Author: David Jackson, USA TODAY

Trump did not endorse any specific anti-abortion legislation, but said “there of course remains a vital role for the federal government.”

Appealing to the court of voter opinion over his second indictment, Trump made clear that he will make the charges a central park of his campaign.

Trump went on lengthy and error-filled diatribes about indictments, trials and pending investigations in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Atlanta.

Maintaining his defense of the newly indicted Donald Trump, former vice president Mike Pence denounced the Justice Department for its action.

As it happened after a New York grand jury indicted him, Trump plays up to supporters and attacks prosecutors; rivals try to figure out how to react.

Pence hit Trump over federal spending and entitlement reform, Vladimir Putin, and, most especially, Trump’s actions prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Things got ugly when Sen. Tim Scott defended Ron DeSantis and his legal fight with Disney.

Nikki Haley in a CNN town hall Sunday night drew distinctions with Trump and portrayed him as part of the baggage the nation should leave behind.

Democrats and some Republicans fear that a third-party bid will only help Donald Trump.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck says “there is nobody … really that operates in the same area as Donald Trump.”