Bio: Former three-term Texas congressman, 2018 Senate candidate. Age: 46 Pros: Coming off a narrow loss to Sen. Ted Cruz, the timing of his inspirational, if unsuccessful, candidacy makes him the hottest name in Democratic politics heading into the new year. And a robust online presence p...
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Current and former roles: Current governor of Florida, former U.S. congressman from Florida Announcement date: May 24, 2023 Dropout date: Jan. 21, 2024 Bio: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was initially seen as the most formidable challenger to Trump following his landslide reelection as governor in...
Harris' team is following one swing-district congressman's careful balance on immigration A February special election helped shape the party's evolving approach to a tough issue. Myah Ward08/21/2024, 10:37pm ET Democrats sound a whole lot different than they did just four years ago ...
Hastings was serving his 15th term in the House, representing a swath of South Florida. His congressional career was often overshadowed by the controversy that preceded it. A pioneering civil rights lawyer who spearheaded several cases that sought to desegregate South Florida, Hastings was made a ...
Rollins also ran the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Veterans Affairs: Doug Collins Collins is a former Republican congressman from Georgia who gained recognition for defending Trump during his first impeachment trial. Trump was impeached for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden in ...
Auchincloss, meanwhile,says that while banning TikTok is “not my near-term goal,” he wants to “reserve the right to say that ultimately might be necessary.” Neither congressman would miss out if TikTok goes away— they don’t use the app anyway (“Big no,” Moulton said...
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The president-elect has picked former Florida congressman and doctor Dave Weldon as his choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC responds to infectious disease outbreaks, including recommending routine vaccines used in childhood. While in Congress, he pushed a fa...
Politician Anthony Wiener was sentenced to 21 months in prison in 2017 after he was found guilty of sexting a 15-year-old girl. The former New York Congressman had hoped to bypass jail time, since the judge acknowledged that he hadchecked into rehab for sexual addictionin 2016. This was on...