Iowa

Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win

Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and securing an extraordinary White House rematch with Joe Biden.

With votes around 60 percent counted, Trump's winning margin hovered at around 11 percentage points, but his sole remaining challenger Nikki Haley vowed to fight on.

US Presidential Race: DeSantis Drops Out, Backs Trump

In a surprising turn of events ahead of the U.S. presidential race, Florida Governor and prominent GOP figure Ron DeSantis has decided to step back from the White House race, announcing his endorsement for former President Donald Trump. The unexpected move comes after DeSantis cited an underwhelming performance in Iowa and a lack of a clear path to victory for his campaign.

DeSantis ends election campaign, backs Trump

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, once the leading Republican rival to Donald Trump, ended his election campaign on Sunday and threw his support behind the former president.

DeSantis's withdrawal, after months of weakening support, leaves only low-polling Nikki Haley standing between Trump and nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for the U.S. presidential election in November.

A US election cliff-hanger

Former president Donald Trump triumphed in the Iowa caucuses on Monday. However, this does not mean that he is in the clear, that he has definitively secured the endorsement of the Republican Party. He still has a way to go. The media will do everything they can to give a "horse race" element to this contest.

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