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Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 24, 2023, 8:04 pm
Mike Pence calls for federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks
On first anniversary of Dobbs decision, Republican candidates seek to differentiate themselves from Trump
By Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price
Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the Georgia Republican convention, June 10, 2023, in Columbus, Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
June 11, 2023, 1:42 am
Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘baseless’ at Georgia convention
In front of a supportive Republican crowd, former US president accuses Biden administration of ‘horrific abuse of power,’ says it’s latest step to ‘try and stop our movement’
By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Jill Colvin and MEG KINNARD
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks to supporters at a town-hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, New Hampshire, June 6, 2023. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
June 9, 2023, 11:00 am
A Jewish guide to Chris Christie’s presidential campaign
The candidate has family from the faith, advanced Orthodox-friendly policies as New Jersey’s governor, and feuded with Jared Kushner
By Ron Kampeas
Former US vice president Mike Pence speaks during US Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride in Des Moines, Iowa on June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
June 7, 2023, 9:27 pm
Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over January 6 insurrection
Former VP calls for a leader who appeals to the ‘better angels of our nature,’ kicking off campaign that will test GOP’s appetite for a socially conservative, religious candidate
By Jill Colvin and Thomas Beaumont
US Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem's Western Wall on January 23, 2018. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
June 6, 2023, 6:57 pm
As he takes on Trump, Pence brings starkly different approach to Jewish concerns
Now a 2024 hopeful, former US veep has held pro-Israel views throughout his political career, which has been heavily influenced by his evangelical beliefs and Christian Zionism
By Ron Kampeas
Former US vice president Mike Pence speaks with reporters, at Garden Sanctuary Church of God in Rock Hill, South Carolina, December 6, 2022. (Meg Kinnard/AP)
June 5, 2023, 10:45 pm
Mike Pence files paperwork to challenge former boss Trump for 2024 run
Ex-vice president will need to walk tightrope in campaign for presidential nod, promoting Trump administration policies while distancing himself from former president
By Jill Colvin
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), February 24, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
May 24, 2023, 10:30 pm
DeSantis officially enters 2024 race, challenging Trump for GOP nod
Florida governor files papers to run for US president ahead of planned Twitter announcement with Elon Musk, jumping into crowded Republican primary
By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Marathon County Lincoln Day Dinner annual fundraiser in Rotschild, Wisconsin, May 6, 2023. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)
May 23, 2023, 11:25 pm
DeSantis set to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter with Elon Musk
Musk seems to confirm online event, saying ‘quite an announcement’ coming: ‘First time something like this is happening on social media’
By Steve Peoples
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
April 24, 2023, 9:23 am
Urgency grows in DeSantis team to launch 2024 bid amid relentless Trump attacks
Aides say Florida governor is working ‘at warp speed’ to finish necessary legislation before announcing long-awaited presidential run; but some fear wait may have been too long
By Steve Peoples
A political campaign sign for Charlie Christ and Nikki Fried, who are both running for the Governors seat, outside of a polling station on August 23, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP)
August 24, 2022, 4:16 am
Jewish hopeful Fried loses bid to challenge DeSantis for Florida governorship
Charlie Crist handily defeats only Democrat in statewide office as primary voters opt for more moderate candidate as better positioned to push rising GOP star out of Tallahassee
By AP and ToI Staff
Liz Cheney, a Republican Congresswoman from Wyoming, stands by flags as she waits to speak at a primaries day gathering, Jackson, Wyoming, August 16, 2022. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
August 17, 2022, 6:55 pm
Liz Cheney mulls 2024 presidential bid after GOP primary loss to Trump-backed rival
Daughter of former US vice president says ex-president is a ‘grave threat’ to republic, vows to be part of cross-party struggle against Trump
By AP and ToI Staff
Then-US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
July 29, 2022, 11:34 am
Huge AIPAC investment in primaries is paying off — but at what price down the road?
Criticized for making Israel ‘extra-polarizing issue,’ unclear how lobby will navigate US general elections as endorsed candidates from opposing parties may run against each other
By Ron Kampeas
State Representative Summer Lee, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for Pennsylvania's 12th District US Congressional district, speaks to supporters before being endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2022. (AP/ Rebecca Droke)
May 18, 2022, 10:47 pm
Pro-Israel groups see mixed results after pouring millions into Democratic primaries
AIPAC, DMFI-backed candidates score decisive victories in NC, but progressive Lee appears poised to hold off centrist Irwin in PA, where lobbies spent unprecedented sums
By Jacob Magid
Republican Senate candidate JD Vance speaks to his supporters during an election night watch party, May 3, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
May 4, 2022, 8:08 am
Trump-backed JD Vance beats Mandel, other contenders in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary
Jewish candidate Max Miller wins Republican nomination in House race; Democratic incumbent Shontel Brown, who has enjoyed pro-Israel support, cruises to primary victory
By AP and ToI Staff
Then-US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus, left, speaks alongside Ivanka Trump, during a roundtable discussion to announce the first batch of grants that are part of a White House initiative to help women in developing countries advance economically, July 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
April 22, 2022, 8:55 am
Morgan Ortagus slams Tennessee pol who said Trump endorsed her because she’s Jewish
Former State Department spokeswoman says state senator should be ‘ashamed of his repeated antisemitic rhetoric’ for implying Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner helped secure endorsement
By Ron Kampeas
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