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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DeSantis warns donors Trump is not electable

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida provided a sneak peek this week into the message he plans to deploy in the 2024 GOP nomination race, telling donors former President Donald Trump is not electable because negative views of him are most likely set in stone.

May 19, 2023
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump digs in on election fraud claims in CNN town hall

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday maintained his innocence a day after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll, saying it is a "fake story" and calling his accuser a "wack job."

May 10, 2023
E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. A jury in New York City is set to begin deliberations in a civil trial over Carroll’s claims that Donald Trump raped her in a luxury Manhattan department store.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Civil trial verdict in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit deals another loss to Trump

A federal jury in New York found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual battery and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll and ordered him to pay $5 million, but the same jury cleared him of rape. The verdict Tuesday is the latest legal blow to Mr. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

May 9, 2023
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire

Former President Donald Trump is set to headline a CNN town hall next week in New Hampshire, bringing the Republican face to face with one of the television networks he has claimed is a purveyor of "fake news."

May 1, 2023
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis, on April 14, 2023. On Monday, April 24, New York prosecutors asked a judge to bar Trump from using evidence from his criminal case to attack witnesses, citing what they say is the former president's history of making “harassing, embarrassing and threatening statements,” about people he's tangled with in legal disputes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) **FILE**

Trump becomes a bigger target as candidates seek to steal the crown

You have to beat the king to be the king, according to an adage. Donald Trump's political rivals are taking that to heart as they plot their strategies to split Mr. Trump from his adoring primary supporters and capture the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

April 27, 2023