Category: 2024 election

RNC Votes to Hold First 2024 Presidential Debate in Milwaukee

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Standing Committee on Presidential Debates voted Thursday to hold the first GOP presidential debate for 2024 in Milwaukee in August. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel sent a letter, obtained by The Epoch Times, to committee members on Thursday stating that the first debate’s specific conditions hadn’t yet been defined and other…


Marianne Williamson Confirms Presidential Bid

Marianne Williamson, progressive activist and author of multiple self-help books, became the first Democratic candidate to enter in the 2024 presidential race on Thursday. “I wouldn’t be running for president if I didn’t believe I could contribute to harnessing the collective sensibility that I feel is our greatest hope at this time,” Williamson told the…


Vivek Ramaswamy Answers Critics, Outlines 2024 Vision in Iowa

The excitement among Iowa’s Republican state legislators was palpable; Vivek Ramaswamy, ESG skeptic and 2024 presidential hopeful, had come to the Iowa State Capitol to speak to them on Feb. 23. Like other probable 2024 contenders who have visited the state, the Indian-American entrepreneur and author of “Woke, Inc.” praised the state’s new universal school…


BP: Russia-Ukraine War a Green Energy Boom

Russia’s war with Ukraine has many nations examining ways to shorten supply lines by generating more domestic energy, which will speed a global transition away from fossil fuels “to a more decarbonized system,” forecasts BP Chief Economist Spencer Dale. “Right now, oil and gas are the most heavily imported sources of energy in the world,”…


Scott Continues Iowa Tour As 2024 Buzz Grows

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) continued his “Faith In America” tour on Feb. 22 in a back-and-forth exchange with a crowd of Polk County Republicans at their Lincoln Day Dinner in West Des Moines, Iowa. Yet even as he builds momentum, South Carolina’s junior senator has stayed mum on 2024. Scott spoke earlier on Feb. 21…


Tim Scott Challenges Left’s Racial Rhetoric: ‘You Can Even Call Me Uncle Tim’

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke of race, faith, and America on Feb. 22 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, as rumors of his potential 2024 bid percolate through political Washington. “God has already blessed America,” he told the audience. Scott invoked his experience as a successful black American to reject some of the criticism…


House GOP Turns Up the Heat on Push for Oil, Gas Permitting, Regulation Reform

Republicans are mining what they hope is a rich vein of public sentiment favoring fossil fuels with a sled of legislation introduced since January that seeks to unbridle domestic oil and gas producers from regulatory restraints allegedly being exploited by the Biden administration in pushing “rush to green energy policies.” Those proposals include a 17-bill…


LIVE 6 PM ET: American Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Kicks Off His 2024 Presidential Campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive, hedge fund partner, and author, kicks off his Republican presidential race at a rally in New Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. He announced his 2024 presidential bid on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News on Tuesday and through a video. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


LIVE NOW: American Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Kicks Off His 2024 Presidential Campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive, hedge fund partner, and author, kicks off his Republican presidential race at a rally in New Hampshire at 6:15 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. He announced his 2024 presidential bid on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News on Tuesday and through a video. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


American Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Kicks Off His 2024 Presidential Campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive, hedge fund partner, and author, kicks off his Republican presidential race at a rally in New Hampshire at 6:15 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. He announced his 2024 presidential bid on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News on Tuesday and through a video. …