David Wright

2 days ago | kten.com | David Wright |Arlette Saenz

(CNN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that he would run for a third term in 2026, amid speculation over his ambitions for the 2028 presidential race, with the release of a campaign launch video featuring sharp criticism of President Donald Trump. “Donald Trump’s made clear he’ll stop at nothing to get his way. I’m not about to stand by and let him tear down all we’re building in Illinois,” Pritzker says, appearing at the geographic center-point of the state.

3 days ago | aol.com | David Wright

One of Zohran Mamdani’s rivals during a New York City mayoral primary debate, trying to paint him as too inexperienced for the job of mayor, dismissed his rise in the polls with a quip. “I regret not running for mayor in 2021,” said the rival, state Sen. Jessica Ramos. “I had been in the Senate for two years. I’d already passed over a dozen bills. I thought I needed more experience.”“But turns out you just need to make good videos,” Ramos concluded. Ramos might have had a point.

1 week ago | aol.com | David Wright |Arlette Saenz |Molly English

Republican Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday deleted a series of inflammatory social media posts from over the weekend on the deadly attacks in Minnesota, prompting a confrontation with one of the state’s Democratic US senators. Lee provoked controversy when he made a series of posts on X speculating about the political affiliations of the alleged shooter. In one post he wrote, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.” And in another he appeared to link the suspect to Minnesota Gov.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Wright |Arlette Saenz

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday deleted a series of inflammatory social media posts from over the weekend in which he reacted to the shooting deaths of Minnesota state representatives, prompting a confrontation with the state’s Democratic US senator. Lee provoked controversy when he made a series of posts on X speculating about the political affiliations of the alleged shooter.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Eric Bradner |David Wright

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany. Cuomo, Mamdani and five other candidates squared off just before Saturday’s start of early voting ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary.