In the most chaotic scenarios, it could even take more than one ballot for a candidate to win a majority of delegates and clinch the presidential nomination. The last time a major party needed more than one ballot to nominate a presidential candidate was in 1952,when Democrats took...
What would happen if Trump decided to quit the presidential raceEmma FierbergRebecca Harrington
Washington— Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after former President Donald Trump accumulated a seemingly insurmountable lead of delegates on Super Tuesday, but what happens to her delegates depends on a number of factors. Haley only won one state on Super Tuesday, Vermont...
An emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act unlocks sweeping presidential powers, like the ability to seize control of the internet or suspend laws, while a Stafford Act declaration deals only with FEMA. In 2009, former President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 influe...
Harris, 59, is among theleading candidatesto succeed Mr. Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, though she could face some competition. A vice president of firsts A former senator from California, she was a one-time opponent of president's during the 2020 Democratic primary,launching her...
It comes as the presumptive Republican nominee is facing a $454 million judgment in a fraud lawsuit. (AP Video: John Minchillo, Terry Chea, Erik Verduzco) Read More 2 of 3 | FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks after voting in Florida’s p...
But while Republicansbreathed a bit easier last month after Democrats in Albany signed off on a new House map with a few alterations, House GOP freshmen are also up for reelection in a presidential election year in areas Biden won handily in 2020. ...
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris greet supporters outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del., at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 20, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images, FILE ...
because what happens to all that anger then? I don’t know.) And we can hope and pray for that. But if the anger must be let out, let’s try to keep it small and targeted, and effective. (And no, this isn’t a call for violence, Fed the Fred. It’s a call for hoping...
The Democratic Party is moving forward with a process that will determine the party’s presidential nominee by August 7, weeks before the convention gets underway, party officials said Monday night. Could other candidates still get into the race?