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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Mini Racker  ## Mini Racker Mini Racker is a staff writer at TIME, where she covers political campaigns and Congress. In 2023, she was selected for the National Press Foundation’s Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship.  ## Mini Racker *  Feb 10, 2024 ### [Biden's Age Worries Voters. Why Not Trump's?](https://time.com/6693305/biden-age-memory-trump-campaign/) The two men would be the oldest major party nominees in history [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 16, 2024 ### [In Iowa, Ron DeSantis Takes His Loss as a Win](https://time.com/6555928/ron-desantis-iowa-second-campaign-future/) DeSantis’ second-place finish in Iowa means that his campaign will continue into New Hampshire and b... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 15, 2024 ### [Inside Ron DeSantis’ Final Push in Iowa](https://time.com/6555607/inside-ron-desantis-final-push-against-trump-in-iowa/) The Florida Governor is relying on his ground game, and lowered expectations, to stay in the race [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 14, 2024 ### [Stealth Protesters and Trump's Iowa Foes](https://time.com/6555267/iowa-stealth-protesters-and-desantis-haley-ramaswamy-trump/) Event disruptions tell you more about the protesters' targets than about their causes [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 12, 2024 ### [This Iowa Caucus May Be the Coldest Ever](https://time.com/6554715/iowa-caucus-blizzard-forecast/) Temperatures in Iowa may fall to 15 degrees below zero. [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 11, 2024 ### [In Iowa, Trump Pitches Himself as Above the Fray, While DeSantis and Haley Squabble for Second Place](https://time.com/6554223/trump-iowa-town-hall-election-desantis-haley-debate/) Trump was only two miles away from his leading challengers for the Republican presidential nominatio... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 10, 2024 ### [Christie Suspends 2024 Bid](https://time.com/6554141/chris-christie-end-presidential-campaign-haleye/) The former New Jersey Governor suspended a campaign focused on thwarting Donald Trump. [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jan 9, 2024 ### [Nikki Haley's Slow Burn Was No Accident](https://time.com/6552240/nikki-haley-trump-iowa-republican-debate/) It was a strategy that her campaign stuck with amid months of second-guessing [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Dec 26, 2023 ### [Boebert's Bid Will Be a Key Race of 2024](https://time.com/6550037/lauren-boebert-election-theater-beetlejuice/) Even before the Beetlejuice scandal, the race was already drawing strong national interest. [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Dec 7, 2023 ### [Biggest Moments From the Fourth Republican Debate](https://time.com/6343648/fourth-republican-debate-biggest-moments/) The highlights from the fourth Republican debate with Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Dec 1, 2023 ### [What Happens to George Santos' Seat?](https://time.com/6341848/george-santos-seat-special-election/) The voters in his battleground New York district will vote in two elections next year on his replac... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Dec 1, 2023 ### [Who Qualifies for Fourth GOP Debate?](https://time.com/6341333/next-republican-debate-desantis-qualify/) The fourth Republican debate on Dec. 6 will be the smallest yet. [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 20, 2023 ### [Politicians Keep Invoking World War III](https://time.com/6336897/israel-war-gaza-world-war-iii/) Historians say the current global situation is not like those that led to World War I and World War ... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 14, 2023 ### [Democrats Aim to Flip More State Houses](https://time.com/6334562/exclusive-2024-memo-democrats-flip-state-houses/) Democrats plan to position state-level races as part of a national fight for abortion access and oth... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 13, 2023 ### [A New Political Fundraising Platform Wants to Help Grassroots Donors Give More Efficiently](https://time.com/6333967/oath-online-fundraising-politics/) Oath bills itself as a way for political donors to funnel their money to races that truly matter. 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