Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is stoking speculation about his political future as he becomes one of the most vocal Democratic critics of the handling of the wildfires that have ravaged parts of the region. Caruso has taken part in a local and national media blitz, telling Bill Maher over the weekend that he predicted the catastrophe. The former candidate has also seen public support from President Trump’s adviser Elon Musk on the social platform X, which Caruso has reshared. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who is...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are offering a striking split screen in how some red and blue states are readying for President-elect Trump’s controversial second-term plans. DeSantis this week called a special session of the Sunshine State legislature to swiftly implement Trump’s immigration agenda – a stark contrast to Newsom, who called a special session in California after the election to protect progressive state laws. And while DeSantis only appears to be strengthening his ties to Trump, Newsom is positioning himself as a leader...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is now claiming that the 2024 election was rigged against the GOP — alleging Democrats stole multiple Senate and House seats. During the 2020 election, Lindell was one of Trump’s most prolific supporters regarding false claims of election fraud. As a result, Lindell became embroiled in a variety of lawsuits including from voting machine companies and a software engineer who disproved his 2020 election claims. On Sunday, Lindell joined Right Side Broadcasting for an interview in the streets of DC — during he claimed that Democrats...

Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), plans to run for governor of Ohio, two sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday. The Ohio governor’s mansion will be up for grabs in 2026, as sitting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is term-limited. One of the sources said Ramaswamy’s plan was to “get accomplishments at DOGE” and then announce his gubernatorial bid. The Washington Post first reported the news. According to the Post, Ramaswamy’s aim is to announce a gubernatorial bid after DeWine declares who...

New York state Sen. James Skoufis (D) ended his bid for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair and backed Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin for the post on Thursday. In a statement, Skoufis said he was releasing his supporters and “urging” them to back Martin. “I am endorsing Ken because he’s a man of integrity and I have deep respect for his vision, charisma, guts, and undefeated record in statewide races. I know that he, like me, is laser-focused on winning, not spinning,” Skoufis said. “He will recenter what is...

Listing out the ways Trump created and leveraged advantages in the 2024 election through the fear created by his threats, intimidation, and bullying. We know that multiple prominent newspapers have killed and refused to publish their endorsements of Trump’s opponent due to fear of backlash from Trump supporters or political retaliation by Trump himself or a potential Trump administration. This artificially limited the public perception of support for alternatives to Trump.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is taking steps to rebuild his ties with President-elect Trump after a bitter primary rivalry drew a wedge between the two former allies. Trump and DeSantis met over golf in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday as the governor mulls a replacement for Trump’s secretary of State pick Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate. And on Monday, DeSantis made a notable overture to Trump by calling for a special state legislative session to implement the incoming president’s immigration agenda. This week’s events mark a sea...

Donald Trump praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for calling for a special state legislative session to implement the president-elect’s immigration agenda. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday. The president-elect was responding to a proclamation DeSantis posted on X calling for a special session on Jan. 27. “State and local officials in Florida must help the Trump administration enforce our nation’s immigration laws,” DeSantis told reporters on Monday. “In order to do that effectively we are going to need legislation to...

Progressive group Justice Democrats is expanding its 2026 midterm recruitment of working class, left-wing candidates, undeterred by President-elect Trump’s victory and emboldened by a desire to change how Democrats elect new talent under a GOP Washington. A new memo released on Tuesday, first reported by Punchbowl News, outlines the organization’s plans to play in all 50 states, hoping to increase its bench of working-class people and curb corporate influence by taking out Democrats backed by outside spending.

Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R) launched his gubernatorial bid on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to jump into the race ahead of the 2026 midterms. “Michiganders deserve so much better than what they’re getting from these Democrats up in Lansing,” Nesbitt said in an announcement video. “What we’ve seen is higher taxes, more spending, more debt, and less jobs.” In the video, Nesbitt detailed his family’s history of farming in Lawton, located in the southwest region of the state. Additionally, Nesbitt called for an end to the state’s...