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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch in an interview in February 2026. (YouTube)
May 7, 2026, 8:35 pm
Ohio GOP primary candidate who asked AI bot to praise Hitler loses, gets 17.5% of vote
Political outsider Casey Putsch loses in landslide to Trump-supported Vivek Ramaswamy; other races on Tuesday showcase Trump’s grip on party, special elections streak for Democrats
By JTA and ToI Staff
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
December 29, 2024, 6:10 am
Trump sides with Musk in ‘MAGA civil war’ over worker visas
Spat between Tesla CEO and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers erupts, with Musk even vowing to ‘go to war’ over program that helps highly skilled workers enter country
By AFP
Liberty Energy CEO, and recent nominee for US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright speaks at a TED Talk hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, in 2022. (Screenshot from Liberty Energy YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 17, 2024, 10:23 am
Trump picks oil industry executive, climate change denier to lead Energy Department
Chris Wright, a fossil fuel CEO, has said ‘there is no climate crisis’ and likened Democrats’ efforts to combat global warming to communism
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, in New York, October 27, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP)
November 13, 2024, 9:10 am
Trump taps Elon Musk to co-chair advisory body on government efficiency
Controversial head of X, Tesla to share newly created role with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, with recommendations set to be presented by July 4, 2026
By Daniel Trotta and Eric Beech
From left to right: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump. (Getty Images via JTA; Design by Mollie Suss)
January 15, 2024, 6:13 am
A Jewish guide to 2024 GOP presidential contenders, as primary season opens in Iowa
5 Republicans are vying to be the Republican candidate to face off against President Joe Biden this November
By jacob gurvis
Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami, November 8, 2023. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
November 9, 2023, 4:47 pm
‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite with advice for Netanyahu on Hamas
DeSantis at debate: Hamas ‘would wipe every Jew off the globe if they could’; Haley: First thing I said to PM when massacre happened was, ‘Finish them’; Scott: I’d also strike Iran
By Ron Kampeas
Republican US presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former vice president Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News Channel, August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
October 25, 2023, 11:33 am
Support for Israel becomes top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to first GOP caucuses
Pro-Israel Christian voters and activists in Republican party pay increased attention to candidates’ remarks on ongoing Israel-Hamas war
By Thomas Beaumont
From left to right, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, argue a point during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
September 28, 2023, 6:30 pm
Israel, prominent in first GOP presidential debate, amounts to bubkes in sequel
Candidates instead spar over other issues, including a political scandal over an inadvertent ovation for a former Nazi soldier by Canadian lawmakers and Zelensky
By Ron Kampeas
Albert Faleski interviews Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on his podcast on September 5, 2023. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 8, 2023, 1:30 am
Vivek Ramaswamy goes on podcast of YouTuber who said Jews ‘own almost everything’
Spokeswoman for GOP presidential long-shot says he wasn’t aware of host’s views ahead of time; Albert Faleski has said ‘Zionists have the Republican Party by the nuts’
By Ron Kampeas
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates, top row from left, Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy, bottom row from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. (AP Photo)
August 23, 2023, 4:41 pm
With Trump skipping Republican debate, other candidates seek advantage
Even without being there, former US president expected to dominate dialogue, as others wrangle for attention while trying to avoid any missteps
By Steve Peoples
Biotech millionaire and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raps to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" at the conclusion of one of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' "Fair-Side Chats" at the Iowa State Fair, in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
August 23, 2023, 10:39 am
6 Jewish facts about GOP hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, who proposes cut to Israel funding
Biotech mogul and would-be presidential candidate panned Florida law against antisemitism, was in Jewish society at Yale, and suggested Ukraine’s Zelensky is mistreating Jews
By Andrew Lapin
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy waves after taking part in a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP/Jeff Roberson)
August 18, 2023, 5:35 am
Long-shot GOP candidate Ramaswamy says Abraham Accords should replace aid to Israel
Businessman who recently closed gap with Desantis but remains far behind Trump suggests that once integrated into Middle East, Israel will no longer need US dollars for defense
By Gabe Friedman
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