Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Trump wins New Hampshire primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely
Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable.

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Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s birth name in his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley 's birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.

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America stares down a Trump-Biden repeat in disbelief and denial
President Joe Biden is cruising to the Democratic nomination. Former President Donald Trump could begin to wrap up his party's nod within days.

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Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses.

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Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that reasserted his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate
There were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa's caucuses.

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Chris Christie ends his Republican presidential bid, criticizing his rivals on his way out
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa's leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing pressure to drop out of the race from those desperate to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.

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Haley and DeSantis tear into each other’s records in a hostile head-to-head Republican debate
In their most hostile encounter yet, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis attacked each other early and often in Wednesday's Republican primary debate rather than focus on Donald Trump, the absent front-runner, as both tried to demonstrate they were the strongest alternative to the former president.

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Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump's supporters aiming to keep him in power.

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The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.
