harris: welcome to bedford, new hampshire. i m in the middle of a primary. 20 hours ago florida governor ron desantis dropped out. the two-person race between former president trump and ambassador nikki haley is getting pretty fierce. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the political ads are hitting local television here like a storm. it is the eve of the first primary. just a week ago the nomination season kicked off with the iowa caucuses. desantis took a shot at haley as he exited the race yesterday calling her the old republican guard and then desantis endorsed trump. and again, i said it was getting interesting and hot. it is also getting very personal. here in new hampshire nikki haley has made an unholy alliance with rhino, never trumpers. i voted for donald trump twice. i agree with a lot of his policies. i was proud to serve america in his administration. but rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. if you want a losing candidate who puts a
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. donald trump s legal challenges continue as ejean carroll returned to the witness stand today to testify in her damages trial as part of her defamation case against him. unlike yesterday, the former president was not present in court. us forces have conducted strikes in yemen on two houthi anti ship missiles today that were loaded and prepared to launch. us officials say they destroyed the missiles. that is the fifth round of attacks against the houthis in yemen since thursday. on wednesday, an american owned vessel was hit by a drone near the gulf of aden, second time in a week that us vessels have been targeted by the houthis. also on wednesday, the white house re designated the houthis as a terrorist organisation which will mean sanctions. the secretary of state said that status will be reviewed if the attacks stop. here sjoe biden speaking at the white house. he was asked if the airstrikes in yemen were
Escalating tensions in the Red Sea have caused disruptions in global trade, leading to concerns about potential supply constraints and a revival of inflation.