The four Republican presidential candidates debating Wednesday night mostly targeted each other instead of Donald Trump. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley took the brunt of the attacks as s

It's the candidates' last scheduled meeting before the Iowa caucuses kick off the presidential nominating season next month.

As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear. Instead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continued their effort to gain a sliver of the spotlight in the race.

Nikki Haley weathered biting attacks from Ron DeSantis in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate while the trailing pair largely disregarded front-runner Donald Trump, who again ducked a fight with his rivals in order to preserve his extensive lead in the homestretch before 2024 voting commences.

The candidates are making their pitch to GOP voters on America's economy, foreign policy and other debates facing the nation. Republican rivals made a point to take aim at former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley – as she rises in polls in some crucial early voting states.

The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls gathered on a debate stage Wednesday for the fourth time this year, running out of time to shake up a race that's been dominated by former President Donald Trump.