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Latest: Biden’s team signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press
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Latest: Biden’s team signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press

NEW YORK -- Occupants of the White House have grumbled over news coverage practically since the place was built. Now it's Joe Biden's turn: With a reelection campaign underway, there are signs that those behind the president are starting to more aggressively and publicly challenge how he is portrayed.Within the past two weeks, an administration aide sent an unusual letter to the White House Correspondents' Association complaining about coverage of a special counsel's report on Biden's handling of classified documents. In addition, the president's campaign objected to its perception that negative stories about Biden's age got more attention than remarks by Donald Trump about the NATO alliance.It's not quite “enemy of the people” territory. But it is noticeable.“It is a strategy,” said Fr...
Latest: Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig drops Republican bid for open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan
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Latest: Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig drops Republican bid for open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. -- Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is ending his Republican bid for an open U.S. Senate seat representing Michigan just over four months after launching his campaign, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Craig was seen as one of the more high-profile candidates to enter the race when he announced his campaign in October, and he had been angling to win the support of former President Donald Trump, who has often swung GOP primaries with his endorsement.“This is strictly a business decision," Craig told AP by phone. “I’m not leaving because I felt like I didn’t have the support. But from a business end, you need funds to run a campaign."Craig added that he is "strongly considering” running in Detroit’s mayoral election next year. In addition to leading the police ...
Latest: MAGA Star CJ Pearson Running for Office Raised Tons for Charity—and Then Sat on the Money for Years
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Latest: MAGA Star CJ Pearson Running for Office Raised Tons for Charity—and Then Sat on the Money for Years

At just 21 years old, C.J. Pearson boasts a lengthy record in the public arena. After going viral as a preteen for his self-taped takedown of Barack Obama, he has climbed the ranks of the right wing’s activist-pundit class, amassing hundreds of thousands of fans and a prominent perch at the conservative content platform PragerU.Now, Pearson is hoping to add another line to his resume: Georgia state lawmaker.The Augusta native is a candidate in a special primary election on Tuesday to fill a vacancy in a safely Republican state House district just outside his hometown. And even though he’s up against two other legitimate Republican contenders in the primary, Pearson is getting attention from huge platforms like Fox News—and characteristically projecting brash confidence.“I couldn’t care ...
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