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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott makes it official: He'll seek reelection in 2022

us-regions Gov. greg-abbott” target=”_blank”>Greg Abbott< campaign Saturday, announcing during an event in McAllen that he will seek a third term. “Today I am officially announcing that I am running for re-election as your Governor of the great state of Texas,” Abbott later wrote on Twitter, following the Hispanic Leadership Summit …

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Haley brushes off Iranian regime's sanction as a 'badge of honor'

Former U.N. Ambassador nikki-haley” target=”_blank”>Nikki Haley< as a “badge of honor” — as Iranian officials slapped sanctions on more than 50 current and former U.S. officials over the 2019 strike that killed former Quds leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani.  “When you get sanctioned by Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of …

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Biden, Obama pay tribute to late Sen. Harry Reid

Former barack-obama” target=”_blank”>President Barack Obama<, D-Nev., as a dogged fighter who defied the odds to become one of the most powerful and successful politicians in America.  “And let’s face it, he enjoyed every minute of proving doubters wrong again and again and again,” Obama said in a eulogy for Reid …

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South Dakota Sen. John Thune to run for reelection

Sen. John Thune, the number No. 2 senate” target=”_blank”>Senate<. Thune, 61, had considered retiring from the Senate, but amid public pressure from McConnell and other GOP leaders, the us-regions Republican said he’d seek a fourth term in office. “I’ve always promised that I would do the work, even when it …

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Lani Guinier, civil rights lawyer, professor dead at 71

united-nations a civil rights executive and scholar whose nomination by the-clintons” target=”_blank”>President Bill Clinton< Dean John F. Manning said in a message to students and faculty. Her cousin, Sherrie Russell-Brown, said in an email that the cause was complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Guinier became the first woman of color …

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White House bragging about Biden job gains draws social-media backlash

Social media users on Friday balked at a graphic the executive posted online that claimed joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< than any other commander-in-chief.  “Ever,” the post boasted. The graphic – which appeared on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook – was posted just hours after a disappointing jobs report showed hiring had fallen …

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