
Progressive scholar Cornel West says he will mount third party presidential bid
Former Harvard professor and prominent public intellectual Cornel West will mount a third party run for president, he said on Monday in a video posted on Twitter.
2023-06-06 05:16

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky
The mother of slain Black woman Breonna Taylor has endorsed a grassroots campaign aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron’s bid for Kentucky governor
2023-06-06 05:16

Musk hosts Twitter event for anti-vaxx Democratic candidate RFK Jr.
By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON Elon Musk on Monday hosted Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine
2023-06-06 04:58

Ex-VP Pence jumps into 2024 White House race
Republican former vice president Mike Pence launched his bid for the 2024 presidential nomination on Monday, offering a traditionalist alternative to the battle royale being waged by...
2023-06-06 04:53

Fact check: Trump boasts about a massive oil purchase that never happened
Former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, claimed in a television interview on Thursday that he not only purchased 75 million barrels of oil for the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve but did so for a remarkably low price.
2023-06-06 03:51

The skeletal remains of a child who died over 100 years ago were discovered during construction of a house in Virginia
A contractor discovered skeletal remains while working on a new home in Fishersville, Virginia, late last month. Forensic anthropology revealed they belong to a child who died over 100 years ago, local officials say.
2023-06-06 03:18

Can Mike Pence woo evangelicals away from Trump?
The former vice-president was his boss's ambassador to the Christian right - he needs them to win in 2024.
2023-06-06 02:29

NH Gov. Sununu: staying out of 2024 race so Republicans can beat Trump
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said on Monday he would not join the crowded
2023-06-06 01:24

Leaked, Foul-Mouthed Audio Deepens Scandal Engulfing Colombian Government
A leaked audio of a foul-mouthed tirade by President Gustavo Petro’s 2022 campaign chief has frozen the government’s
2023-06-06 01:15

Aid group NRC resumes work with female staff in Taliban heartland
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province
2023-06-06 00:20

Mike Pence files paperwork to jump into crowded 2024 GOP primary race
Mike Pence, the ex-Indiana governor who spent four years as then-president Donald Trump’s loyal vice President until he became persona non grata in MAGA circles for certifying their defeat in the 2020 election, has officially declared himself a candidate for the GOP nomination in next year’s Republican presidential primary. Mr Pence on Monday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to register his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, capping months of speculation over whether Mr Trump’s former right-hand man would challenge his old running mate, who is seeking to reclaim his former place at the head of the executive branch amid multiple criminal probes into his conduct. The former vice president has for months hinted that he would put himself forward in a bid to lead his party as he and his fellow Republicans look to recover from a string of losses and disappointing results in the three general elections that have taken place since he and Mr Trump won a shocking victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Yet despite his former stature in the GOP, Mr Pence will face an uphill climb as he looks to convince voters that he — not Mr Trump — is the best choice to take on President Joe Biden next November. The ex-vice president’s standing among the Republican faithful took a significant hit on 6 January 2021, the day he was forced to take refuge in an underground parking area beneath the Capitol as a riotous mob of Trump-Pence supporters rampaged through the House and Senate wings of the building in hopes of stopping him from presiding over certification of his and Mr Trump’s loss to Mr Biden and then-senator Kamala Harris. Mr Trump, who is under criminal investigation for his part in inciting the riot, has maintained that his former vice president had the power to unilaterally reject electoral votes from swing states won by Mr Biden and Ms Harris. Mr Pence, who along with nearly all reputable legal scholars has rejected that view, pushed for certification to resume that day after police and National Guard troops secured the building and cleared it of the insurrectionist mob. While he has steadfastly declined to criticise the twice-impeached ex-president over the matter other than to describe it as a disagreement and say his former boss was “wrong” that day, he has said GOP voters will have “better choices” than Mr Trump this time. Read More Trump news – live: Attorneys for ex-president spotted at DoJ as backlash over Kim Jong-un quip continues Showtime pulls Vice episode probing Ron Desantis’s Guantanamo record despite campaign trail questions Former Vice President Pence filing paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
2023-06-06 00:18

CNN Exclusive: New Hampshire GOP Gov. Sununu says he will not run for president in 2024
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a frequent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, said Monday in an exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash that he will not seek the party's 2024 presidential nomination.
2023-06-06 00:17