The longtime journalist and conservative political commentator said he was mulling a bid to succeed GOP Sen. Rob Portman, who will not seek re-election in Ohio.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium as his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom listens Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) March 10, 2021 - 4:29 PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Standing alone in centre field of an empty Dodger Stadium, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as a bold if imperfect leader and his state as on the cusp of a new day.
Officially, it was the annual State of the State address, but the Tuesday night speech also served as the unofficial campaign kickoff for the first-term Democratic governor, who almost certainly will face a recall election later this year fueled by criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth joined with top Pentagon and senior military officials Thursday in sharply condemning Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, who decried efforts to accommodate women in the military while “China’s military becomes more masculine.”
Lehigh Valley’s Susan Wild calls for permanent memorial of Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
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The Lehigh Valley’s representative in Congress wants to establish a permanent memorial at the U.S. Capitol of the Jan. 6 riots. The proposed exhibit is intended to educate people about the deadly day and memorialize the law enforcement officers killed and injured.
Susan Wild this week proposed a bill to establish the memorial with fellow Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado. Photographs of the siege showed Crow comforting Wild on the floor of the House chamber before they were evacuated.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Famed conservative radio and television commentator Geraldo Rivera is exploring a run for U.S. Senate in Ohio as a Republican, telling cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer that he thought he could run a campaign outside the normal bounds of politics. Rivera, 77, has been a staple on television and radio since the 1970s as both a correspondent and conservative political pundit. .