Assemblymember Vince Fong, who once worked as McCarthyâs district director and was immediately endorsed by his former boss, is well-positioned as a front-runner. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP LOS ANGELES â California Assemblymember Vince Fongâs congressional hopes remain alive after a judge ruled Thursday he could proceed as a candidate to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The
Michelle Obama may have notified people on her White House ambition: âI plan to runâ
Keeping the bold in boldfacer With nothing new to be told, creeping forth is retelling whatâs old. Years before âOppenheimerâ and Robert Downey Jr.âs Golden Globe win and Oscar nom, he exited a Santa Monica health club bathroom stall holding his face and complaining: âThereâs no paper and my nose is running.â Standing there was writer Jim […]
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Maceâs ex-chief of staff files to run against former boss
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace will face off against her former chief of staff for her seat in Congress representing South Carolina’s First Congressional District. Getty Images The former chief of staff for Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is launching a primary challenge against his ex-boss just a month after leaving her office. Dan Hanlon filed […]
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott proposes to girlfriend who was revealed during his brief presidential run
Former presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott received a ringing endorsement from one particular South Carolina voter over the weekend. Scott, a lifelong bachelor, popped the question Saturday night to his girlfriend, Mindy Noce, whom he publicly revealed amid a slew of media curiosity over his dating life during his brief run for president last year. […]
Dak Prescott can rewrite his Cowboys narrative with deep postseason run
No quarterback in the NFL is scrutinized with the level of intensity Dak Prescott is year after year. Much of that has to do with the inordinate amount of attention his team, the Cowboys, gets. Much of it has to do with the talent Prescott has around him. All of those things raise the expectation […]
âPure angerâ: McHenry vents after acting speaker run
Rep. Patrick McHenry said heâs turning back to his work as chair of the House Financial Services Committee. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Patrick McHenry, fresh off a brutal three-week stint as caretaker speaker, revealed Thursday how exasperating the episode was and sounded less than confident about the House GOPâs ability to maintain its newfound unity:
Santos says heâd run again if expelled
Rep. George Santos is undeterred by efforts to oust by his GOP colleagues in New York, saying heâll run again if heâs expelled. | Francis Chung/POLITICO NEW YORK â Expulsion wouldnât derail Rep. George Santos. The Long Island Republican, facing federal fraud charges, signaled he will run again for his House seat next year if
White House tried, and failed, to persuade Manchin to make another Senate run
Sen. Joe Manchinâs political future has been the topic of intense interest over the past few years as heâs increasingly distanced himself from President Joe Biden and his own party. | Andrew Harnik, AP/File As Sen. Joe Manchin struggled for several months over the next step he would take politically, President Joe Bidenâs top advisers
Santos says he won’t run for reelection. GOP members want to expel him first.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 1, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO George Santos said he wonât seek reelection in 2src24. House Republicans may boot the indicted New Yorker well before then. His announcement on social media Thursday immediately followed a scathing House Ethics Committee report that found âsubstantial evidenceâ
Republican Kari Lake Announces Run for Arizona Senate Seat
Former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake announced her bid for the Arizona Senate on Tuesday with the aim of ousting Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Senator Krysten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, speaks during a hearing on the nominations of Shalanda Young to be Director and Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Florida Republicans Call on DeSantis to End Presidential Run: His Campaign Has ‘Caused a Distraction’
Florida Republicans Call on DeSantis to End Presidential Run: His Campaign Has âCaused a Distractionâ Ivan Apfel, Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Florida Republican Assembly, a grassroots political organization, is calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to drop out of the presidential race and focus on what he was elected by the people
David Axelrod Questions if It Is ‘Wise’ for Joe Biden to Run in 2024: ‘HIS Best Interest or the Country’s?’
President Joe Biden needs to decide if it is âwiseâ for him to run as the Democrat nominee in the 2024 presidential race â which will likely set him up for a 2020 rematch â CNN political analyst David Axelrod said, asking whether doing so is in Bidenâs best interest or the countryâs. âItâs very
Phillies use home run ball to take NLCS Game 1 over Diamondbacks
The Philadelphia Phillies drew first blood in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-3 victory in Game 1 on Monday night. From the first pitch, the Phillies had momentum in their home park. Kyle Schwarber whipped his bat through the zone on a Zac Gallen 92 mph fastball and […]
Menendez unravels: Andy Kim will run against him
On Saturday, Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced he would run against Sen. Bob Menendez, instantly presenting the most serious electoral threat to the senator in a long and powerful career in Washington. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Bob Menendez is facing a damning federal indictment, urgent calls to resign â and now, a challenge for the
âArmed and dangerousâ murder suspect on run in Georgia after firing at deputies
An âarmed and dangerousâ suspected killer wanted for gunning down the witness to another murder is on the loose in northern Georgia. Demetrius Nicholas was last seen running into the woods in the Stone Mountain area outside of Atlanta as he unleashed a hail of gunfire on encroaching deputies, the DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office said. […]
Texas man charged with sexually abusing a child jailed after nearly 20 years on the run
A Texas man who has been on the run for nearly 20 years after being charged with sexually abusing a child is back in custody, according to officials. Anthony Rae, 49, was arrested in the city of Val Alstyne in 2003 on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a […]
Chris Christie Announces 2024 Presidential Run, Knocks Trump, George Washington, Praises Woodrow Wilson
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his campaign for the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, during which he knocked former President Donald Trump and strangely praised former President Woodrow Wilson at George Washingtonâs expense. Christie has been a fierce opponent and critic of Donald Trump, despite endorsing him wholeheartedly in 2016, since the
Man Misses Train After Celtics Lose to Heat, Kicks it and Then Is Run over and Killed
A man has died after falling under a Green Line trolley at North Station, which serves the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday only an hour and a half after the Boston Celtics lost to the Miami Heat. MBTA Transit Police spokesman Richard Sullivan said in a statement on Tuesday that the man was trying
North Dakota Gov Doug Burgum moving toward 2024 Republican presidential run
FIRST ON FOX: Two-term North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software company CEO, may soon jump into the burgeoning race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Burgum is moving closer to making a decision on declaring his candidacy for the White House. He is currently shooting TV ads in preparation for a potential launch, […]
Contaminated fuel caused Washington state ferry to run aground last month, investigators say
A Washington state ferry with nearly 600 people aboard ran aground last month after contaminated fuel caused a generator failure, officials said Wednesday following a weeks-long investigation. The Walla Walla, a four-engine jumbo class ferry, was en route to Seattle from Bremerton around 4:30 p.m. on April 15 when the vessel ran aground in Rich […]
Florida Legislature Clears Path for Ron DeSantis to Run for President Without ResigningÂ
Florida lawmakers on Friday carved out an exemption to the stateâs âresign-to-runâ law that would allow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to run for president in 2024 without resigning from his post. The exemption passed Floridaâs Senate by a 28-12 vote earlier this week, and the state House approved it on Friday by a 76-34 margin. Under
Mike Pence Files Paperwork To Run For President In 2024
June 05, 2023 11:51 AM ET Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed paperwork to run for president in 2024, according to a new filing with the Federal Election Commission. Pence, who served as vice president and two-time running mate to former President Donald Trump, also a candidate in the race, will be the eighth
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Opts Against Presidential Run
June 05, 2023 12:25 PM ET Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday he will not run for president. Sununu, who has publicly considered a bid for months, told CNNâs Dana Bash that he was worried about splitting the anti-Trump vote. A prominent critic of the former president, the governor has argued that nominating
Marianne Williamson blasts Democrats for âmocking’ her run against Biden: ‘Trying to suppress my voiceâ
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. â EXCLUSIVE: Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson claims that President Biden and the Democratic Party establishment are “mocking” her and “trying to suppress [her] voice” as she runs for the White House a second straight time. Williamson, a best-selling author and spiritual adviser whoâs the first Democrat with a national following to primary challenge the […]
Golf legend John Daly texting Arkansas coach tips amid March Madness run
Arkansas menâs basketball coach Eric Musselman said Saturday night he was getting coaching tips from legendary golfer John Daly as the team knocked off Kansas in the Round of 32. Musselman said Daly was pitching drills for the players to do to work on their free throws. The Razorbacks were 22-of-29 against Illinois from the […]
Silicon Valley Bank Run Drained $42 Billion of Deposits
Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was caused by a massive run on the bank, with customers initiating withdrawals of $42 billion this week. The bank was placed into Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. receivership on Friday after the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) determined the bank had
Joe Exotic Says Presidential Run is âNot a Jokeâ in Prison Call With Fox News
Despite being incarcerated in federal prison over several animal-related crimesâand masterminding a plot to kill his conservationist foe Carole BaskinâTiger King star Joe âExoticâ Maldonado-Passage says his 21-year sentence should not deter Americans from supporting the 2024 presidential wannabe.In an interview with Fox News over the weekend, Maldonado-Passage, who was incarcerated in 2018, spoke to
Stacey Abrams Says She Will ‘Likely’ Run for Office Again
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says that she will âlikelyâ run for political office again after her two failed gubernatorial campaigns against Republican Brian Kemp. Without specifying exactly what position she would run for, Abrams told Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show that she will be back again. âI will likely
Dems to Tester and Manchin: Run in 2024, save our majority
Sens. Joe Manchin and Jon Tester’s moves will determine how both parties allocate their financial resources in whatâs expected to be a tough cycle for Democrats. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democrats are already waging what might be the most consequential fight for Senate control next fall: Getting Jon Tester and Joe Manchin to run again.
Ruben Gallego: Democrat Senators ‘Have Encouraged Me to Run’ Against Sinema
Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) told CBS News on Wednesday that some Democratic senators are privately telling him to run against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who left the Democratic Party and became an independent last week. Reporter Robert Costa asked, âAre some major names in the Senate or the House privately telling you you better run?â