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Republican primaries

Then-US Senate candidate Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa-area pastor, speaks to Edmond resident Winona Heltzel on March 15, 2022, at the H&H Shooting Sports gun range in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo by Sean Murphy_File)
June 16, 2026, 10:21 am
Trump-backed congressional candidate supports Israel, says Antichrist will be Jewish
Jackson Lahmeyer favored in Tuesday’s primary for solidly Republican Oklahoma district with large Jewish community, amid widening evangelical divide over Zionism
By Andrew Lapin and Grace Gilson
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks on stage during an America First Workers Special Event on May 18, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP)
May 19, 2026, 10:20 pm
Hegseth impersonates Trump at rally: ‘Gonna have to be tough as sh*t’
To applause and laughter, the defense secretary recounts the president offering him the job
By ToI Staff and AP
US Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, pictured at the US Capitol in Washington, DC,, April 29, 2026. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 19, 2026, 6:02 am
A GOP primary has become a costly battle over Israel. Will it matter in the long run?
Pro-Israel groups are spending millions to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, but even if he loses, it may not be dead end for his fellow Republican opponents of Israel, whose numbers seem to be growing
By Ben Sales
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and US congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. (Screenshot via YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 3, 2026, 9:12 am
Key US primaries in Texas and North Carolina feature Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun
Trump’s bombing of Islamic Republic gives group opposed to pro-Israel spending first big chance on Tuesday to flex its power, as AIPAC’s brand seen as increasingly toxic
By Andrew Lapin
File: Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference outside the US Congress in Washington, March 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images via JTA)
June 20, 2024, 1:16 am
Eugene Vindman, who featured in Trump’s first impeachment, wins Virginia primary
Ex-official with Jewish Ukrainian roots to represent Democrats in competitive race for US House seat; pro-Israel challenger slightly ahead in another state district’s GOP primary
By Ron Kampeas
In this combination of photos, US President Joe Biden, left, speaks on August 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former president Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AP Photo)
March 13, 2024, 5:59 am
Biden and Trump lock up nominations, setting the stage for grueling election rematch
US president celebrates primary win, says predecessor’s campaign ‘threatens the very idea of America’; Trump mocks Biden’s age: ‘I’m his only opponent other than life, life itself’
By Steve Peoples
In this combination of photos, US President Joe Biden, left, speaks on August 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former president Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AP Photo)
March 6, 2024, 6:40 am
Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday contests, moving them closer to rematch
But both the US president and his predecessor fail to sweep races, with Nikki Haley claiming victory in Vermont and previously unknown candidate defeating Biden in American Samoa
By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in Portland, Maine, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP/Reba Saldanha)
March 4, 2024, 7:00 am
Haley snags DC primary, notching symbolic first win ahead of Super Tuesday
Long-shot candidate’s campaign notes that victory in tiny constituency makes her first woman to ever win a Republican nominating contest, as front-runner Trump derides ‘swamp’ vote
By Gram Slattery
File: This combo image shows US President Joe Biden, left, January 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, January 19, 2024. (AP Photo)
February 28, 2024, 6:19 am
Biden and Trump win Michigan, but ‘uncommitted’ votes a concern for Democrats
‘Uncommitted’ tally near the 15% mark needed to qualify for delegates statewide, after campaign by activists protesting US president’s support of Israel in war against Hamas
By Seung Min Kim and Corey Williams
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina, February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 25, 2024, 4:49 am
Trump wins South Carolina’s GOP primary, beating Nikki Haley in her home state
Despite again losing to former US president, his onetime UN ambassador vows to fight on, saying ‘I don’t believe Donald Trump can beat Joe Biden’
By MEG KINNARD and Will Weissert
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally on February 5, 2024, in Aiken, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
February 7, 2024, 6:44 pm
In repudiation, Nikki Haley beat by ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada GOP primary
Trump to compete in caucuses after sitting out Tuesday’s contest, which does not award any delegates and is technically meaningless, as Biden cruises to win in Democratic race
By Michelle L. Price, JONATHAN J. COOPER and Gabe Stern
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, January 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
January 24, 2024, 4:37 am
Trump wins New Hampshire primary, setting up increasingly likely rematch with Biden
Nikki Haley vows to fight on after finishing second to former US president in GOP contest; Biden victorious in Democratic race as write-in candidate
By HOLLY RAMER, Jill Colvin and Will Weissert
This combination of pictures created on January 21, 2024 shows former US President Donald Trump (L) arriving at the New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization, in New York City on December 7, 2023; and Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaking during a campaign event at the Olympic Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on January 11, 2024. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez and Christian Monterrosa/AFP)
January 22, 2024, 7:29 pm
Trump, Haley campaign across New Hampshire day before pivotal vote
The 2 candidates have upped their attacks against each other in recent days, with former president accusing his former UN ambassador of being ‘candidate of globalists and Democrats’
By Agencies
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, January 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 16, 2024, 5:02 am
Trump notches commanding win in Iowa caucuses; DeSantis edges out Haley for 2nd place
Former US president’s win reinforces his grip on GOP, as his Republican rivals lag far behind him in first nominating contest of 2024 primaries; Ramaswamy drops out, backs Trump
By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Republican presidential candidate former US president Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, January 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 15, 2024, 11:07 am
Key initial victory within Trump’s reach as GOP faithful set to vote in Iowa caucuses
Former US president enters race way ahead in polls despite legal woes, as Republican rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis compete for spot as top alternative
By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont and HANNAH FINGERHUT
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