Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) is the front-runner to be President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for interior secretary, a source familiar with the selection process tells HuffPost. “Haaland is the leading candidate,” said this source, confirming a Reuters report that came out earlier Tuesday. “She is great and has strong support.” The […]
Who is Rep. Debra Haaland, a potential candidate for Secretary of the Interior?
President-elect Joe Biden has already unveiled a historic slate of cabinet appointees, including the first Latino head of the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to head the intelligence community and — potentially — the first woman to lead the Treasury as well. But political pundits are already […]
meet Joe Biden’s wife and America’s First Lady candidate for 2020
She has previously recounted how in 2004, when Mr Biden was under pressure to run for the White House, she was dead set against the idea. So much so that when a group of supporters showed up at their home in Delaware to convince Mr Biden to put himself forward, […]
Candidate Alisha Wilkins runs for Temecula City Council District 2
Temecula City Council District 2 candidate Alisha Wilkins. Valley News/Alisha Wilkins courtesy photo Valley News Staff With Temecula City Councilmember Mike Naggar’s announcement in June that he would not seek another term on the city council, the race for the city’s District 2 council seat has been left wide open. […]
Belarus Opposition Candidate Flees as Protest Crackdown Deepens
(Bloomberg) — Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus as police cracked down on protesters across the country for the second night following President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim to a landslide election victory in Sunday’s elections. “I thought this campaign had hardened me a lot and given me enough strength to withstand […]
Opposition Candidate Leaves Belarus as Crackdown Grows
(Bloomberg) — Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus as police cracked down on protesters across the country for the second night following President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim to landslide election victory in Sunday’s elections. “I thought this campaign had hardened me a lot and given me enough strength to withstand anything. […]
Opposition Candidate Leaves Belarus Amid Crackdown
(Bloomberg) — Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus as police cracked down on protesters across the country for the second night following Sunday’s elections in which President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide election victory. “I thought this campaign had hardened me a lot and given me enough strength to withstand […]