024 GOP Caucus Train Begins to Roll

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley is swinging through Iowa this week fresh off announcing her presidential campaign. Her fellow South Carolinian Republican, Sen. Tim Scott, will also be here as he decides his political future. And former Vice President Mike Pence was just... Read More

Haley’s Candidacy Shows Balancing Act for Women in Politics
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Haley's Candidacy Shows Balancing Act for Women in Politics

In announcing her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this week, Nikki Haley made a subtle reference to the historic nature of her candidacy. “I don't put up with bullies,” Haley said in a video that launched her bid to become the first female... Read More

Nikki Haley Announces Run for President, Challenging Trump
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Nikki Haley Announces Run for President, Challenging Trump

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The announcement, delivered in a tweeted video,... Read More

DeSantis Eyes 2024 From Afar as GOP Rivals Move Toward Runs
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DeSantis Eyes 2024 From Afar as GOP Rivals Move Toward Runs

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly declaring his presidential intentions, but his potential rivals aren't holding back. No fewer than a half dozen Republicans eyeing the White House have begun actively courting top... Read More

Haley Said to Be Announcing Presidential Bid Feb. 15
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Haley Said to Be Announcing Presidential Bid Feb. 15
2023-02-01 16:06:32
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley will formally announce the start of her 2024 campaign for president in Charleston on Feb. 15. Schuyler Kropf, political editor of Charleston’s Post & Courier newspaper broke the story this... Read More

Iowa GOP Open to Non-Trump Prospects as 2024 Gets Underway
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Iowa GOP Open to Non-Trump Prospects as 2024 Gets Underway

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the 2024 nomination process.... Read More

Palin Shakes Up Race to Fill Alaska’s Only House Seat
2022 Elections
Palin Shakes Up Race to Fill Alaska’s Only House Seat
2022-04-04 14:38:45
by Dan McCue

JUNEAU, Alaska — Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who as the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee became persistent comic fodder for a bevy of late night hosts and particularly, Tina Fey, then of “Saturday Night Live,” shocked the world on... Read More

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