Tag: nominee
Mark Robinson, Republican Nominee for North Carolina Governor: What to Know
Mr. Robinson formally entered politics in 2019, when he began his run for lieutenant governor. He has since earned a reputation as a fiery outsider ea [...]
Nikki Haley Hedges on Her Pledge to Support Republican Nominee
Ms. Haley suggested she might no longer feel bound to honor the commitment, which was a requirement set by the R.N.C. for candidates to participate in [...]
A Convicted Criminal as the Nominee? Trump’s Rivals Avoid Even Raising It
The former president’s legal jeopardy offers an obvious line of attack for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, but fearing voter blowback, that cudgel remai [...]
Sununu Commits to Backing Trump if He Is the G.O.P. Nominee
Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, a Trump critic who has endorsed Nikki Haley, said that if the former president won the nomination he would support [...]
Speaker Nominee Mike Johnson Helped Efforts to Overturn The 2020 Election
Representative Mike Johnson recruited House Republicans to back a lawsuit to overturn the results, and he was a key architect of his party’s objection [...]
Who Is Mike Johnson? The Latest G.O.P. House Speaker Nominee
A lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, he played a pivotal role in congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 el [...]
Another Day of G.O.P. Chaos Winds Up With Speaker Nominee No. 4
House Republicans turned on themselves as they immolated yet another of their leaders in the bonfires of the speaker fight. Then they chose their next [...]
Who is Tom Emmer, the Latest Nominee for House Speaker?
Mr. Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has pitched himself as a unity candidate, but some hard-right Trump supporters have said he was not supp [...]
Jacob Lew, Biden Nominee for Ambassador to Israel, Is Grilled by Senators
Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused Jacob Lew of having enabled the rise of Iran-backed terror groups as President Obama’s T [...]
Republicans Choose a New Speaker Nominee, Then Quickly Undercut Him
Multiple lawmakers refused to honor their party’s internal selection of Steve Scalise, continuing the chaos over the speakership with no end in sight. [...]
Boris Johnson nominee joins Lords as youngest peer
A former adviser to Boris Johnson has joined the House of Lords as its youngest member.Charlotte Owen, 30, who sits as Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge, [...]
Which Republicans Have Pledged to Support Their Nominee
To participate in the first Republican presidential debate on Aug. 23, candidates must meet challenging new criteria, including having at least 40,000 [...]
DeSantis Dodges Question on Endorsing Trump as 2024 Nominee
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday avoided saying directly that he would endorse Donald J. Trump in 2024 should the former president win the Rep [...]
Biden Presents Gen. Charles Q. Brown as His Joint Chiefs Nominee
President Biden called for a new era of innovation in the American military on Thursday as he formally unveiled his choice to steer the country’s arme [...]
Julie Su Faces Senate Fight as Labor Dept. Nominee
Just over a year ago, the White House suffered an embarrassing defeat when three Democratic senators voted against advancing President Biden’s pick to [...]