insert_link Opinion Pieces US election: third party candidates can tip the balance in a tight race – here’s why Robert F Kennedy Jr matters By Thomas Gift, UCL US politics will start with a bang in January 2024. The long-awaited Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries promise to provide early clarity on a likely Donald Trump v Joe Biden rematch for the presidential election this year. But beneath the hoopla of the first-tier White House candidacies will be another race – the sprint to get on the ballot for those not running as Republicans […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 15
insert_link Health / Medical In a Fractious Rerun, GOP Rivals Haley and DeSantis Debate Health Care. Trump Sits It Out. Left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley debate at an event hosted by CNN in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10. Right: Former President Donald Trump conducts a town hall hosted by Fox News in Des Moines on the same night. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES; ALEX WROBLEWSKI / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES) By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 14
insert_link World New York Republicans choose candidate to replace George Santos In New York, Republicans have selected a candidate to succeed George Santos, the embroiled former United States Representative facing numerous criminal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft, despite maintaining his plea of not guilty. Santos was recently ousted from Congress earlier this month. Reporting from New York, Sally Patterson provides updates on this development. todayDecember 18, 2023 14