#Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley

#Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley

Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won a straw poll for the Republican vice presidential pick during the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) this weekend. Among a field of 28 candidates, Lake won the poll with 20 percent of the vote, beating former United Nations ambassador…

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#Biden chides GOP for ‘trying to hide the truth’ about Black history in marking Bloody Sunday

#Biden chides GOP for ‘trying to hide the truth’ about Black history in marking Bloody Sunday

Biden chides GOP for ‘trying to hide the truth’ about Black history in marking Bloody Sunday President Biden on Sunday called out Republicans for efforts to limit teaching parts of Black history as he marked the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. “History matters,” Biden said at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. “The truth matters, notwithstanding what the…

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#Transportation post has become political nightmare for Buttigieg 

#Transportation post has become political nightmare for Buttigieg 

Transportation post has become political nightmare for Buttigieg  When Pete Buttigieg became Transportation secretary at the start of the Biden administration, some Democrats said it would be a perfect platform for his political prospects if not in 2024, then 2028.   Buttigieg could crisscross the country, appearing before crowds in key states while elevating his name recognition,…

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#Hogan says he won’t run for president in 2024

#Hogan says he won’t run for president in 2024

Hogan says he won’t run for president in 2024 Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a moderate Republican who has been an outspoken critic of former President Trump, announced he would not run for president in 2024 after giving it “serious consideration.” “I did give it serious consideration and I talked to people everywhere and I…

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#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid House Democrats are vowing a fierce fight over Medicaid as Republicans eye plans to curb spending for the low-income health care program in the name of deficit reduction. Joining President Biden, the Democrats are warning that Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact the same vulnerable populations least able…

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#Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump

#Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump

Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump Republicans are grappling with an increasingly apparent — and to some, uncomfortable — reality that an expectedly crowded 2024 primary field could once again boost former President Donald Trump to the GOP nomination. With three declared candidates already in the race and several more expected to…

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#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC Donald Trump loomed large over the annual Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., this week, demonstrating the iron grip the former president still maintains over the GOP’s ultra-conservative base.  Trump won the event’s straw poll with 62 percent support, while his intraparty rival Florida Gov. Ron…

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