Tag Archives: Governors

How Ambitious Democratic Governors Are Navigating Trump’s Redistricting War  The New York Times Speaker Mike Johnson caught between lawmakers and Trump in GOP map fight  The Washington Post A strange GOP divide is forming over Trump’s gerrymandering plans  Politico The other states threatening action as Texas and California’s redistricting feud intensifies  PBS The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states  NPR …

Eleni Kounalakis drops out of California governor’s race, pivots to downballot campaign  Politico Source link

Trump Nominates Stephen Miran to Temporarily Join Fed Board of Governors  The New York Times Trump Live Updates: News on the Fed, Admissions Data, New Census and Putin Meeting  The New York Times The MAGA Takeover of the Fed Begins Now  Barron’s Trump is nominating Stephen Miran to temporarily fill vacancy at the Fed  CNN Trump to nominate economic advisor Stephen Miran to be …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose. Blackburn’s announcement makes official what had been expected for some time from the ally of President Donald Trump. She had made no secret that she was planning on …

Nancy Mace jumps into South Carolina governor’s race  Politico Nancy Mace Announces Run for Governor of South Carolina  The New York Times Republican Rep. Nancy Mace launches campaign for South Carolina governor  CNN Rep. Nancy Mace, Trump critic-turned-ally, to run for South Carolina governor  The Washington Post Republican Rep. Nancy Mace says she’s ‘definitely leaning’ towards running for South Carolina governor next year  Fox News …

CHARLESTON — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, the outspoken South Carolina Republican whose political rise has defied easy categorization and made her one of the GOP’s most unpredictable figures, is entering the state’s 2026 governor’s race. About an hour after sunrise on Aug. 4, Mace declared her candidacy at The Citadel, the storied military college where she made history in 1999 …

Alaska lawmakers override governor’s veto of public school funding, restoring services and teachers  Alaska Beacon Lawmakers travel to Juneau for special session as governor says they ‘don’t seem to care’  Anchorage Daily News Special session: Lawmakers override governor’s education funding line-item veto  Alaska’s News Source Ignore Dunleavy’s edict. End the special session this weekend  Reporting From Alaska A $50.6 million vote: what’s at stake …

For months, candidates in the race to become California’s next governor had waited for a pivotal question to be settled: Will former Vice President Kamala Harris run or not? With Harris’ announcement this week that she’s out, a new question arose: Who’s the front-runner now? Because of Harris’ star power, the answer is far from simple. For months, other candidates …

Fed Governor’s Exit Could Accelerate Trump’s Selection of Next Chair to Succeed Powell  Bloomberg.com Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates  CNBC Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank  The New York Times Investors react to Kugler’s resignation, firing of BLS commissioner  Reuters Fed governor Kugler resigns, giving Trump vacancy  Axios Source …

The California Governor’s Race Was in Limbo. Now It’s Wide Open.  The New York Times ‘She had reasonable doubt’: Why Kamala Harris isn’t running for governor  Politico Kamala Harris will not run for California governor in 2026  CNN Nancy Pelosi appears to endorse a candidate for California governor after Kamala Harris bows out  San Francisco Chronicle Kamala Harris Won’t Run for California Governor, Clearing …