Spurned by candidates, No Labels will not run presidential race

By Steve Peoples and Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated Press NEW YORK — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No … Read more

Lieberman’s death leaves a big hole at No Labels Party

By Steve Peoples | Associated Press NEW YORK — When No Labels’ critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group’s defense. The former Connecticut senator was a founding chairman of the centrist organization that focused, above all, on promoting bipartisanship in national politics. Despite its benign stated mission, No Labels … Read more

N.H. Gov. Sununu backs Haley, hoping to stymie Trump

By Jeff Zeleny, Alison Main, Ebony Davis and Steve Contorno | CNN New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at a town hall Tuesday night in Manchester, the latest step in his long-running effort to slow Donald Trump’s march to the 2024 GOP nomination. “Let’s get this thing done. We’re all … Read more

A narrowing Republican presidential field will debate

By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as … Read more