Trump gains in Iowa’s most religious counties may not predict success across US – live | US elections 2024

\n <li><p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> won 51% of the vote in Iowa, giving him the largest margin of victory in the history of the state’s Republican caucuses. <strong>Ron DeSantis</strong>, the Florida governor, secured a distant second-place finish with 21% of the vote, while <strong>Nikki Haley</strong>, the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador, trailed in third place with 19%.</p></li>\n <li><p>Even though she failed to capture second place, Haley boldly declared that the primary was now “a two-person race” between her and Trump. <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jan/16/donald-trump-iowa-caucus-results-2024-election-latest-news-updates-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-republicans?page=with:block-65a67aa38f08d01c91c8df2e#block-65a67aa38f08d01c91c8df2e\”>She later put out a new campaign advert </a>attacking Trump and Biden, saying she is the “better choice” for America. She reportedly has already made her way to New Hampshire, which will hold the first-in-the-nation primary on 23 January.</p></li>\n <li><p>Jury selection is set to start Tuesday morning in E Jean Carroll’s Manhattan federal court <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/14/donald-trump-return-court-e-jean-carroll-defamation-damages\”>defamation trial </a>against Trump.</p></li>\n <li><p>Belgium’s prime minister, <strong>Alexander De Croo</strong>, whose country holds the EU’s presidency, <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jan/16/donald-trump-iowa-caucus-results-2024-election-latest-news-updates-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-republicans?page=with:block-65a6621d8f08a3aafbaac6da#block-65a6621d8f08a3aafbaac6da\”>has urged Europe</a> to become more self-reliant, given the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House. “If 2024 brings us ‘America First’ again, it will be more than ever Europe on its own,” De Croo was quoted by AFP as telling the European parliament. “We should not fear that prospect. We should embrace it, by putting Europe on a more solid footing – stronger, more sovereign, more self-reliant.”</p></li>\n</ul>”,”elementId”:”b908d16e-8574-4159-bfa5-d50e0c423dc6″],”attributes”:”pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:false,”summary”:true,”blockCreatedOn”:1705410231000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”13.03 GMT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1705410599000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”13.09 GMT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1705410599000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”13.09 GMT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”13.09″,”title”:”Summary of the day so far…”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 16 Jan 2024 20.05 GMT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Tue 16 Jan 2024 10.31 GMT”,”id”:”65a67aa38f08d01c91c8df2e”,”elements”:[“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><strong>Nikki Haley</strong> has said in a new campaign advert attacking Donald Trump and Joe Biden that she is the “better choice” for America, as the former South Carolina governor tries to regain momentum after narrowly losing to <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ron-desantis\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Ron DeSantis</a> in the Iowa caucuses.</p>”,”elementId”:”863e625e-0607-4abd-b359-6484c4867d09″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Haley puts herself forward as the better choice than Biden and Trump, whom the narrator in the ad suggests “are the two most-disliked politicians in America”.</p>”,”elementId”:”294e242b-3a7e-4063-9789-6d25f5a7a1b6″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>“Both are consumed by chaos, negativity and grievances of the past – the better choice for a better America: <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nikki-haley\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Nikki Haley</a>,” the ad says.</p>”,”elementId”:”643377df-da95-44ac-875d-e5b4624469fa”,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”><p lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>I have a different style and approach from Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No drama. No vendettas. No whining. Just results. <a href=\”https://t.co/llqGBFhi4c\”>pic.twitter.com/llqGBFhi4c</a></p>&mdash; Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) <a href=\”https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley/status/1747236721396179060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>January 16, 2024</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley/status/1747236721396179060″,”id”:”1747236721396179060″,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”6751d6f1-0708-4efa-91ce-3bce060bc0bf”,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><em>“</em>I have a different style and approach. I’ll fix our economy, close our border, and strengthen the cause of freedom,” Haley says.</p>”,”elementId”:”454ffa36-a86c-4915-a557-697971b19418″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>“We need a new generation of Conservative leadership to get it done.”</p>”,”elementId”:”b7fceef8-4e1d-480d-8a70-6609ef86ac56″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The ad comes quickly on the heels of DeSantis’s second place finish in <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/iowa\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Iowa</a>, with 21.2% of the vote, blunting the charge of Haley, who secured 19.1%.</p>”,”elementId”:”fed3d537-be96-4b79-a22f-056d3ac20248″],”attributes”:”pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false,”blockCreatedOn”:1705409187000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”12.46 GMT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1705410080000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”13.01 GMT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1705409905000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”12.58 GMT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”12.58″,”title”:”Haley says she’s ‘better choice’ for America in new ad attacking Biden and Trump”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 16 Jan 2024 20.05 GMT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Tue 16 Jan 2024 10.31 GMT”,”id”:”65a672ef8f08a3aafbaac7d0″,”elements”:[“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><strong>Nikki Haley</strong> has reportedly already made her way to New Hampshire, where she, <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ron-desantis\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Ron DeSantis</a> and Donald Trump will all host events in different locations, BBC News reports.</p>”,”elementId”:”be7a0baf-125e-47fe-a1e2-fa1694ab07cc”,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Even though she failed to capture second place in <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/iowa\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Iowa</a>, Haley boldly declared that the primary was now “a two-person race” between her and Trump, given her momentum in the next voting state of New Hampshire.</p>”,”elementId”:”18d5969e-4903-4728-bd15-3753ec13f198″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>According to the <a href=\”https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/new-hampshire/\”>FiveThirtyEight average</a> of New Hampshire polls, Haley, the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador, is now roughly 11 points behind Trump, having cut his lead in half over the past month.</p>”,”elementId”:”0f88c7d5-4f3e-4126-b935-116b86f669d2″],”attributes”:”pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false,”blockCreatedOn”:1705407215000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”12.13 GMT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1705407563000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”12.19 GMT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1705407332000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”12.15 GMT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”12.15″,”title”:”Nikki Haley moves on to New Hampshire in bid to regain momentum”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 16 Jan 2024 20.05 GMT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Tue 16 Jan 2024 10.31 GMT”,”id”:”65a6621d8f08a3aafbaac6da”,”elements”:[“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Belgium’s prime minister, <strong>Alexander De Croo</strong>, whose country holds the EU’s presidency, has urged Europe to become more self-reliant, given the possible return of <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump\” data-component=\”auto-linked-tag\”>Donald Trump</a> to the White House.</p>”,”elementId”:”6facf172-6a8c-4779-80d1-122a795bb8f2″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>“If 2024 brings us ‘America First’ again, it will be more than ever Europe on its own,” De Croo was quoted by AFP as telling the European parliament.</p>”,”elementId”:”720a85d3-f0c6-404a-ae8b-c80537824059″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>“We should not fear that prospect. We should embrace it, by putting Europe on a more solid footing – stronger, more sovereign, more self-reliant.”</p>”,”elementId”:”28b381da-640e-4989-b2b5-ebd30b0d4d92″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>There are concerns in some European countries that if Trump was elected as president he could cut support for Ukraine or undermine the US’s leading role in Nato, which underpins European security.</p>”,”elementId”:”01874b99-e76a-468b-8094-03f10e31543c”],”attributes”:”pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false,”blockCreatedOn”:1705402909000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”11.01 GMT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1705403218000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”11.06 GMT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1705403218000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”11.06 GMT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”11.06″,”title”:”Europe should not fear standing alone if US adopts ‘America First’ policy in 2024, says Belgian prime minister”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tue 16 Jan 2024 20.05 GMT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Tue 16 Jan 2024 10.31 GMT”,{“id”:”65a65f228f08bf6dda694cca”,”elements”:[“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Jury selection is set to start Tuesday morning in E Jean Carroll’s Manhattan federal court <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/14/donald-trump-return-court-e-jean-carroll-defamation-damages\”>defamation trial </a>against <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump\”>Donald Trump</a>.</p>”,”elementId”:”be62ea1c-1c3b-433d-8692-1237389698d8″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>A previous trial jury in another, related lawsuit by the New York writer determined that the former US president <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/09/e-jean-carroll-wins-trump-trial-verdict\”>sexually abused her</a>.</p>”,”elementId”:”515b05a9-c252-40f1-8d58-c762353150f6″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Carroll said that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room nearly 30 years ago. She first publicly came forward five years ago with an excerpt from her then forthcoming book, <a href=\”https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/donald-trump-assault-e-jean-carroll-other-hideous-men.html\”>What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal</a>, in New York magazine.</p>”,”elementId”:”c4539439-9806-4c6f-a948-956ca6144b16″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Trump, at the time still president, immediately went on the attack, claiming: “I’ve never met this person in my life. She is trying to sell a new book – that should indicate her motivation. 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This second lawsuit went on trial in April 2023 and jurors awarded her $5m, finding Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation for the post-presidency comments.</p>”,”elementId”:”8ca23ed5-5292-4633-95b7-204396fd7baa”,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>This week’s trial will only weigh whether Trump’s denials while he was president constituted defamation which, in practical terms, means it will effectively boil down to damages. The judge overseeing this case, Lewis Kaplan, will not allow Trump’s team to re-litigate Carroll’s claims.</p>”,”elementId”:”5a69508e-8169-476a-9eff-798cf6dd0e5c”,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>You can read the full story from my colleague, <a href=\”https://www.theguardian.com/profile/victoria-bekiempis\”>Victoria Bekiempis</a>, here:</p>”,”elementId”:”edf78312-ea30-4b03-a1b4-b659032e1989″,”_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/16/jury-selection-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial-trump”,”text”:”Jury selection to begin in E Jean Carroll defamation trial against Trump”,”prefix”:”Related: 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Nikki Haley’s latest comments come weeks after the Republican presidential candidate declined to specify that slavery was a case of the civil war.

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, where the first shots of the north-south conflict were fired by Confederate soldiers in April 1861, was asked in late December about the reason for the war but didn’t mention slavery in her response.

Instead, she talked about the role of government, replying that it involved “basically how the government was going to run” and “the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do”. Speaking at the town hall event in Berlin, New Hampshire, Haley added:

I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are. And we will always stand by the fact that I think the government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people.

The questioner said they were astonished she did not mention slavery. “In the year 2023, it’s astonishing to me that you answer that question without mentioning the word ‘slavery’,” the questioner responded, prompting a retort from Haley, who said:

What do you want me to say about slavery?

Joanna Walters

Donald Trump’s legal team asked the judge in this second defamation civil trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll against him whether proceedings could be suspended this Thursday so that he can attend the funeral of his mother-in-law.

Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the request, in court today, a few days after he had refused to push the trial back by a week to accommodate Trump’s wish to go the funeral of Amalija Knavs, the mother of the former US president’s wife, Melania Trump.

Knavs died earlier this month.

“I am not stopping him from being there,” the judge said, referring to the funeral, the Associated Press reports.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba responded: “No, you’re stopping him from being here.”

Habba told the judge that Trump plans to testify. Kaplan said the only accommodation he would make is that Trump can testify on Monday, even if the trial is otherwise finished by Thursday.

Trump sat attentively, glaring and scowling at times, as about six-dozen prospective jurors filed into the courtroom and spent more than an hour responding to questions posed by the judge covering everything from their prior involvement with the judicial system to their political beliefs, AP further writes.

Trump fumes in court at trial over libel of E Jean Carroll

Joanna Walters

Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told prospective jurors that another jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E Jean Carroll in the 1990s, the Associated Press reports.

Both Carroll and Trump are in court in New York today. Jury selection has just been completed, and opening arguments are expected this afternoon. The trial amounts to the penalty phase of a civil defamation lawsuit stemming from Carroll’s actions against Trump who was found liable by a previous jury of sexually attacking her in a department store dressing room many years ago.

The AP further reports:

Prospective jurors were told the trial was likely to last three to five days. Opening statements come next. Trump did not attend the previous trial in the case last May, when a jury found he had sexually abused Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages. In light of that verdict, Judge Lewis Kaplan told prospective jurors the trial beginning Tuesday would focus only on how much money, if any, Trump must pay Carroll for comments he made about her while president in 2019.

For purposes of the new trial, it had already been determined that Trump “did sexually assault Ms. Carroll,” Kaplan said, prompting Trump to shake his head from side to side. The ex-president was sitting at the defense table, flanked by his lawyers, about a dozen feet from Carroll and her legal team. They didn’t appear to speak or make eye contact.

As the day began, Kaplan rejected the defense’s request to suspended the trial on Thursday so Trump could attend his mother-in-law’s funeral — part of a combative exchange in which Trump’s lawyers accused the judge of thwarting their defense with pretrial evidence rulings they contend were favorable to Carroll.

Joanna Walters

Joe Biden has invited congressional leaders, key committee leaders and ranking members to the White House tomorrow to discuss the supplemental funding bill relating to funds to support Ukraine and Israel, relating to US national security issues, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

The White House press briefing has just begun and Jean-Pierre confirmed the meeting, which was first reported by Punchbowl News earlier.

Reporters are asking now if a deal might be closer on a spending agreement.

Legislation has been stalled since early December after Senate Republicans blocked a funding bill that included aid for Ukraine and Israel.

That vote came one day after Senate Democrats formally unveiled the $111bn supplemental security bill, reflecting the funding request that Joe Biden issued in October to provide assistance to the US’s allies abroad, the Guardian reported at the time.

The White House media briefing is due to begin shortly, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, accompanied by national security spokesman John Kirby. Kirby tends to focus on international security issues involving the Biden administration.

It’s an audio only briefing today.

Joe Biden is at the White House. The US president spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz earlier, with the White House saying the two discussed Ukraine and the ongoing events in the Middle East. More details are expected later.