Countdown ’24

Republican presidential candidates are preparing for the third GOP debate in Miami Nov. 8. Florida, the home state of both former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, has become a central battleground for the two candidates.

As the 2024 nominating cycle draws closer, the field of Republican presidential candidates is consolidating.

Another one bites the dust: As the clock ticks rapidly toward the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses and the start of the presidential nominating season, former President Trump still holds a commanding lead in early states and national polls. A theme of news coverage over the past week can be summarized as “going, going, gone.”

The Republican National Committee announced Monday that it plans to host the third Republican presidential debate in Miami, Florida Nov. 8 with NBC News, following criticisms from Republicans about the first two debates co-hosted by Fox News and Fox Business.

It was a busy week on the 2024 campaign trail across the country. Here's a round-up of where candidates went, and what they said, as they rallied for support ahead of the 2024 election cycle.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump battled for the support of auto workers in Detroit this past week, as more than 25,000 United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three auto manufacturers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

In the lead-up to the 2024 election, some state lawmakers have ramped up efforts to protect GOP gerrymanders and curtail the power of both voters and election officials.

There are just four months left until Iowa Republicans and Democrats plan to caucus Jan. 15, 2024. But there are still a number of remaining questions on the presidential nominating calendar in both parties.

Can the 14th Amendment keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot because of his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection?

The trials of former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are set to start in October in the Fulton County, Georgia case over racketeering charges for allegedly attempting to overturn 2020 presidential election results.

Key hearings in two of former President Donald Trump's four criminal indictments are scheduled for Monday, with expectations of new information on Trump's alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election.

Former President Donald Trump holds a strong lead in the latest Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll published Monday morning.