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Are there any Democrats out there who aren’t running for president? Sure doesn’t seem that way.Back in the day, potential candidates would deny even thinking about it.I remember interviewing Marco Rubio in a Senate hallway about whether he might run in 2016. He denied even contemplating it. I knew it was bull. He knew it was bull. And, of course, he ran–and lost to Donald Trump.It’s like when candidates or officeholders say they never look at polls, or offer some bromide on how the only poll that counts is Election Day. Hogwash. They all look at polls, erratic as they

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was ousted Tuesday in a stiff Democratic primary challenge from Corey O'Connor, the son of a former city leader who had the support of the party's "old guard" and some Republicans.Mayor Ed Gainey, seen as the progressive in the race, began the contest on roughly even footing in terms of campaign funding, but O'Connor, son of the late former Mayor Bob O'Connor, had outraised and outspent the incumbent by April – ultimately putting up a fight in a city that has not been competitive on a partisan level since the 1930s.O’Connor received support from some Republican

The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push on Wednesday at league meetings.Last month, owners tabled the vote on a proposal to ban the play that became the Philadelphia Eagles' calling card over the past couple of seasons. As the vote nears, some prominent Philadelphia Eagles spoke out about the controversial short yardage play.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I don't have any thoughts on it," Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown said. "It's only one yard." Offensive lineman Jordan Mailata echoed similar sentiments, saying: "They're ruling the push? I guess we'll just do it

Newly released video shows the moment Las Vegas, Nevada, police opened fire on an armed suspect as he ran out of a health club after killing one person and injuring multiple others.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said 34-year-old Daniel Ortega was struck by gunfire from officers on Friday afternoon and later died. Had he survived, he would have faced one count of murder with a deadly weapon, three counts each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon on a protected person, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to LVMPD Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser.She

The Trump administration on Tuesday took steps to begin enforcing a law that requires truck drivers to speak English.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was in Austin, Texas, where he signed an order to direct the Department of Transportation to enforce the law.Duffy framed the move as a safety issue for America's roadways. TRUMP TO MAKE ENGLISH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF US IN NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER"For too long, misguided policies have prioritized political correctness over safety of the American people," Duffy said. Under federal law, a driver must "read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic

Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a fiery statement after the U.K. suspended free trade talks over Jerusalem’s handling of the war in Gaza. The U.K. simultaneously imposed new sanctions on the West Bank as it condemned the "persistent cycle of serious violence undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank."The ministry claimed that talks for a new U.K.-Israel free trade agreement were already at a standstill before London’s announcement on Tuesday. Additionally, it accused the U.K. of harming its own citizens due to its "anti-Israel obsession and domestic political considerations.""Even prior to today’s announcement, the free trade agreement negotiations

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart called out CNN on Monday for relentlessly promoting Jake Tapper's new book on former President Joe Biden's mental acuity, slamming the network for advertising "a book about news they should’ve told you was news a year ago for free."Stewart opened his show with a montage of the CNN anchor promoting the book that both he and Axios' Alex Thompson wrote, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," and questioned why Tapper hadn't previously reported the information in the book to the public."Don’t news people have to tell

Former Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill said Monday that Americans weren't "smart enough" to keep President Donald Trump away from the White House. "And yes, The Wall Street Journal may say America is smart enough to know better. I will tell The Wall Street Journal this: America, I believe, clearly was not smart enough to keep this guy from the White House. He is causing confusion and uncertainty in a segment of our economy that desperately needs certainty. And by doing that, he is going to get higher prices. And that’s when America will finally get smart, but they’re not smart now