Month: June 2023

Any reporter who has covered elected officials for a short period of time has likely heard this: Why don’t you write stories about all the good things we’re doing? Often, it comes from politicians who are under fire, for incompetence or worse. It’s usually desperation, an attempt to divert unwanted attention from bad news. Some go so far as to spend tax money on spin doctors, to spread their good news. Or they make their own videos or newsletters to explain what their “achievements” are. One of the purposes of this weekly column is to bring you insights into the…

Next year’s presidential election is already drawing a lot of attention, but there are more immediate political contests in Virginia, where the balance of power in the General Assembly will soon be at stake. Next year’s presidential election is already drawing a lot of attention, but there are more immediate political contests in Virginia, where the balance of power in the General Assembly will soon be at stake. Tuesday’s primaries will provide an indication of which way Democratic and Republican voters are leaning as they prepare to elect the 140 members of the General Assembly in November. Virginia will receive…

NEW YORK — Nineteen years after former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned after coming out as gay, he’s considering a political comeback. McGreevey tells CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer that she is seriously considering a run for mayor of Jersey City. In the summer of 2004, McGreevey stood by his wife and shocked the New Jersey political establishment with what was then a stunning revelation. “My truth is that I am a gay American,” he said at the time. McGreevey came out of the closet and resigned after a lawsuit threatened to expose an extramarital affair with another man….

President Joe Biden plans to tout his pro-labor record Saturday at his first major political rally since launching his re-election campaign, appearing alongside union members to argue that his economic agenda is boosting class average His campaign says Biden, who will appear at the Philadelphia Convention Center, will “lay out the core principles of his economic message.” it has cut the cost of prescription drugs and lowered insurance premiums. It is part of his administration’s focus on his achievements during his first two years in office, the central argument for a second term. Several of the nation’s most powerful unions,…

This is the first visit by a Saudi official to Tehran in more than seven years. Tehran, Iran – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has arrived in Tehran as Iran and the kingdom continue to develop relations after re-establishing formal diplomatic ties in March. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has welcomed his Saudi counterpart ahead of bilateral talks and a press conference scheduled for later Saturday. The Saudi minister may also have a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who has just finished a tour of Latin America. Amirabdollahian and bin Farhan had last met in…

Daniel Ellsberg, the anti-war activist who copied and leaked documents revealing secret details of US strategy in the Vietnam War who became known as Pentagon Papers, has died, his family confirmed in a statement to CBS News on Friday. He was 92 years old. Ellsberg died Friday morning at his home in Kensington, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, his family said. He was diagnosed in February and revealed the diagnosis on social media in March. His family said he was in no pain and surrounded by loved ones when he died. “Daniel was a truth-seeker and patriotic truth-teller, an anti-war activist,…

BREAKING NEWS: PSG ‘in talks with Mikel Arteta as they try to lure Arsenal manager to France’ Porto’s Sergio Conceicao alternative after talks with Julian Nagelsmann ‘break down’ Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly held talks with Paris Saint-GermainPSG are looking for a new coach after sacking Christophe GaltierArteta signed a new contract with Arsenal in 2022 which expires next year By Ryan Walker for Mailonline Published: 08:19 EDT, June 17, 2023 | Updated: 08:51 EDT, June 17, 2023 Paris Saint-Germain have held talks with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta over the possibility of him becoming the club’s next manager, according…

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to release political prisoners in Crimea and beyond, saying it could be an important part of his trip to Russia on Saturday. . Seven African leaders — the presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as the prime minister of Egypt and the top envoys of the Republic of Congo and Uganda — visited Ukraine on Friday as part of a self-styled “mission of peace” in Ukraine. and Russia to try to help end their…