Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win the support of the moderate Republicans and independent voters who supported her. “It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that,” she said. “At its best, politics is about bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. And our conservative cause badly needs more people.” Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, was Trump’s first significant rival when she jumped into the race in February 2023. She spent the final phase of her campaign aggressively warning the GOP against embracing Trump, whom she argued was too consumed by chaos and personal grievance to defeat President Joe Biden in the general election. Her departure clears Trump to

Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped through more than a dozen states on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and pushing the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, out of the Republican race. Their victories from coast to coast, including the delegate-rich states of California and Texas, left little doubt about the trajectory of the race. Haley won Vermont, denying Trump a full sweep, but the former president carried other states that might have been favorable to her such as Virginia, Massachusetts and Maine, which have large swaths of moderate voters like those who have backed her in previous primaries. Hours after the last polls closed in Alaska, Haley scheduled a 10 a.m. ET speech in her home state of South Carolina to announce she was suspending her campaign. Three people with direct knowledge who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly confirmed Haley’s decision ahead of her announcement. The only contest Biden lost Tuesday was the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, a tiny U.S. territory in the South Pacific

Verdugo pulls into early lead in Chula Vista City Attorney runoff

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Marco Verdugo took an early lead in the Chula Vista City Attorney runoff election after the first batch of results were released by the county Registrar of Voters Tuesday night. The election comes after Chula Vista voters took to the ballot box last November in a special election to fill the role initially won in 2022 by the late Simon Silva, who died unexpectedly from cancer after the deadline for ballot edits to be made. Three candidates were initially vying for the role, however, none received more than the 50% majority that was need to win outright, prompting the election to move to a runoff between Bart Miesfeld and Verdugo. Results: California 2024 Primary Election Whoever receives the majority of the vote after March 5 will serve out the remainder of Silva’s term, running through December 2026. As of results released shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Verdugo received nearly 58% of the vote, while Miesfeld was sitting at about 42%. The first batch of results released Tuesday night were largely from mail-in ballots, those submitted via drop boxes prior

How did San Diegans vote in the presidential primary?

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are projected to win their respective presidential primaries in California, according to the Associated Press. But how did the residents of San Diego County vote? Here are the early results released by the San Diego Registrar of Voters Tuesday night. Results: California 2024 Primary Election For comparison, here’s a look at the California vote for both parties, according to early results. FOX 5/KUSI is following the results of California’s primary throughout election night. Check back for real-time updates.

Foster III takes lead to assume San Diego City Council District 4

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Henry Foster III took the lead in early returns released on Tuesday for the race to fill the District 4 seat on the San Diego City Council vacated by Monica Montgomery Steppe, possibly eliminating the need for a runoff. The special election for the empty seat, which covers the southeast corner of the city including some of its lowest-income neighborhoods, has become critical towards shaping the dynamics of the city council heading into a new term. As of 11:40 p.m.., Foster III had secured 53% of the vote, while Chida Warren-Darby had pulled into second with 27%. Tylisa Suseberry fell into third with nearly 20% in the first batch of results, potentially putting her out contention for a runoff spot. Results: California 2024 Primary Election However, if Foster III continues to sit above 50% of the vote, he will win the race outright without a runoff between the top two vote-getters. The first batch of results were largely from mail-in ballots, those submitted via drop boxes prior to Monday, March 4 and other early voting opportunities. Unofficial results will continue

Biden and Trump are dominating Super Tuesday races and moving closer to a November rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped coast-to-coast on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump each won California, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in Utah, Vermont and Iowa. Haley won Vermont, but the former president carried other states that might have been favorable to her such as Virginia and Maine — which have large swaths of moderate voters like those who have backed her in previous primaries. Not enough states will have voted until later this month for Trump or Biden to formally become their parties’ presumptive nominees. But the primary’s biggest day made their rematch a near certainty. Both the 81-year-old Biden and the 77-year-old Trump continue to dominate their parties despite facing questions about age and neither having broad popularity across the general electorate. The only contest Biden lost Tuesday was the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, a tiny U.S. territory in

Schiff advances in California Senate race

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is advancing to the general election in California’s closely watched Senate race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.  Schiff had been polling at the top of the competitive nonpartisan primary field, which also includes fellow Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, as well as Republican baseball great Steve Garvey.  In California’s nonpartisan system, the top two vote-getters move on to the general election in November, regardless of party affiliation. Schiff’s allies had worked to elevate Garvey, the Republican, in hopes of an easier red-blue match-up in the general, rather than a battle between Democrats.  Schiff started the year with nearly $35 million in the bank and boasts national name recognition for his work as the lead House impeachment manager in former President Trump’s first trial, and for his time with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.  The candidates are vying for the seat vacated by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), which is now being filled temporarily by appointee Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.). Butler opted not to join the crowded primary