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People wait to vote on Super Tuesday in the gymnasium at Cleveland Park Community Center, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. While most GOP presidential candidates are focused only on early states like Iowa and New Hampshire, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis also are looking ahead to Super Tuesday. March 5, 2024 is when the largest number of of delegates are up for grabs of any single day in the primary cycle. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Trump and DeSantis begin eyeing Super Tuesday states as they prepare for 2024 long game

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference on Friday, June 23, 2023. Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party. Some, like Hutchinson, are struggling to meet fundraising and polling requirements to make it onstage. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Former Interior Secretary and then-Republican House candidate Ryan Zinke mingles during an election night watch party in Whitefish, Montana, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino) ** FILE **

Zinke endorses Sheehy in critical Montana Senate race

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Tim Sheehy, founder of Bridger Aerospace and Ascent Vision, pauses during a tour of the companys facility on Friday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Mont. Sheehy announced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, that hell seek the 2024 GOP nomination to challenge Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

Republican officials rally behind first challenger to endangered Democratic Sen. Jon Tester

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate made "some progress" in recent days toward completing the appropriations process. The Senate did not hold an anticipated vote on a stopgap spending resolution. (Associated Press)

Brutal electoral map looms over Independence Day festivities for Senate Democrats

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Trump’s GOP support dips slightly after his indictment over classified documents, AP-NORC poll finds

By Jill Colvin and Linley Sanders - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a gathering in Manchester, N.H., on June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Chris Christie takes aim at 2024 GOP front-runners

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Anti-abortion activists march outside of the U.S. Capitol during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. House Republicans this month have begun to push a series of policy changes around abortion, seeking to build on the work of anti-abortion advocates who helped catapult the issue successfully to the Supreme Court last year. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Former VP Mike Pence calls for a minimum 15-week federal abortion ban

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Wisconsin state Sen. Howard Marklein, surrounded by Republican lawmakers, discusses $4.4 billion in GOP tax cuts, including a $3.5 billion income tax cut, that are part of the state budget unveiled on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at a news conference in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin Republicans pass plan to cut income taxes by 15% on average

By Scott Bauer and Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Ex-Rep. Will Hurd launches underdog GOP presidential bid, says Trump nom would pave way for Biden

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 10, 2015, file photo, then-assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. New York Rep. Claudia Tenney on Sunday pressed her Republican colleagues who are wary of supporting an impeachment inquiry into President Biden to change their tune. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

House passes resolution condemning the housing of migrants at public schools

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Then-White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump slammed his former White House press secretary, calling her a Republican in name only for giving him advice on Fox News on how he can better his chances of winning the general election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox News’ influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled year

By David Bauder

Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Critics of the voting equipment used in Georgia say the state's plan to wait until after 2024 presidential election to install a software update meant to address flaws that an expert says leave the machines open to attack is irresponsible. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia officials lay out obstacles to updating election system before 2024

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump faces questions about whether he’ll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Domino Holmes, left, of Dallas, and Chana Olse, of Ft. Worth, look at images on a phone in front of a Juneteenth balloon set at the inaugural Juneteenthenth on Main Block Party, in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. (Stewart F. House/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Juneteenth: A celebration in honor of the GOP’s greatest accomplishment

By Bill Pascoe

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., left, and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, testify as the House Rules Committee meets to prepare Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling package for the floor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

Supporters of President Donald Trump participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Most Republican candidates running for state legislature this year in Virginia are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights. But among a segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election have become an important campaign selling point ahead of Tuesday’s primary. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

History As It Happens: The end of Trumpism? Revisited

By Martin Di Caro

Voters fill out their ballots at a primary polling place, Feb. 29, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. South Carolina Republicans have set Feb. 24 as the date of their 2024 presidential primary, a move that, if approved, the party says will give GOP White House hopefuls more time to campaign in the first-in-the-South state. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

South Carolina GOP sets Feb. 24 date for first-in-the-South presidential primary

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Supporters of President Donald Trump participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Most Republican candidates running for state legislature this year in Virginia are centering their pitches to voters on issues such as education, the cost of living and gun rights. But among a segment of contenders, former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election have become an important campaign selling point ahead of Tuesday’s primary. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Participants at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally push false election claims in Virginia legislative campaigns

By Sarah Rankin and Ali Swenson - Associated Press