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Trump NABJ interview had contentious start with attacks on journalists, political rival

Wednesday, July 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Former President Donald Trump's interview on Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago kicked off with a contentious start where he refused to answer his previous comments and why Black voters should trust him.Trump had a conversation...

Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, as last major Trump rival exits GOP race: Sources

Wednesday, March 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is planning on suspending her campaign for president in the wake of a slew of Super Tuesday losses, campaign sources tell ABC News.This now leaves leaving former President Donald Trump as the last major candidate standing among...

Netanyahu rival holds high-level meetings in Washington as US intensifies calls for cease-fire

Tuesday, March 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Benny Gantz, a top political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is meeting with high-level officials in Washington this week, stoking speculation that the Biden administration is trying to distance itself from Israel's far-right government.It comes as the U.S. is stepping...

GOP’s anti-Trump donors still feeling fractured among rival candidates as 2024 approaches

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the 2024 primary season rapidly approaches, influential Republican donors have been gathering across the country, putting their heads together to determine how to move forward as front-runner Donald Trump continues to hold a huge polling lead over the rest of...

Rival GOP campaigns throw their hands up at Trump indictment

Wednesday, August 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Normally, four-time indicted politicians would have their presidential ambitions dashed, not boosted. But former President Donald Trump is no traditional politician -- and rival campaigns are making their peace with that.Conversations with a half-dozen Republican operatives working with rival campaigns showed they didn't...

Trump takes aim at Ron DeSantis, suggesting he’s a 2024 rival

Friday, November 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, suggesting he views DeSantis as a potential challenger in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.In a lengthy statement -- echoed on his social media website, Truth Social -- Trump jabbed at...

Charlie Crist speaks about rival DeSantis, the fight to be Florida’s governor: ‘I’m a uniter’

Wednesday, October 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic candidate Charlie Crist faced off on issues including the economy, the state's abortion ban, and immigration in the first and only gubernatorial debate.Crist, who spoke with ABC News' GMA3 about his campaign and how he...

Man who built and gift-wrapped homemade bomb in attempt to kill romantic rival pleads guilty

Thursday, October 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man who built a homemade bomb before gift-wrapping it and driving it seven hours to deliver it to his romantic rival and gravely injuring him in an attempt to kill him has pleaded guilty to federal charges, authorities have announced.The...

Michigan AG accuses rival of voting machine ‘conspiracy,’ seeks outside prosecutor

Tuesday, August 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking an outside prosecutor to consider charges against a group of prominent individuals for having allegedly engaged in a "conspiracy" to unlawfully gain access to voting machines used in the 2020 presidential election.Among the accused is...

Disgraced former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy gets rescinded; political rival Cynthia Nixon trolls him

Wednesday, August 25 by ABC News

On Tuesday, Kathy Hochul was sworn in as governor of New York, replacing a disgraced Andrew Cuomo, who resigned over his sexual harassment scandal. But on that day, he received some more bad news: his Emmy was rescinded. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored the...

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