PHOENIX — Ricardo Villafan, a Democrat and son of Mexican immigrants, had hope when Joe Biden was elected that he might pursue a more compassionate immigration agenda than his predecessor. But President Biden’s latest embrace of strict policies to contain the influx of migrants coming to the U.S. southern border has left him disappointed. Sitting […]Read More

Donald Trump has swept the traditional early states in the Republican presidential nominating contest after defeating Nikki Haley on Saturday in South Carolina. News organizations called the race shortly after polls closed, suggesting Haley didn’t come particularly close to making it a contest in her home state. The most recent results show Trump leading 60 […]Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald Trump extended his sweep of the early Republican primary contests with a decisive victory in South Carolina on Saturday, soundly defeating the state’s former two-term governor, Nikki Haley, as he marches to the Republican nomination. The Associated Press projected Trump as the winner just after polls closed. The victory marked another […]Read More

In the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos are people, Chief Justice Tom Parker wrote a concurring opinion that sought to define the “sanctity of unborn life,” citing heavily from scripture and theology. His opinion, which drew criticism from abortion rights activists for instilling religious beliefs into a judicial decision, was the latest […]Read More

Some Republican elder statesmen are trying to send a message to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) by urging him to make forceful decisions that will not please portions of the GOP conference. Two early March deadlines on government funding are looming, as is the ongoing dispute over funding Ukraine’s defenses. On these and other issues, […]Read More

Ohio Republicans last year suffered a double blow in their efforts to thwart the steady nationwide progress of abortion rights ballot measures. First they tried and failed to require ballot measures to get 60 percent of the vote, in a transparent ploy to raise the threshold for an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution. […]Read More

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Nine-year-old Joely Scherwitz bounced with excitement, hand outstretched and clutching a yellow beaded friendship bracelet reading “FEARLESS,” as she waited for Nikki Haley after a rally at a wedding venue here Sunday. Bracelets like Scherwitz’s, adorned with the name of Taylor Swift’s sophomore album, have had a resurgence in the past […]Read More

LOS ANGELES — Far-right activist Chaya Raichik splits her time between California, where she’s registered to vote, and Florida, where she often travels. But the place where she arguably is having the biggest impact these days is Oklahoma, a state she’s visited only once. Raichik, who operates the social media account Libs of TikTok, has […]Read More

GREENVILLE, S.C. — When Nikki Haley stood onstage here Tuesday festooned by American flags and defiantly said she would stay in the GOP primary even if she lost her home state, she was alone even as many of the state’s top politicians were nearby. Instead, the state’s governor, both senators, many congressmen and top donors […]Read More