Author: Ryan King, Washington Examiner

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) declined to endorse President Joe Biden and left open the prospect of challenging him for the Democratic nod in 2024. Noting that it was early and he was keen on seeing “who all the players are,” Manchin revealed that he was not prepared to preemptively back Biden, illustrating the divide between…

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) believes that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) would win the New Hampshire GOP primary if the election was held today. Despite mulling a 2024 run of his own, Sununu was resolute that DeSantis could win the Granite State as well as Florida, suggesting that Republicans in those two states…

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) argued that the Republican Party needs “more voices” opposing former President Donald Trump after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) ruled out a 2024 run. Hogan revealed he was bowing out of 2024 consideration to avert a “pileup of a bunch of people fighting” that could pave the way…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) defended his recent remarks where he asserted that gun violence in public schools started “when we took prayers out of schools.” Many progressives slammed his comments, angered at the prospect of impeding upon the separation of church and state, but Adams countered Sunday that he believes “government should…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) cautioned about the ramifications of congressional “meddling” in the wake of the Republican-backed plan to overturn a city crime bill. Late last week, President Joe Biden revealed he would not veto the Republican-led intervention, paving the way for Congress to override D.C. legislation for the first time in 32 years.…

Former President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a mass deportation should he win a second term as president in 2024 during his Conservative Political Action Conference keynote. “Under my leadership, we will use all necessary state, local, federal, and military resources to carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,” Trump told the…

Former President Donald Trump vowed to remain in the 2024 contest even if he winds up getting criminally indicted. “Oh, absolutely, I won’t even think about leaving,” Trump told reporters when asked at a gaggle before his Conservative Political Action Conference address. “Probably, it’ll enhance my numbers, but it’s a very bad thing for America.…

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) bowed out of the 2024 Republican race for president, revealing that he has no plans to “put my family through another grueling campaign just for the experience.” Hogan, who was one of the most popular governors in the country until his term ended earlier this year, had long toyed…

A survivor of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is sounding the alarm about critical race theory and other efforts to rewrite United States history . Xi Van Fleet, who fled China and moved to the U.S. at age 26, warned that narratives suggesting that racism means the U.S. offers no hope for nonwhite people is historically…

Top Democrats have roundly shrugged off bestselling self-help author Marianne Williamson’s nascent campaign, but her allies are optimistic that she has a path for an upset. Keenly aware of the uphill battle before them, Williamson’s team is banking on President Joe Biden’s history of fumbling in early primary states as well as her charisma, in…