The governor of a Mexican state who was accused by the United States of ties to drug trafficking said on Friday he was temporarily stepping down to facilitate investigations. Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya and nine others were charged by the U.S. Justice Department this week for working with the notorious Sinaloa cartel to distribute “massive … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, faces some steep challenges in the coming general election. She is trying to be the first Democrat in 20 years to win the office in a state that has become dominated by Republicans. Her presumed opponent, Republican Vivek … Read more
When the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution endorsed Tom Steyer in the unwieldy California governor’s race, the irony of a progressive group founded on an anti-billionaire ethos backing a multibillionaire wasn’t lost on its leader. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “If you had asked me a … Read more
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called legislators into a special session Friday and asked them to reschedule the state’s midterm primaries, in hopes that pushing those elections back will give them time to re-install congressional maps that had been blocked in court before a landmark Supreme Court ruling changed the landscape around race and redistricting this … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Minnesota Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins, chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, announced on Friday she is ending her gubernatorial campaign to replace embattled Gov. Tim Walz. “It was not a tough decision to get into the race 10 months … Read more
Former President Joe Biden on Friday backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ campaign for governor in Georgia, his first endorsement since leaving office last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I’ve known her for a long time, and she’s something special,” Biden said in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Outgoing Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is drawing fresh criticism after appearing to mock Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s disability, reopening scrutiny over her past remarks about the paralyzed governor. “It was a tree that ended up making [Abbott] a part of the DEI class, just so y’all … Read more
As the U.S. charges Gov. Rubén Rocha with drug trafficking, President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico will act based only on the case’s merits. Source link
The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States. Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a … Read more
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is seeking yet another office, this time running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg. Crist, 69, has been a Republican, a Democrat and an independent during his political career. He served as a Republican governor from 2007 to 2011 and was … Read more