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Last night’s Republican debate was dominated by the Israel-Hamas war, foreign policy, the economy and abortion. There were just five candidates on stage in Miami, and it was largely a contest between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. Here are six takeaways from the debate.
- In one of the most memorable moments, Haley called businessman Vivek Ramaswamy “just scum” after he accused her daughter of using TikTok.
- NPR’s Domenico Montanaro tells Up First that the night is unlikely to move the needle much for Republican voters, especially without former President Donald Trump there: “It was really like watching a play-in game for the NCAA tournament with the 65th versus 66th seeds trying to fight to play against the top team.”
- Trump once again didn’t participate, choosing to hold his own rally nearby instead. Just hours earlier, his daughter Ivanka testified at his civil fraud trial in New York, becoming his last relative to do so and the first to be cross-examined by the defense.
Republican presidential candidates former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott participate in the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate on Wednesday in Miami.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeing his lowest approval rating in two decades following Hamas’s deadly attack. Some hostages’ relatives want him to step down. Netanyahu told…
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