Rep. Ruben Gallego on Monday officially announced he will run for Senate in 2src24, potentially setting up a challenge with incumbent independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. “The problem isn’t that Senator Sinema abandoned the Democratic Party — it’s that she abandoned Arizona,” Gallego, a Democrat, said in a release. “She’s repeatedly broken her promises, and fought
George Santos lied to a judge in 2017 bid to help a ‘family friend’ charged with fraud
February 25, 2023 by
NEW YORK — George Santos lied to a Seattle judge about working for Goldman Sachs while speaking at a 2src17 bail hearing for a “family friend” who later pleaded guilty to fraud in an ATM skimming scheme, according to an audio recording of the proceeding and court records. “So what do you do for work?”
Kennedy passes on Louisiana gubernatorial bid
January 5, 2023 by
Sen. John Kennedy departs after Senate Republicans met behind closed-doors to hold their leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 16, 2src22. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Republican Sen. John Kennedy told supporters Wednesday he will forgo this year’s Louisiana governor race and stay in the U.S. Senate. Fresh off winning a second
The ‘23 20: The Republicans who bucked McCarthy’s speaker bid
January 3, 2023 by
Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) Republicans originally rallied behind the Arizona Republican, the former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, as a symbolic alternative to McCarthy during the first conference-wide vote for GOP leader. Thirty-one GOP lawmakers voted for someone other than McCarthy last November, a sign that McCarthy would not have the votes come Jan. 3.
McCarthy relents on key conservative demand — but uncertainty remains over speaker bid
January 2, 2023 by
Kevin McCarthy walks to the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 23, 2src22. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Kevin McCarthy has made perhaps his biggest concession so far to the band of conservatives standing in the way of his path to speaker. Yet it’s not clear if it will be enough to clinch
Schiff passes on Dem leadership bid as Pelosi’s future stays murky
November 20, 2022 by
Rep. Adam Schiff speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Adam Schiff has decided not to seek a top House Democratic leadership post in the next Congress and is instead turning his focus to a potential Senate run, according to multiple people familiar with his decision. The California Democrat has
Michael Jordan’s ’98 Game-Worn Jersey Brings $10 Million Record Bid
November 16, 2022 by
A game-worn Michael Jordan jersey won the highest-ever bid of $1src million at auction last week. The jersey that went up on the block on Sept. 6 was worn for game one of the 1998 NBA Finals and reached a final bid of $1src,src91,srcsrcsrc, according to TMZ Sports. Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Game 1
John Legend Blames Falling Out with Kanye West on Support for Trump, Bid for Presidency
September 21, 2022 by
Left-wing pop star John Legend has spoken publicly about his falling out with Kanye West, blaming West’s support for President Donald Trump and subsequent bid for the presidency for the failure of their friendship. John Legend addressed his relationship with Kanye West in an interview on the Axe Files podcast, hosted by CNN personality and…
Alabama Secretary Of State Drops Senate Bid After Being Confronted With Affair
April 8, 2021 by
April 08, 2021 9:18 AM ET Republican Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Wednesday that he would not run for Senate after admitting to an affair. Merrill initially denied the affair but admitted to it after AL.com reporters obtained audio of him speaking over the phone with his mistress. National File first reported the…
Mo Brooks Announces Bid for Alabama U.S. Senate Seat
March 23, 2021 by
For more than a decade, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) has represented Alabama’s fifth congressional district in the U.S House of Representatives. But next year, he hopes to change that with a successful run for higher office. On Monday, Brooks announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL). The…
‘I Hope That Happens’: Trump Reacts To Rumors Meghan Markle Is Planning Presidential Bid
March 18, 2021 by
March 17, 2021 10:20 AM ET Former President Donald Trump told “Fox News Primetime” host Maria Bartiromo in a Tuesday interview that he hopes Meghan Markle makes a presidential run in 2024. “I hope that happens. If that happened, I think I’d have an even stronger feeling toward running,” Trump said when Bartiromo asked about…
Exclusive — Republican Doug Collins Mulling Bid Against Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia
March 10, 2021 by
Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) is seriously considering running again for the U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022, a source with knowledge of his plans told Breitbart News exclusively. Collins would, if he runs, face off against Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who was just sworn in after winning one of the two runoffs in…
Andrew Yang Reportedly Weighing Bid For New York City Mayor
December 10, 2020 by
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is weighing a potential bid for New York City mayor by calling elected officials to measure support for his run, Politico reported Tuesday. Yang is also reportedly talking with Tusk Strategies, the firm that worked with former Mayor Mike Bloomberg during his successful 2009 mayoral campaign, according to Politico.…
Democrat Bill Nelson Unknowingly Told Voters His Reelection Bid Is In Trouble
June 22, 2018 by
Earlier this month, Florida senator Bill Nelson (D.) rallied a group of supporters in Pasco County by telling them it’s their county that will tell him whether he will win reelection. “The first county that I look at on election night is the one that has always given me the indication of what’s going to […]
REPORT: President Trump Launching Official 2020 Re-Election Bid.
February 27, 2018 by
Matt Drudge of the Drudge Report announced on Tuesday that Donald Trump intends to unveil his 2020 re-election campaign far earlier than expected — nearly 1,000 days ahead of the 2020 contest, and a year earlier than President Barack Obama announced his own re-election bid. pic.twitter.com/Kq17tPsUhB — MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) February 27, 2018 In an […]
Ouch: Clinton Failed Presidential Bid Cost $1.2 Billion
January 11, 2017 by
It’s a record. Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential run cost $1.2 billion. Trump supporters should have a field day with this final bill, given that Clinton slammed the president-elect for losing a billion dollars during his business career. “What kind of genius loses a billion dollars in a single year?” said the Democratic nominee in October. […]
In Bid for Power, UN Communist Offers Obama a UN “Peace” Prize
July 19, 2016 by
In a major embarrassment for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), its chief, and the UN more broadly, a controversial UNESCO “peace” prize named after an African dictator was awarded to President Barack Obama in what insiders say is just the latest instance of corruption at the scandal-plagued UN agency. It seems […]
REPORT: Soros Money Funding John Kasich’s Presidential Bid
March 14, 2016 by
As new reports break that a George Soros-linked group is taking credit for efforts to violently disrupt GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, the Center for Responsive Politics reveals that another George Soros-linked group is coordinating another furtive operation to stop Trump by financing the campaign of John Kasich. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros Fund Management is […]
SENATE MUST BLOCK OBAMA’S BID TO TRANSFORM SUPREME COURT
February 21, 2016 by
President Obama is shamelessly trying to hide behind a phony strict constructionist argument to pressure the Republican majority in the Senate into acting quickly when he nominates someone to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia. “The Constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now,” he declared during his press conference on February 16th. “When […]
Hillary Clinton Faces Legal And Political Obstacles In Presidential Bid
January 27, 2016 by
This is not how Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House was supposed to go: full of never-ending scandals, with a close primary competitor, and two FBI investigations. There is but one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, where the first votes in this year’s presidential race will finally be cast. While Hillary Clinton […]
Bloomberg Mulls $1 Billion Bid for White House
January 24, 2016 by
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking to mount a $1 billion bid for the White House as an independent candidate, with sources saying he’s alarmed by Donald Trump at the top of the GOP field and Democrat Bernie Sanders’ surge past Hillary Clinton in the polls. The billionaire former mayor has considered […]
Paris Attacks Won’t Change Obama’s Bid to Bring 75,000 Syrian Refugees to U.S.
November 16, 2015 by
Recently, the Obama administration opened additional refugee processing centers in Iraq and Syria to speed the vetting of the extra 10,000 Syrians that they wish to bring to America. That was before the Paris terrorist attacks and the revelation that at least one of the terrorists arrived in France as a refugee last month. Seeing an opening, […]
Sources: Chaffetz to seek speaker bid against McCarthy
October 4, 2015 by
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah is planning to run for House speaker in a surprise longshot challenge to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, according to three Republican aides with knowledge of the situation. Chaffetz chairs the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and has led high-profile hearings on the Secret Service, Planned Parenthood and other […]
Islamic State Plotting ‘Second Blow’ to U.S. Financial System in Bid to ‘Purify the Earth of Corruption’
August 30, 2015 by
The Islamic State group revealed over the weekend that at the centerpiece of its goal to bring down America is a concerted effort to weaken the U.S. dollar and replace it with gold currency. A video posted Saturday warned of the “dawning of a new age” in which replacing the dollar with gold would deliver […]
Clinton Email Scandal Threatens to End Her Presidential Bid
August 18, 2015 by
The number of confirmed classified documents found among Hillary Clinton’s emails in a State Department review has climbed to 60, and yet she was joking about it this past weekend in Iowa. “You may have seen that I recently launched a Snapchat account,” said Mrs. Clinton. “I love it. I love it. Those messages disappear […]