Elections
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Republican Pratt falls behind LA City Council member Raman in city's mayoral primary
Pratt had been leading Raman ever since the primary, but the latest tally shows the City Council woman ahead by more than 3,000 votes.
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Senate Democrat hopeful El-Sayed pushed COVID lockdowns, then promoted unmasked BLM street protests
Abdul El-Sayed was one of the many leftwing public health experts who promoted COVID-19 lockdowns and condemned beachgoers and conservatives who protested the pandemic restrictions. After the death of George Floyd, he then turned around and embraced the open-air, unmasked BLM protests as addressing a "public health issue."
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You Vote: Will there be a silver lining to the madness of the CA election process taking so long?
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli didn't comment on any specific investigation, but he said he'd "follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent."
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JD Vance favored to win GOP presidential nomination in 2028, poll shows
According to the poll results, 46% of registered voters are ready to vote for Vance.
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Arizona Democrat prompts presidential run rumors after revealing new border plan, visiting PA
The senator has acknowledged that he has been considered a possible candidate for 2028, but said he was not immediately thinking about running for the Oval Office.
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Service workers union in Illinois spends big on politics, little on members, analyst says
Mailee Smith, senior director of labor policy and staff attorney at the Illinois Policy Institute, said the SEIU
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Ramaswamy cruising toward Ohio GOP governor nomination after Ohio AG drops out
"Congratulations to Dave on running a thoughtful campaign," Ramaswamy said in a statement. "He has served Ohio with great dedication, and I am confident he will continue to play an important role in shaping the future of our state and our nation."
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Beto O’Rourke says Biden shouldn't have run for president in 2024: He 'failed this country'
'We might very well lose the greatest country that this world has ever known and it might be, in part, because of the decision that Biden and those around him made to run for reelection,' O’Rourke said on the 'Pod Save America' podcast.
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Former White House official Rahm Emanuel floats 2028 presidential bid: 'I am in training'
Emanuel has also not ruled out running for other high-level offices over the next couple of years, including running for Illinois governor in 2026. He could also run for Chicago mayor in 2027, or seek Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin's seat next year.
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Biden didn't recognize George Clooney at June fundraiser ahead of debate: Jake Tapper book
"The president appeared severely diminished, as if he’d aged a decade since [George] Clooney last saw him in December 2022," the book reads.
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Buttigieg defends Biden's mental acuity in 2024 as he weighs his own presidential bid
Buttigieg ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, but later dropped out to endorse Biden.
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Michigan GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga confirms he is interested in running for Senate
Huizenga represents Michigan's Fourth Congressional District and has been serving in office since 2011.
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As states grapple with election integrity, two new congressmen aim to outlaw ranked-choice voting
Rep. Abe Hamadeh said ranked-choice voting is pushed by corporate interests and confuses voters.