Sarah Huckabee Sanders to announce run for governor of Arkansas
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election, CBS News has confirmed. Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, became a household name while working as part of the Trump White House communications team. She initially served as deputy White House press secretary before taking over as press secretary after Sean Spicer resigned. Sanders, one of original Trump White House staffers, called working for Mr. Trump the "opportunity of a lifetime." Sanders also likened her time as press secretary as being caught in between a "raging battle between the president and the media."
cbsnews.comEx-Trump spokeswoman Sanders running for Arkansas governor
FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump's former chief spokeswoman, announced she's running for Arkansas governor at a time other Republicans are distancing themselves from the former president facing an impeachment charge that he incited the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. Arkansas Republican Gov. During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, daily televised briefings led by the press secretary ended after Sanders repeatedly sparred with reporters who aggressively questioned her.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to announce run for governor of Arkansas
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election, CBS News has confirmed. Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, became a household name while working as part of the Trump White House communications team. She initially served as deputy White House press secretary before taking over as press secretary after Sean Spicer resigned. Sanders, one of original Trump White House staffers, called working for Mr. Trump the "opportunity of a lifetime." Sanders also likened her time as press secretary as being caught in between a "raging battle between the president and the media."
cbsnews.comAP Source: Sarah Sanders running for Arkansas governor
FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press on Sunday night. But Sanders is also running in a solidly red state where Republicans tend to embrace the former president. Sanders was the first working mother and only the third woman to serve as White House press secretary.
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office
NEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. “But there are tens of millions of Americans who look to the Trump presidency as an important time and are fans of his administration. Center Street, a Hachette Book Group imprint, has published Donald Trump Jr., Newt Gingrich and Judge Jeanine Pirro among others. Any publisher signing with Trump or a top administration official might face the anger not just of Trump critics among the general public, but from within the industry.
Biden audio first shared by 'Russian agent' thrives online
The leaked recordings of apparent conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraines then-president largely confirm Bidens account of his dealings in Ukraine. The choppy audio, disclosed by a Ukrainian lawmaker whom U.S. officials described Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, as an active Russian agent who has sought to spread online misinformation about Biden. And unlike in 2016, when Russia used bogus social media accounts or bots to wage a misinformation campaign, this time they're being spread by legitimate American social media users. There have been more than 117,000 mentions of Biden and the audio on Twitter since May, according to analysis by Zignal Labs, a social media monitoring firm. YouTube, for example, said the audio recordings don’t violate policy because the tech company has been unable to confirm they were obtained through hacking.
Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.
Country musician Charlie Daniels honored at memorial service
Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. – Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday night. The country music icon, who penned the hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died at the age of 83 on Monday after a stroke, according to his publicist. Holmes and university representatives later presented American flags to Daniels’ wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels Jr.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee delivered remarks and country musician Trace Adkins, among others, performed.
Lawyer dresses as the Grim Reaper to protest Florida’s open beaches
Walton County, Florida – Most Floridians hitting the newly reopened beaches are trading stay-at-home sweatpants for shorts and swimsuits. Uhlfelder, an attorney, is haunting Florida beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper to protest their reopening, which he believes is premature. But if we don’t take measures to control things, this virus is going to get really, really out of control,” he warned. Scythe in hand, he traveled to beaches around Walton County, Florida, that have reopened ahead of the state’s planned May 4 reopening. Phase One of the reopening allows restaurants and retailers to open at 25% capacity.
After San Bernardino attack, Mike Huckabee on "common denominators" for mass shootings
After the San Bernardino shooting, GOP presidential contender and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tells reporters in Onawa, Iowa that there are two "common denominators" for mass murders in the country: a mentally unstable person and a gun-free zone.
cbsnews.comChris Christie, Mike Huckabee bumped from main debate
The stage is set for the next GOP debate, moderated by the Fox Business Network. Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been bumped from the main stage. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson joined CBSN with more on that and other political headlines.
cbsnews.com2016 candidate Ben Carson on abortion, social media surge
A new Reuters poll shows Donald Trump is still far ahead in the Republican race. He leads Jeb Bush by 12 points. Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Mike Huckabee and Dr. Ben Carson are tied for third. Carson is gaining ground after a strong performance in Thursday's debate. He joins “CBS This Morning” from Boynton Beach, Florida, to discuss the 2016 race for the White House.
cbsnews.comHuckabee not backing down on Holocaust comments
GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is not backing down after saying the Iran nuclear deal will march Israelis "to the door of the oven," in an apparent Holocaust reference. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more on why other candidates aren't coming down on him as hard as they did on Trump.
cbsnews.comInflammatory talk from Trump, Huckabee draws criticism
After weeks of controversial remarks, GOP primary candidate Donald Trump is still leading in the polls while other candidates like Mike Huckabee are stepping up their own attacks. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris has the latest from the campaign trail.
cbsnews.comRon Fournier: Mike Huckabee’s ethics could make Clintons blush
Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilemann, USA Today’s Susan Page, National Journal’s Ron Fournier and New York Time Magazine’s Mark Leibovich discuss GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and the ethics of other candidates in the race.
cbsnews.comMike Huckabee enters GOP presidential race
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has officially joined the race for the Republican nomination for president. During his announcement Huckabee called Washington "dysfunctional" and criticized President Barack Obama. Nancy Cordes reports on the widening GOP field.
cbsnews.comGOP presidential ticket gets crowded
Three new GOP candidates have entered the 2016 presidential race: retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris joins CBSN with more.
cbsnews.comGOP front runners as big names like Romney test water
GOP front runners as big names like Romney test water Mitt Romney tops the latest CBS News poll, just days after hinting at another presidential bid. He's followed by Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie. CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Frank Luntz joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the potential candidates for 2016.
cbsnews.comMike Huckabee knocks Clinton on Benghazi, Obama on Ukraine
Mike Huckabee knocks Clinton on Benghazi, Obama on Ukraine Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said the only time Russian President Vladimir Putin shivers "is when he takes his shirt off in the cold Russian winter."
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