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Kristi Noem and Vivek Ramaswamy tie as top pick to be Trump’s VP in CPAC straw poll

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tied as the top pick among CPAC goers in the veepstakes with 15% apiece, according to a straw poll at...

Trump hugs Old Glory, blasts Biden at CPAC: 'You're fired!'

Former President Donald Trump embraced the American flag in his trademark bear hug at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Saturday as he reveled in his front-runner status...

CPAC goes international as foreign leaders flock to conservative conference: 'We need Trump back'

Crowds at the Conservative Political Action Conference had a distinctly international flair this week, as right wing faithful from around the world poured into the yearly event in National Harbor,...

Trump rappers and drag queen 'Lady Maga': The carnivalesque sights and sounds at CPAC

A carnival-like atmosphere infused the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland as the annual Conservative Political Action Committee met this week.

Beating Biden requires winning industrial Middle America: Can Trump or DeSantis do it?

Biden’s approval ratings are anemic. Yet he has reason to be confident that the 2024 electoral map will return him to office.

Trump rallies MAGA fans, ignites sleepy CPAC conference: 'I am your warrior'

Former President Donald Trump turned this year's fairly sleepy, low-attended CPAC into a raucous campaign event Saturday as MAGA supporters clamored for his attention.

2024 frontrunner: Trump wins CPAC straw poll in a landslide

Trump was the preferred candidate of 62% of attendees who voted in the right-wing confab's annual poll. As he has in past years, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in second...

Jair Bolsonaro teases third run for president of Brazil at CPAC

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro teased a possible third campaign for his country's top job.

Trump to attack 'Bush Republicans' in CPAC speech

Former President Trump plans to attack Bush-era Republicans in his remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday.

Lee Zeldin blasts Kristen Gillibrand as 'forgettable' and 'unaccomplished'

Gillibrand is "one of the laziest, most forgettable unaccomplished senators in the country. It is a wasted Senate seat," Zeldin said during a CPAC panel.

Ron DeSantis skips CPAC as organization faces scandals

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skipped the Conservative Political Action Conference this week amid sharpening tensions between him and former President Trump.

GOP hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy rips Trump, vows to banish FBI and 10 fed agencies

"[Trump] could have ended Affirmative Action with the stroke of a pen. He didn't," Ramaswamy, 37 told The Post during a wide-ranging interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Trump proposes building futuristic, Jetsons-like ‘freedom cities’ on federal land 

Former President Donald Trump on Friday proposed holding a contest to design and build up to 10 new “freedom cities” on federal land that the 2024 presidential candidate argues will...

Pompeo calls $31 trillion national debt 'indecent' at CPAC

While he didn’t call out former President Donald Trump by name during his address, the person Mike Pompeo was referencing was obvious. 

The photos that sum up this year's annual conservative conference

CPAC 2023 kicked off in Maryland this week.

2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley heckled by Trump supporters at CPAC

Former South Carolina GOP Gov. Nikki Haley was heckled by supporters of Donald Trump Friday after the 2024 presidential hopeful delivered a speech at the influential CPAC.

Ted Cruz argues that Dr. Fauci should be jailed for ‘lying’ to Congress

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested on Thursday that Dr. Anthony Fauci should face perjury charges for “lying under oath” to Congress about the origins of COVID-19. 

‘The time is coming’: Trump hints at 2024 White House comeback bid

Former President Donald Trump strongly indicated he is preparing to run for president and suggested an announcement will come soon.

Trump tells 2022 CPAC he'll 'never ever stop fighting for you'

"You are the loyal defenders of our heritage, culture, our Constitution and our God given rights. You never stop fighting for America and I will never ever stop fighting for...

Trump dominates CPAC presidential straw poll

Former President Trump handily won the CPAC 2024 straw poll, remaining the first choice for the presidential nomination.