While Republicans may have found a new boogeyman in New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, political operatives are warning they might be overlooking a much more formidable opponent, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Since surviving a 2021 recall and cruising to reelection a year later, Newsom has transformed his governorship into a national platform. He has sparred […]

DAK LAK, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, killing at least five people, flattening homes, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees. In the Philippines, where the storm left scores dead earlier in the week, survivors wept over the coffins of their loved ones and braced for another typhoon. As […]

Former President Barack Obama proved Tuesday he still has cards to play when it comes to motivating Democrats to vote in elections, even though he couldn’t quite get then-Vice President Kamala Harris across the finish line last year. Obama heavily campaigned in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections for now Gov.-elects Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), during which long lines wrapped around […]

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) launched her long-anticipated bid for governor on Friday, capping off months of speculation since her nomination to be United Nations ambassador was pulled earlier this year. Stefanik’s campaign released a 2:33-minute video titled “From the Ashes” on Friday that blasts Hochul on affordability, high taxes, and illegal immigrant crime. “From the […]