March 19, 2024

Court filing reveals Rep. Scott Perry’s vast web of contacts in bid to reverse 2020 election

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO At 11:src8 p.m. on Dec. 3src, 2src2src, days before Donald Trump prepared to install Jeff Clark atop the Justice Department amid his frenzied push to remain in power, Clark got a text from one key ally, Rep.

McCarthy says he will support Donald Trump in his 2024 election bid

After Donald Trump didn’t step in to help in his hour of need, Kevin McCarthy is endorsing the former president in his 2src24 bid. | Francis Chung/POLITICO After announcing this week that he would resign from Congress before the end of the year, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy endorsed Donald Trump for president. “I believe

Democrat Zak Malamed drops bid to take on George Santos

Zak Malamed, a candidate for the 3rd congressional district in New York, dropped out of the race and backed former Rep. Tom Suozzi. | Zak for Congress NEW YORK — Democrat Zak Malamed dropped his bid Wednesday morning for a closely watched House seat held by Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and endorsed former Rep. Tom

Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Launches Primary Bid Against Joe Biden 

Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur announced his 2src24 Democrat primary challenge against President Joe Biden on Wednesday. “Yes, I’m running against Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Joe Biden is down 24 points on the economy,” Ugyur posted online with a link to his campaign website. “He has no ability to make up that kind of ground

Report: Blake Masters to Launch Another Senate Bid to Fill Kyrsten Sinema’s Seat

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Former Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters is set to launch another bid for Senate to fill the seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with his plans. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) defeated Masters by about five points in the 2022 election. Now, Masters is

House Committee to Probe Big Tech’s Bid for TV Dominance

KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/GettyImages The House Energy and Commerce committee, led by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), is planning to investigate the state of the video marketplace in America, as streaming companies like Google-owned YouTube and Disney-owned Hulu make a bid for dominance in TV distribution. The hearing comes as Adam Candeub, who led President Trump’s efforts

Republican Dave McCormick launches bid for vulnerable Senate seat in battleground state

It’s take two for Dave McCormick in battleground Pennsylvania. McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, West Point graduate, Gulf War combat veteran and Treasury Department official in former President George W. Bush’s administration, on Thursday launched his second straight campaign for the Senate.  His announcement gives national and state Republicans a high-profile candidate with the […]

Blake Masters plans another Arizona Senate bid — this time for Sinema’s seat

Blake Masters is planning to launch another Arizona Senate bid. | Matt York/AP Photo Blake Masters is making plans to launch another Arizona Senate bid, potentially as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter. Masters did not reply to a request for comment. Masters won the GOP nomination last year

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester launches bid for Senate seat in Delaware

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester began hiring campaign staff earlier this month, POLITICO previously reported. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester on Wednesday announced a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Carper in Delaware, laying the path for the Democrat to potentially become the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. Blunt Rochester

Former Navy SEAL Sheehy announces Montana Senate bid

Tim Sheehy, also the founder of an aerial firefighting company, announced the bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester because “Americans are feeling underrepresented. They’re tired of a government that they don’t feel is working for them.” | Jbsmitty via Wikimedia Commons Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy on Tuesday announced that he’s jumping into

Pennsylvania Republicans zero in on 2 big names in bid to unseat Sen. Casey

Pennsylvania Republicans’ prospects in their bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey hinge on the pending campaign announcements of two high-profile candidates. Hedge fund CEO David McCormick, who narrowly lost his party’s nomination to cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality Mehmet Oz in last year’s Senate race, has shored up the support of moderates, party leaders, […]

GOP Rep Plots Second Bid Against Vulnerable Dem Senator: REPORT

Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale is planning on another Senate bid against vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in 2024, Politico reported Friday. Rosendale, who lost to Tester in 2018, has been telling lawmakers he intends to take another swipe at the senator, two sources familiar, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about the conversations

Ohio GOP’s constitutional amendment reform bid clears legislative committees

A proposal by Republicans in Ohio’s Statehouse that would raise the vote threshold required to amend the state constitution has advanced through both House and Senate committees. The plan coincides with a proposed abortion rights amendment, likely aimed at thwarting any potential it has to pass. While Democrats accuse the Ohio GOP of “legislative whiplash,” […]

Democrats spar over Santos strategy as GOP punts on bid to expel him

Rep. George Santos is surrounded by media as he leaves the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y on Wednesday, May 1src, 2src23. | Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo House Democrats wrangled internally on Wednesday over whether to try to stop Speaker Kevin McCarthy from punting on a bid to expel George Santos from Congress. The tensions surfaced

McCarthy prepares his opening debt-limit bid — and it’s full of potential pitfalls

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s opening offer on the debt limit is riddled with potential political pitfalls — including an expiration date that would tee up another high-stakes fiscal fight just months before the 2src24 presidential election. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Speaker Kevin McCarthy is accelerating the long-stalled push for a unified House GOP strategy in

Elizabeth Warren Announces Bid for Third Senate Term

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced Monday that she would seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2024. “We’ve won some big victories for working families in Massachusetts and across the country, but there’s a lot more to do. So today I’m making it official: I’m running for reelection to keep up the fight,”

FIFA Denies Indonesia’s Bid to Host U-20 World Cup Over Resistance to Israel’s Participation

Soccer’s international governing body, FIFA, has denied Indonesia’s bid to host the Under-20 men’s World Cup due to the predominantly Muslim country’s attacks on Israel and support of the Palestinians. Any nation that hosts a FIFA tournament must host all FIFA-affiliated teams. But over recent months, Indonesia has been agitating against allowing Israel’s team to

Olympian Oscar Pistorius Loses Bid to Get Out of Prison Early After Murdering Girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday, forcing him to continue serving his murder sentence for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.The Paralympic gold medalist, 36, had hoped to be released from prison early. But at a closed-door hearing, a South African parole board found that Pistorius still poses a threat to public

Gallego officially launches bid for Sinema’s seat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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…

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