New Hampshire

What a wild weekend in Iowa. The presidential candidates who turned out for the Iowa State Fair came close to outnumbering the selections of food on a stick at the Iowa State Fair.

A new survey by private polling firm Cygnal finds former President Donald Trump still dominating the GOP presidential primary field, and political outsider Vivek Ramaswamy overtaking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place.

Ohio entrepreneur and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has taken a lot more flak from his opponents as he rises in the primary polls. But the political outsider and first millennial to run for the Republican Party presidential nomination is starting to draw fire about his youth -- from none other than former Vice President Mike Pence, Ramaswamy's elder by 26 years.

Former President Donald Trump's support among New Hampshire Republicans remains solid. A significant majority -- 62 percent -- of Republican primary voters say they would vote for Trump even if he's convicted of a felony by the time they cast their ballots for president, according to a new NHJournal/co-efficient poll.

If special prosecutor Jack Smith hoped his latest round of indictments against Donald Trump would convince Republicans to reconsider their support for the former president, he failed — particularly in the Granite State. But if, as many political operatives believe, part of Smith’s goal is to get Republicans to rally around Trump’s troubled candidacy and help him become the GOP nominee, it’s mission accomplished.

The Republicans hoping to replace Gov. Chris Sununu in the corner office next year have all embraced universal school choice, a deep contrast with their Democratic rivals. On WFEA Morning Update with Drew Cline Monday, former U.S. Sen. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte said that, as governor, she would support universal school choice in New Hampshire, building upon the New Hampshire GOP’s successes with the popular Education Freedom Account (EFA) program.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his economic plan to revamp the U.S. economy at a presidential campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Monday. He launched his “Declaration of Economic Independence” platform at a manufacturing facility with local business owners and workers suffering from 40-year high inflation, higher costs and regulatory burdens resulting from what he says are Biden administration policies.

Former President Donald Trump holds a 30-point lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a multi-candidate ballot in News Hampshire, according to the latest National Research Inc. survey of 500 likely New Hampshire Republican Primary voters. Senator Tim Scott and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are tied for third place at 8 percent each.

Former President Donald Trump increased his substantial lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the latest Marquette Law School Poll. While DeSantis has seen his support erode among Republican voters, he again fares slightly better than Trump in a head-to-head match-up with President Joe Biden, according to the survey.

Republican presidential hopeful Tim Scott returns to Iowa this week riding high in a new Hawkeye State poll and looking to capitalize on two key campaign events. The South Carolina U.S. senator will host a town hall with Governor Kim Reynolds Thursday evening in Ankeny before speaking at the Iowa GOP's annual Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser on Friday.

After Democrats threatened to censor him during last week's House committee hearing on censorship, Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to hold a "Roundtable on Censorship" next month. “We’re not waiting for the election to elevate free speech in the public mind,” the campaign for the Kennedy family scion said in a mass email message sent Monday.

After Democrats threatened to censor him during last week's House committee hearing on censorship, Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to hold a "Roundtable on Censorship" next month.

Former New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte launched a bid for governor Monday, just days after Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announced his retirement.

Nikki Haley is bringing her “China Watch” back to New Hampshire next week, as the Republican presidential candidate hosts several campaign events around the Granite State. Haley’s campaign says she plans to discuss China’s growing role in the fentanyl crisis in the United States and her “plan to crack down on Communist China.”

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum sees his presidential prospects rising following the release of a new Granite State poll. The GOP presidential hopeful, who is barely showing up in national polls, garnered 6 percent support in the University of New Hampshire’s latest poll of likely Granite State primary voters. That's good for a fourth-place showing.