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New York’s sample deadlock charges tell jurors: “Start with a fresh slate. Do not feel bound by how you felt before — whether you favored conviction or acquittal. Have the courage to be flexible. Be willing to change your position if a reevaluation of the evidence convinces you that a change is appropriate.”

Ms. Haley suggested she might no longer feel bound to honor the commitment, which was a requirement set by the R.N.C. for candidates to participate in the primary debates.

Nikki Haley suggested Sunday that she might no longer feel bound by the pledge she made, in order to participate in the Republican primary debates last year, to support the party’s eventual nominee — opening up the possibility that she would not endorse former President Donald J. Trump if he wins the nomination, as he seems increasingly likely to do.

They feel bound by precedent that the far right thinks they can obliterate from below because they’ll surely nab five votes on a court with a six-justice conservative supermajority.

The decision to tie aid for Ukraine to aid for Israel reflects the urgency of both conflicts — and a calculation that Republicans who would otherwise be loath to send more money to Ukraine may feel bound to approve such a package to support Israel.