Hiltzik: Ron DeSantis, loser – Los Angeles Times
Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves. I’m not talking only…
Nikki Haley may find it impossible to navigate GOP factions
When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Running for governor, she criticized a “bailout culture” and dependence…
How DeSantis collapsed in the glare of a presidential campaign
Ninety-one criminal charges spanning four cases later, it has become clear Trump was stronger than ever. He broke fundraising records off of his Georgia mugshot,…
Column: Snarky comment, Biden apology show politics can be better
Asa Hutchinson was never going to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, much less the nation’s 47th president. In another time, before Donald Trump became…
Inside the campaign to get Democrats to vote for Nikki Haley
“We only care about damaging Donald Trump,” said Schwartz. “For better or for worse, the only thing you can do if you really want to…
Biden to visit Miami for campaign fundraiser
The trip will be Biden’s sixth visit to Florida as president. He last visited the Sunshine State in September to survey damage caused by Hurricane…
Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name, latest race-based attack on a rival
ATLANTA — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley ‘s birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on…
Maine election official appeals ruling that delayed decision on Trump ballot status
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s secretary of state is appealing a judge’s ruling that put on hold her decision to remove former President Trump from the ballot…
‘Used to be a festival’: Why Pakistan is seeing a subdued election campaign | Elections
Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Muhammed Iqrar stands outside his small shop in Muslim Town, a commercial area in Rawalpindi. Something is amiss, he says. “We have…
Favourites Morocco beat Tanzania 3-0 to open AFCON 2023 campaign | Africa Cup of Nations News
Goals from Romain Saiss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri see Morocco cruise past 10-man Tanzania. Morocco underlined their status as pre-tournament favourites by beating 10-man…
What Kamala Harris’ latest campaign trip was really about
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Despite all the media attention directed at the 2024 presidential primaries, we know how they are likely to end: Unless something dramatic happens,…
Dean Phillips drops DEI from campaign website
Phillips’s super PAC recently received a commitment for a $1 million donation from hedge funder Bill Ackman who has engaged in a highly public campaign…
Why old-fashioned TV is still the winning ticket for political ads
Anyone who has followed the fate of the TV business in recent years could not be blamed for thinking the medium is dying. Consumers have…
First ever global campaign to improve access to assistive technology launched at World Economic Forum
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California-bashing is a constant on Iowa campaign trail
DES MOINES — Despite the Iowa caucuses taking place 1,700 miles away from California — and the temperature being much colder here — the Golden State,…
Column: Iowa caucuses’ odd history of political spectacle
When Iowa’s brave and hardy Republicans venture Monday night into the arctic cold to cast the first presidential ballots of 2024, Richard Bender will be…
Biden campaign turns to a Jon Stewart vet for research help
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative as comedian Jon Stewart looks on, Dec. 13, 2016 at Eisenhower…
Iowa blizzard is a fitting end to a GOP campaign that never really was
Days before the Iowa caucuses, the field was, quite literally, frozen. The weather prompted event cancellations for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, the two contenders…
Burger chain manager fined for using ‘straw donors’ to back ex-sheriff’s campaign
A burger chain manager accused of using “straw donors” to repeatedly contribute to former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s 2018 bid for office has…
‘Dumpster fire’ for Trump’s rivals as campaign sprints toward finish in Iowa
“Pretty much a dumpster fire,” quipped Doug Gross, a Republican operative who was chief of staff to former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. “The Republicans are…