DeSantis is GOP's early front-runner. That could be a problem
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the early front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, but lawmakers and strategists warn this can sometimes be the "death knell" for a candidate, pointing to other early presidential front-runners who flamed out despite high expectations. Experts say there are a variety of lessons for DeSantis to learn from those early front-runners who failed to live up to potential, such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), who was too cautious and suffered from a perceived lack of energy in 2016, or former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) who got bogged down in
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Read MoreEnd of Jan. 6 panel opens new chapter for Department of Justice
The close of the Jan. 6 committee marks a new chapter in the review of the deadly Capitol riot, with the fact-finding mission of the panel — and their plea for accountability — now resting largely with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The select committee’s investigation, which effectively ended with the culmination of the last Congress, has left a trove of leads for the Justice Department to explore. Its report highlighted investigative loose ends, while the panel left thousands of exhibits of raw evidence posted publicly. It also finished
Read MoreAbbott hands Biden letter blasting border visit as 'two years too late'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Sunday handed President Biden a letter in which he criticized the president's visit to the southern border town of El Paso. The governor was greeting Biden on the tarmac when he handed him the letter, which began with Abbott writing: “Your visit to our southern border with Mexico today is $20 billion too little and two years too late.” "Moreover, your visit avoids the sites where mass illegal immigration occurs and sidesteps
Read MoreGOP Rep. Nancy Mace blasts Matt Gaetz as a ‘fraud’ for fundraising off McCarthy Speaker votes
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) called fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) a “fraud” for fundraising off of his efforts to block Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from winning the position last week. “Matt Gaetz is a fraud. Every time he voted against Kevin McCarthy last week he sent out a fundraising email,” Mace said on CBS's "Face The Nation" with Margaret Brennan. “What you saw last week was a constitutional process diminished by those kinds of political actions.” Gaetz was part of a group of up to 20 holdouts who barred McCarthy from becoming Speaker for 14 rounds of
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