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The Texas congressman called on Republicans to rally around an alternative to Donald Trump, the front-runner in the race.

"We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country,” Kennedy's sister, Kerry Kennedy, said on social media.

The former Texas congressman, who has not shied away from criticizing former President Donald Trump, has failed to qualify for any of the primary debates.

Top RNC officials aren’t actively trying to court Trump to participate in future debates, as they did previously.

The Trump campaign is ramping up public pressure on the Republican National Committee (RNC) to scrap plans for additional presidential primary debates, urging the party to essentially crown former President Trump the presumptive nominee and turn the page to the 2024 general election. The RNC, which is neutral in the primary process, is unlikely to…

The Republican National Committee is facing a series of tests of its ability to wrangle the 2024 presidential field into participating in or complying with the party's requirements for the primary debate process. The growing outcry underlines the push among some of the White House hopefuls and their aides to winnow down the crowded field so that a clear alternative to Donald Trump can emerge -- while Trump, still the early front-runner in polling, now argues the debates should cease entire...

Despite his repeated absences, Trump is still the leading GOP presidential candidate.

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie went after former President Trump for suggesting the Republican National Committee (RNC) nix remaining primary debates, claiming Trump is scared of the competition. “He wants to end these things for purely selfish reasons because he doesn’t want to give exposure to the candidates who are challenging him out there,” Christie,…

Former President Trump said late Thursday the Republican National Committee (RNC) should stop hosting debates and focus on combating “Election Interference & the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Scam.” “I’m up 56 Points, so the Debates would seem to be a complete waste of time,” Trump, who skipped the first two GOP debates and reportedly plans to…

Trump maintains a substantial lead over his seven Republican rivals