LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles as the party looks to regain control of the chamber and slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tim Myers, a Grammy-nominated former bassist for international hitmakers OneRepublic, announced … Read more
Is this not America? Former 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell is planning to run for Congress to rep his home state of Florida — accompanied by a flashy documentary film to chronicle his challenge to the Washington establishment, The Post can confirm. Campbell, 63, the frontman of the hip-hop legends whose 1989 album “As … Read more
No joke. Former US senator from Minnesota and SNL comedian Al Franken — who resigned from office in 2017 after several women accused him of sexual misconduct — is trying to help an ex-top staffer get elected to Congress in New York. Franken is sending numerous fundraising pitches to boost Josh Riley — who served … Read more
A day after calling Donald Trump’s support for Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House “sad,” Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida voted for the former president and current White House candidate on the seventh and eighth ballots as lawmakers struggled to break a three-day deadlock. McCarthy, a California Republican, had been stymied in his … Read more