Author: David Jackson, USA TODAY

Trump in 2024 faces a flock of Republican primary challengers who could split the opposition vote; he also faces two criminal trials – at least.

Once the great hope of anti-Trump Republicans, DeSantis has been stuck in neutral while Trump has built poll leads of up to 30 points.

Donald Trump protested his legal troubles – now and in the future – during a speech in New Hampshire

Chris Christie and other candidates need debates to draw contrasts with Trump, the Republican Party’s current 2024 frontrunner.

Trump did not endorse any specific anti-abortion legislation, but said “there of course remains a vital role for the federal government.”

Most 2024 Republican candidates had been reluctant to go after Trump over the documents indictment; that is changing by the day.

A Trump return to the presidency will only be about “settling scores” rather than helping the American people, Christie told a CNN town hall.

Trump went on lengthy and error-filled diatribes about indictments, trials and pending investigations in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Atlanta.

Maintaining his defense of the newly indicted Donald Trump, former vice president Mike Pence denounced the Justice Department for its action.

As it happened after a New York grand jury indicted him, Trump plays up to supporters and attacks prosecutors; rivals try to figure out how to react.