Marine Le Pen, a far-right French politician, was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.
Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, may face Kamala Harris in a potential Democratic showdown in their home state.
“What I can tell you with full confidence is, it doesn’t matter who gets in — I’m in,” Xavier Becerra said in an interview about running for California governor.
The party’s position remains dire. But a judicial victory in Wisconsin and closer-than-expected losses in Florida suggest a once-demoralized Democratic base is animated again.
Tuesday’s strong showing by the Democratic Party included Judge Susan Crawford’s commanding win in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election and two better-than-expected results in Florida special elections.
Energized against the new Trump era, and against Elon Musk, Democrats pulled off a crucial judicial victory in Wisconsin and cut into Republican margins in two Florida congressional races.
Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeated her conservative opponent, Judge Brad Schimel, on Tuesday.
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