that won t mean much because delegates will be awarded based on caucus results. the state republican primary is running that on thursday. the caucus is where nevada voters will find most of the prominent gop candidates including former president trump. he s not on the ballot tonight. given that dynamic the state s republican party is encouraging primary voters to select none of these candidates. a response that figures to best nikki haley s total tonight. that s why her campaign is skipping the silver state altogether. we have not spent a dime nor an ounce of energy on nevada. we made the decision early on that we would not be $55000 to a trump entity to participate in a process that was rigged for trump. again, you ve got the primary tonight. you have the caucus two days from now. we will have full coverage of those. stay tuned for another update at the bottom of the hour and the full hour of breaking news coverage on fox news @ night . we will look back at the life of
of nikki haley. haley s biggest rival, former president trump, wasn t on the ballot. this contest doesn t really count because the delegates will be awarded based on caucus results. that contest will not be held until thursday. haley won t be on the ballot then, but gop frontrunner trump is. if he wins, he stands to collect up to 26 delegates. nevada gop rules prevented candidates from participating in both contests, but eligible voters can vote in both. nikki haley s campaign isn t happy about the situation, saying that s why they didn t devote resources is in the silver state. but we have not spent a dime nor an ounce of energy on nevada. we made the decision early on that we were not going to pay $55,000 to a trump entity that, you know, two participated in a process that was rigged for trump. not unexpectedly, president biden won the democratic. he was on the ballot along with marianne williamson. and then none of these candidates option. the south carolina primary is
welcome to msnbc s special coverage in tonight s iowa caucus. i am ari melber here with jen psaki for the next hour. great to be here. as we count on to the caucus results coming later tonight with candidates making their final push is. here s what they had to say. today is the day we make history because we do do you guys know anybody who has gonna vote for haley or desantis? yes, i do. and i m gonna try to persuade you can t sit home, even if you vote and then passed away, it s worth it. you can be the most worthless republican in america, but if you kiss the ring, he will say you are wonderful. it s just because he has an excellent record of service. what do you think about when people say, well, iowa is still trump country? i think that is wrong. some iowans, you just heard, pushing back on efforts for tonight s story before voters weigh in. it should happen in the next few hours. while trump does have a lead in the final poll, with haley rising, a
it, with a republican primary dominated by an ex-president who has centered his candidacy around his legal woes, look no further. this morning donald trump, fresh off a decisive win in the iowa caucuses, was at a federal courthouse in manhattan as the defendant in a second defamation trial brought by the writer e. jean carroll. this time there s no question of whether trump defamed her. judge kaplan has ruled trump is liable for remarks he made in 2019 mocking carroll s claim that he sexually assaulted her in a chance encounter at a department store dressing room in the 1990s. and trump is not allowed to dispute carroll s account. the question now is how much a jury should award e. jean carroll in damage for those comments. opening statements are currently under way. we ll have a live report from the courthouse when the trial wraps from the day. so far, donald trump was in the courtroom. alongside his lawyer, alina habba, as well as e. jean carroll and her attorneys. the firs
coldest caucus on record. the battle begins in iowa and it begins right here. the march to the republican nomination is well underway. i always get to go out and make their voice heard. it s about the future of our party and of our country. that s get to work, let s rally, let s get it done. a front runner and former president with sky high expectations. 2024 is our final battle. a governor and former ambassador scrabbling for the silver metal, and a boost for new hampshire and beyond. i m the only one running who can say that i have delivered on 100% of my promises. no one is going to outwork me in this race. no one is going to outsmart me in this race. and underdog campaigning on a hope and a prayer. we need fresh legs. somebody from the next generation to lead us to victory. it s a battle for momentum and the stakes could not be higher. our coverage of the iowa caucuses starts right now. bret: live from des moines, iowa, the results are