Val Demings plans to challenge Marco Rubio for US Senate next year
Orlando Sentinel 2 days ago Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel © Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS Val Demings, D- Fla., speaks at a post office in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 18, 2020.
ORLANDO, Fla. U.S. Rep. Val Demings is planning to take on Republican Marco Rubio for his seat in the Senate next year and is expected to announce her bid in the coming weeks, an adviser to Demings said Tuesday, confirming an earlier report from Politico.
Demings, D-Fla., has openly weighed running for higher office for months and has been considered a potential opponent to challenge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or Rubio in 2022. The Politico report left a little wiggle room, quoting an aide who said there was a “98.6% chance” she would run against Rubio.
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Biden pressured from both sides over unemployment boost Naomi Lim © Provided by Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden is being pinched by Democratic pressure to provide a safety net for jobless workers and Republican complaints about social welfare after a softer-than-expected April jobs report.
That pressure was personified this week when Biden, while touting how his $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package extended expanded federal unemployment insurance of $300 a week until Sept. 6, pledged to collaborate with states to crack down on alleged abuses of the program.
Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse was quick to claim Biden was all over the place on unemployment insurance as he faces criticism that the benefits are disincentivizing people from seeking work.