Top Biden campaign aide sees lessons for Dems in … ATLANTA (AP) — When Quentin Fulks went back home to Ellaville, Georgia, last year, people kept telling him how proud they were to watch a native son lead Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection bid. Then came the caveat: They still weren’t going to vote for his boss. “I didn’t take it personally,” Fulks recalled with a […]
North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all … North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation. In those early weeks, abortions would only be allowed in cases of rape or incest, or in medical emergencies. After six […]
Fighter or optimist? Iowa Republicans eye Trump alternatives CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Many loyal Republicans in the state that kicks off the presidential nominating season are searching for a White House hopeful other than Donald Trump. There’s less consensus on what that alternative should look like. Should a potential successor to Trump be just as pugnacious as the former president, but without the […]
Ryan Binkley, Texas CEO and pastor, announces 2024 … Ryan Binkley, a pastor and the chief executive of a Texas mergers and acquisitions firm, announced on Sunday that he’s running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. “I believe in God, I believe in America, I believe in liberty and I believe in you. And I’m asking you today to believe in me. […]
How Biden has avoided a serious primary challenger President Biden is launching a second-term White House campaign without a high-profile primary challenger, a relief to Democrats who want the smoothest possible transition for the incumbent president heading into 2024. Most notably, he averted a primary battle from the left. For months, progressives were taking inventory of their talent, assessing whether anyone from their […]
Biden’s 2024 campaign has been hiding in plain sight WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has been hiding in plain sight all along. The contours of the 2024 campaign that Biden will formally launch with a video on Tuesday will look a lot like his messaging and policy moves from the past few months: Play up accomplishments from his first two years, […]
President Biden expected to announce 2024 reelection … President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has been hiding in plain sight all along.
Some DeSantis allies feel growing urgency to launch … Inside the Florida statehouse, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Republican allies say they’re working “at warp speed” to finish their legislative business. In South Carolina and Nevada, early voting states that are critical in a presidential primary, his operatives are moving quickly to build out a political team that is essentially a campaign in waiting. And in […]
The Hill Interview: GOP wins if seen as ‘party of … House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) in an exclusive interview with The Hill said Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who struggled through 15 ballots to be elected to the top House post earlier this year, will go down as one of the strongest Speakers in U.S. history. Emmer also expressed confidence that Republicans will rally around […]
Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats have watched in dismay as voters in rural and old industrial strongholds say they want more of what the Republican Party is offering, resisting the establishment’s approach to win them back and raising questions about their party’s strategy. One progressive — a suited-up, camera-ready U.S. congressman from California — is […]
