DeSantis eyes Hawkeye boost |
Ron DeSantis hopes to get a key lift for his presidential bid on Monday night by way of a reported endorsement from Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) of Iowa, the state holding the first GOP nominating contest of 2024. Multiple outlets including The Associated Press reported on the eve of a rally in Des Moines that Reynolds would back DeSantis, a fellow GOP governor from Florida. The pair have appeared together on the campaign trail. "The endorsement would break with the tradition of the governor of the Hawkeye State remaining neutral ahead of its caucuses," The Hill's Jared Gans noted. Former President Trump responded to the endorsement news on Truth Social, saying "it will be the end of [Reynolds's] political career in that MAGA would never support her again, just as MAGA will never support DeSanctimonious again." With his poll numbers plummeting throughout the year, the DeSantis campaign shifted focus — and a third of its staff — to Iowa last month in hopes of a strong performance in the Jan. 15 caucuses. The Florida governor launched a tour of all 99 counties in the state. RealClearPolitics's averages from a few recent Iowa polls show DeSantis in second with 18 percent and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley third with 13 percent. Trump leads with 48 percent. The big question: Will the governor's endorsement give the DeSantis campaign the shot in the arm it is seeking heading into January? An August NBC/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll showed 81 percent of likely GOP caucus-goers had a favorable view of Reynolds. However, an October Morning Consult poll showed Reynolds with a disapproval rating of 47 percent — the highest in the country — and up since early 2023. COMING UP: DeSantis will be center stage in Miami for the third GOP presidential primary debate on Wednesday. |
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Trump on the witness stand in NY
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Former President Trump testified in the New York civil fraud case against him, his adult sons and others on Monday. Trump's business licenses and control of some of his properties are at stake in the case. Reporting from New York, The Hill's Ella Lee captured clashes between Trump and Judge Arthur Engoron, along with Trump's assertions that the trial was politically motivated and that there are "no victims" in New York Attorney General Letitia James's (D) case. See highlights from the day's events here. |
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Senate GOP makes opening pitch on border security
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Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Tom Cotton (Ark.) and James Lankford (Okla.) on Monday released a list of immigration policy demands they want tied to Ukraine aid. Those demands will likely face Democratic resistance. The Hill's Alexander Bolton summarizes: "They want the Department of Homeland Security to resume construction of the Southwestern border wall, beef up pay for Border Patrol agents, reform the nation's asylum laws, crack down on humanitarian parole of illegal migrants and deny asylum to migrants who cross through safe third countries before coming to the United States." Read the full report here. |
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Number of years ago to the day that Abraham Lincoln (R) was elected president. |
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Elections to watch Tuesday |
Several states and localities are holding elections Tuesday. Among those with ballot box battles this odd-numbered year: Mississippi and Kentucky voters choose their governors, and Ohioans decide whether to amend their state constitution to protect abortion access until fetal viability. The Hill's Caroline Vakil walks us through 5 elections to watch. |
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The debates behind the farm bill |
The Hill's Saul Elbein delves into the debates in Congress shaping, and threatening to delay passage of, a new farm bill as current funding nears its year-end expiration. |
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"Biden 2.0: Expect a more aggressively left-wing second term" — Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. (Read here) "Biden 2.0: Toward a bipartisan and civil second term" — Timothy J. Shaffer, the director of the SNF Ithaca Initiative and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse at the Biden School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware. (Read here) |
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11 days until the government funding deadline. |
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Tuesday: 2023 Election Day Wednesday: Third GOP presidential primary debate begins at 8 p.m. ET in Miami. Former President Trump holds a rally in nearby Hialeah, Fla. Friday: Veterans Day (Saturday) observed. |
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