A gun safety advocacy group launched a $500,000 ad campaign on Monday targeting former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly over abortion and gun safety in the state Supreme Court race. “You already know Dan Kelly worked for a radical anti-abortion group, and on the court, could uphold Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban — with no…
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Trump swipes at DeSantis over Florida governor’s response to potential indictment
Former President Trump quickly took a swipe Monday at Ron DeSantis, his main potential rival for the GOP presidential nomination, after the Florida governor weighed in on a potential Trump indictment in New York. “Ron DeSanctimonious will probably find out about FALSE ACCUSATIONS & FAKE STORIES sometime in the future, as he gets older, wiser,…
Republicans worry pro-Trump candidates will haunt them in 2024
Anxiety is growing among Republicans that Trump-aligned candidates who failed to cross the finish line last year could come back to haunt them in 2024, costing the GOP another chance at winning back power in Washington. Kari Lake, who ran for Arizona governor in November and lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), is weighing a…
Wisconsin Democratic governor appoints new secretary of state
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) announced on Friday that he is appointing former state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski (D) to replace outgoing Secretary of State Doug La Follette (D), who has served in the position for more than four decades. “Secretary of State La Follette’s retirement after more than 40 years of state service leaves an…
DeSantis faces GOP pushback over Ukraine comments
Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story DeSantis faces GOP pushback over Ukraine comments Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing pushback from within his party after he said he did not believe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine necessitated deep U.S. involvement and labeled the war a “territorial…
House GOP campaign arm launches new ad blasting Don Lemon’s ‘prime’ comments
The House GOP campaign arm launched a one-minute ad this week featuring House Republican women lawmakers attacking CNN’s Don Lemon for comments he made last month in which he argued that former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime.” The ad by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which was first…
Trump sees support drop among Iowa Republicans
Former President Trump is seeing his support drop among Iowa Republicans since last year, according to new polling. A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released on Friday found 47 percent of Republicans in the state said they would definitely vote for Trump as president if he were the 2024 GOP nominee, compared to 69 percent…
Democrats see abortion as electrifying issue in 2024
Democrats see abortion as an electrifying issue heading into 2024 amid signs voter energy hasn’t abated in the months since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The party and abortion rights activists credit the issue with keeping competitive races in play for them this year, including Virginia’s state Senate special election in January and last month’s…
Sparks fly in first Chicago mayoral runoff debate as candidates trade barbs
Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson lobbed attacks at fellow contender Paul Vallas in the first televised debate of the Chicago mayoral runoff on Wednesday night, setting the stage for a contentious race ahead of the April election. Both Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, and Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO, prevailed in last…
Trump frames 2024 as existential fight: ‘This is the final battle’
Former President Trump delivered a preview of what to expect in next year’s presidential election in his address to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, framing the contest as an existential battle for the future of the country. “We have no choice. If we don’t do this, our country will be lost forever,” …