DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's application to run for president in elections next month, one of his lawyers, Cire Cledor Ly, said. The ruling deals a final blow to Sonko's presidential aspirations, hampered by a flurry of court cases that have piled up against him since he was accused of rape in 2021, spurring violent protests across the country. Although he was cleared of the rape charge, Sonko has been found guilty of libel and an offence described in the penal code as immoral behaviour towards individuals younger than 21.
WASHINGTON (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis are meeting in a nationally televised event on Thursday night that will feature two young, high-profile leaders with presidential aspirations who may have to wait for future cycles to realize them. Newsom, 56, has talked about eventually running for president but is backing President Joe Biden ‘s […]
In Thursday’s Fox News undercard debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, California Gov. Gavin Newsom fended off attacks from both DeSantis and Hannity in a fun, though serious, confrontation, writes Bill Carter.
Democrats have so far coalesced around President Joe Biden in his 2024 presidential run in the hopes that he would win reelection over likely Republican nominee Donald Trump. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democratic congressman in Minnesota, said on a podcast Friday that he is thinking about running. “I haven’t ruled it out,” said Phillips, according to Fox News.