California governor Gavin Newsom said in a CNN interview that he will not run for president in 2028 if former vice-president Kamala Harris enters the race. Newsom, who is term-limited, called a potential matchup against fellow Californian Harris a waste of everybody's time. The comments appeared to conflict with his widely assumed presidential ambitions.
NYTimes – US In interview, term-limited California governor said running against former VP would ‘waste everybody’s time’ Gavin Newsom, the California governor, will not run for president if former vice-president Kamala Harris does, he said in a forthcoming interview with CNN . Newsom and Harris, both from California, are widely viewed as two of the top establishment frontrunners in the coming Democratic presidential primary. Ne…
In interview, term-limited California governor said running against former VP would ‘waste everybody’s time’ Gavin Newsom, the California governor, will not run for president if former vice-president Kamala Harris does, he said in a forthcoming interview with CNN . Newsom and Harris, both from California, are widely viewed as two of the top establishment frontrunners in the coming Democratic presidential primary. Ne…
NYTimes – US The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor’s presidential ambitions.
NPR – Politics Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill on Monday and cast his first Senate vote in several months, ending an absence of more than 13 weeks after he was hospitalized in June following a fall. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker said he looked forward to being back on the Senate floor; his prolonged absence had fueled widespread speculation about his health.
NYTimes – World A Russian drone or strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a train carrying foreign dignitaries, including former U.K. and Swedish prime ministers, passed through the same track. Ukraine and Poland condemned the attack as an escalation; officials described the assault on Ukraine's rail link to the West as a warning to Kyiv's allies.
Iranian officials say a meeting between Iran and Gulf states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman. The talks had been seen as an effort to reopen the strategic waterway. Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum discussed the negotiations shortly before Oman announced the delay.
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