Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump have shared a hug as he arrived in her home state.

The most important Republican in New Jersey’s race for governor this year might well be a part-time resident who burnished his reputation and his brand near the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

New Jersey’s governor’s race this year, one of just two along with Virginia, is emerging as a proving ground for Democrats struggling to find a message that can win over voters.

President-elect Donald Trump has named pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, as his intended nominee for ambassador to France.

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration.

New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the state holds its presidential and state primaries.

All of Donald Trump’s top opponents for the Republican presidential nomination dropped out of the race weeks ago but will be back together on Kentucky’s primary ballot.

Joe Lieberman served as No Labels' chief defender when the critics got the loudest.

Donald Trump is now the last major Republican candidate for president who's still standing.

With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election.

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley will face off Saturday in South Carolina’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary.

The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates.

The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will test former President Donald Trump’s Republican front-runner status in a state he carried by a comfortable margin in the 2016 primary.

A top No Labels leader says Nikki Haley “would deserve serious consideration” for the group’s nomination if it decides to run a third-party candidate for president.

Drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire have increased in recent years, and some residents want to hear more from the presidential candidates about how they'd help.

When the dust settles from the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal who had Republican caucusgoers' vote.

Donald Trump has scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses with his rivals languishing far behind.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels.

Only two Republicans were facing off at the GOP's fifth presidential debate stage — former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

Donald Trump is the last major Republican presidential candidate after former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s exit from the race.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dropping out of the Republican presidential race in an effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.

Toward the end of the debate, DeSantis and Haley were asked what they admired about the other.

Just two Republican presidential candidates, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, will meet on the debate stage Wednesday night.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is rejecting the idea that ending his presidential bid would help rival Nikki Haley defeat Donald Trump, questioning both her desire and ability to do so.

The fifth Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election season will also be its first head-to-head matchup.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are set to appear at next week’s Republican presidential debate on CNN.

With less than a month to go before voting begins, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are once again rallying to his defense.

Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is outlining his plan for addressing the latest wave of the nation's drug crisis.

The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that the GOP front-runner is seeking to blunt her rise, particularly in New Hampshire.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, has a book coming out next year on the legacy of a GOP hero — former President Ronald Reagan.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed Nikki Haley for president.

Two television networks have said they will hold separate Republican presidential debates at the same location in New Hampshire just ahead of that state’s GOP primary next month, but officials at Saint Anselm College said they were only aware of one of the events.

With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate.

A diminishing field of Republican presidential candidates has begun its fourth debate of the 2024 primary campaign.

Wednesday will be an important time for four Republican candidates when the fourth debate of the election cycle takes place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The latest Republican presidential debate has demonstrated how firm Donald Trump's grip remains on their party.

The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings.

Four candidates have qualified for the fourth Republican presidential debate.

New Hampshire has scheduled its presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, keeping the state first despite national Democrats’ efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar.

Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is visiting Israel on a mission to express solidarity in its war against Hamas.

Republican presidential candidates used the third debate of the GOP primary campaign to show their support for Israel and display at least some willingness to criticize Donald Trump, the front-runner in the race.

Republicans around the country were following two political events held on Wednesday night in Miami-Dade County. Both included personal insults and talk of war.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s final comments onstage at the third presidential debate hinted at far-flung conspiracy theories believed by some far-right Americans, including the idea that Joe Biden isn’t the real president.

Police officers surrounded the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Wednesday hours before the third Republican debate.

The debate will start at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday and take place in Miami.

It’s time for the third Republican presidential debate.

Five Republicans will appear on stage in Miami for the GOP’s third presidential primary debate.

The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday's debate all say they support Israel, but they are squabbling over China and Ukraine.

The field of candidates onstage for the third Republican presidential debate will be the smallest yet.

As his rivals go all in on Iowa, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been camped out in New Hampshire as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' aggressive start in the second Republican presidential debate was among its key takeaways.

A growing sense of urgency looms over the Republican Party’s second presidential primary debate as seven candidates seek momentum on a stage that will not feature the race’s frontrunner.

The second Republican presidential debate is drawing near with a smaller on-stage lineup than last month's event.

As the debate neared its end, moderator Dana Perino asked the candidates to write down which of their on-stage competitors should be voted off the 2024 GOP island.

The debate starts at 9 p.m. ET and will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. It is expected to last roughly two hours.

The third Republican presidential debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, and candidates will be facing the most stringent requirements yet to take part.

New Hampshire’s primary tradition may be little more than a fairy tale in the 2024 presidential race as the Republican presidential field largely overlooks the state in favor of Iowa.

Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put “politics ahead of his job” by declining to meet with President Joe Biden during Biden's weekend visit to survey Hurricane Idalia’s damage in DeSantis’ state.

The end of Labor Day would typically mark the start of a furious sprint to the Iowa caucuses as candidates battle for their party’s presidential nomination.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard and journalist Jacqueline Charles.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office says he has no plans to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing so could hinder disaster response because of the logistics involved.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County public defender Carlos Martinez, Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward, attorney Rafael Yaniz, former prosecutor Melba Pearson, journalist Tom Hudson and journalist Marc Caputo.

Fox News reached an estimated 12.8 million viewers on two television channels and its streaming network for the first GOP presidential primary debate of the 2024 season, even though former President Donald Trump skipped it.

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the Republican presidential nomination fight for much of the year, but neither dominated the debate stage.

Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on Wednesday and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals and lavish praise for the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Like all debates, this one was unruly at times.

Going into the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, plenty of rank-and-file conservatives are happy Donald Trump won't be there.

Eight presidential candidates will meet on the debate stage for the first time in what may be the biggest moment in the GOP’s 2024 presidential primary so far.

The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought -- sometimes bitterly – over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.

It’s almost time for the first Republican presidential debate.

When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them but also on Wisconsin’s role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states.

Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and likely others as well.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, author and educator Marvin Dunn, attorney and political analyst Rafael Yaniz, attorney Loreal Arscott, journalist and political analyst Anne Geggis and attorney Marili Cancio.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for president in 2024, sat for a one-and-one interview on Friday with This Week In South Florida’s host Glenna Milberg after participating in a town hall in Miami-Dade County.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke at a town hall event in South Miami on Friday morning ahead of the opening face-off of the 2024 presidential campaign.

For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named — or at least not criticized too harshly.

Donald Trump's defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become the second 2024 Republican presidential hopeful to visit Ukraine.

Ukraine says its sea drones have struck a major Russian port and damaged a warship.

Eight candidates are expected onstage at the first Republican presidential primary debate, but one of them might not be able to make it.

Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t responding to criticism after his new campaign video attacked former President Donald Trump on his support of the LGBTQ communities’ rights.

Speaking at a gathering of evangelical Christians, former Vice President Mike Pence urged his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination to support a 15-week federal abortion ban at minimum.

The 2024 Republican presidential field is full of long-shot candidates.

Christie is vying for the nation’s top office after he served as governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.

The Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is all but set after a trio of new announcements this week.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is wasting no time going after Donald Trump while launching his presidential campaign.

The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle will be held Aug. 23, and candidates participating must pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire.

Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms.

Businessperson Karrin Taylor Robson says she won't run for the Arizona Senate seat now held by independent Kyrsten Sinema.

The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-Democratic Gov_ Andrew Cuomo of New York and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”.

A second wave of Republican candidates is preparing to enter the presidential race later this spring following a monthslong lull as the GOP field finally takes shape.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says former President Donald Trump's policy and character failures would only grow if he returns to the White House.

The U.S. Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port.

It's been more than seven years since the 2016 presidential campaign, and Republicans are still trying to figure out how to run against Donald Trump.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is mulling another presidential run, says Republicans need a candidate who can execute a quick takedown of Donald Trump.

From almost the moment he first rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, a question has loomed over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump.