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Donald Trump is likely to back a supporter of his false claims of election fraud, Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P., to replace her.

President Biden accused the House GOP of thwarting legislation tightening immigration rules and providing aid to Ukraine and Israel out of fear of their 2024 front-runner, Donald Trump.

The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their bluff on immigration, agreeing to tough measures Republicans demanded.

Republicans have scuttled efforts to rewrite immigration laws repeatedly over the past two decades, despite powerful bipartisan coalitions behind the efforts.

The former president’s opposition has all but killed the prospects for a bipartisan border deal, reflecting how his influence in Congress has grown as he gains ground in the Republican primary.

The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a quandary,” casting further doubt on the deal’s chances and the fate of Ukraine aid that the G.O.P. has tied to it.

As Donald J. Trump pivots to a general election, early results point at the rough road ahead with critical independent voters.

The Florida governor, who once appeared to be Donald Trump’s most daunting challenger, ran a costly, turbulent campaign that failed to catch on with Republican voters.

The old guard of the Republican Party has rallied around Nikki Haley ahead of New Hampshire’s primary, in a long-shot bid to stop the former president’s march to the nomination.

Advocates present a united front after disagreements over how far they could go in asking voters to legalize abortion in the state.

Some Democrats consider the former president the Republican they would have the best chance against this fall, but also the one they most fear the consequences of losing to.

Blue-collar white voters make up Donald Trump’s base. But his political resurgence has been fueled largely by Republicans from the other end of the socioeconomic scale.

She’s seen as a descendant of the Republican establishment, but she’s actually the kind of bruiser who’s in line with the current G.O.P. vibe.