Nikki Haley releases her delegates, asks them to support Trump at Republican National Convention

Nikki Haley, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race in early March, has said that she is releasing her delegates to the Republican National Convention (RNC), urging them to support former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Haley, a former South Carolina governor and ex-US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Tuesday in a statement that the upcoming nominating convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a time for Republican “unity”.

President Joe Biden announces he will run for re-election

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is seeking a second term, with Vice-President Kamala Harris as his running mate once again. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer,” Biden said a video announcement. “I know what I want the answer to be. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election.”

Indian American Republican Vivek Ramaswamy “strongly considering” 2024 presidential bid

After Nikki Haley, who plans to announce her 2024 presidential bid by February 15, another Indian American Republican looks set to throw his hat in the ring. Millionaire businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, who declared war on “woke” culture with his bestseller ‘Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam’, said he is “strongly considering”.