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White House race underway: With 2026 looming, both parties are already playing for 2028

TPUSA goes ‘all in’ for Vance in 2028
‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ executive producer Andrew Kolvet says Turning Points USA is ‘all in’ behind Vice President JD Vance for 2028, honoring Charlie’s vision of coalition-building and open debate.
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From a major endorsement of Vice President JD Vance to speculation-sparking appearances by former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a major Democratic Party summit, it appears to be game on in the next White House race.
Even though the main campaign focus this year will be on the 2026 midterm elections and the battle for Congress, early moves are underway in the 2028 race to succeed term-limited President Donald Trump.
The starting gun for the next presidential showdown won’t be fired until after November’s midterms. But that’s not preventing the large field of potential White House contenders from making headlines.
Vance, considered by many to be Trump’s heir apparent to eventually take over the MAGA mantle, was endorsed last month by Erika Kirk at an annual summit hosted by Turning Point USA, the increasingly influential and politically powerful conservative group.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference, on Dec. 21, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)
Kirk, who took over the reins of Turning Point after her husband and conservative champion Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, opened the conference by supporting Vance.
«We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible,» in 2028, she said. «Forty-eight» refers to the number of the next president.
The backing of the vice president by Turning Point, which is particularly influential among younger conservatives and whose political arm has built up a powerful grassroot outreach operation, could give Vance a major boost should he decide to run for president in the 2028 election.
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A longtime Trump adviser told Fox News Digital that «it wasn’t a surprise to see her endorse, given that while he was still alive, Charlie couldn’t have been more explicit about supporting Vance in 2028.»
And the adviser, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, emphasized that Erika Kirk’s backing «reaffirmed that Turning Point’s entire political machinery will be behind him [Vance] if he decides to run. It’s another big get for the vice president and a warning shot to other potential candidates.»
While Vance is considered the clear Republican frontrunner at this extremely early point in the 2028 cycle, other GOP lawmakers appear to be laying down markers.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Two Republicans who tangled with Trump during the party’s contentious 2016 presidential primary — Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky — are increasingly voicing their differences with the president and his administration.
Among the other Republicans to keep an eye on in the new year are Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who was battered by Trump and his allies during the 2024 GOP presidential primaries, Govs. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia and Brian Kemp of Georgia, and possibly Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who as a senator from Florida ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 nomination.
Whether the Republicans have a competitive 2028 presidential primary will depend in part on the success of Trump’s second term, whether the economy soars and how the GOP fares in next year’s midterms.
Regardless of those factors, as the part out of power, it’s a sure bet the Democrats will have a wide open race for their party’s presidential nomination.
Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 standard-bearer after then-President Joe Biden exited the race, showcased an edgier stump speech as she railed against both major parties and the political status quo in an address at the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) winter meeting in December.
And Newsom landed the red carpet treatment, as he mingled with delegates during the opening day of the DNC’s confab, which was held this year in Los Angeles, home turf to both Harris and Newsom.
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«Obviously, we must focus on the midterms,» Harris said in her speech. «But Democrats, we must also have a clear vision for what comes after the midterms. And then after Trump. We need to answer the question. We need to answer the question: what comes next for our party and our democracy?»
Expect to see more of Harris in the new year helping Democrats from coast to coast as the party works to win back congressional majorities in the midterms.
And Harris has added more 2026 stops to her book tour promoting «107 Days,» her reflections on her abbreviated 2024 presidential campaign. Among the stops is one in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting primary state in the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating calendar.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen speaking at the 2025 New York Times DealBook Summit in New York City on Dec. 3, enjoyed a very warm reception as he held meetings at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting, on Thursday in Los Angeles. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
While Newsom didn’t address the delegates at the DNC’s general session, he was treated like a VIP as he held meetings and mingled with delegates during the opening day of the winter meeting. And Newsom met with the Democratic Party chairs from New Hampshire, the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, and Nevada, another crucial early voting state.
«We had a great discussion on a wide range of issues,» longtime New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley told Fox News Digital.
Newsom’s stature in his own party has soared this year, thanks to his very vocal and visual pushback against the president, including his viral social media trolling of Trump and his successful California push to counter the Republican congressional redistricting effort.
«Newsom has shown an ability to stand up to Trump in a bold and highly effective manner without shying away from core democratic values,» veteran Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo told Fox News Digital.
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While both Newsom and Harris made a splash at the DNC winter meeting, they both have plenty of detractors who worry that neither would be electable in 2028 when the Democrats try to win back the White House.
And if one or both of them launch presidential campaigns, they’ll likely be joined by a large crowd of other contenders.
One of those possible White House hopefuls is Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who was also making the rounds during the opening day of the DNC meeting.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, seen attending a Veterans Day ceremony in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Nov. 11, 2025, held a major fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, on the sidelines of its winter meeting, in Los Angeles last month. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
There are more than a dozen other Democrats thought to be potential 2028 White House contenders. And most of them have been paying visits to the early voting states, as well as parachuting onto the 2025 campaign trail.
Among them are Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Wes Moore of Maryland and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan; Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Chris Murphy of Connecticut; progressive superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Ro Khanna of California, another leading progressive; and two moderate Democrats, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former White House chief of staff and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), seen speaking at a rally for worker’s and immigrants’ rights on May 1, 2025, in New York City, is seen as a possible 2028 presidential contender. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
With crucial midterm battles from coast to coast this year, expect to see much more of potential 2028 contenders out on the campaign trail in the months ahead.
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A New Hampshire-based Democratic strategist who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely shared that he and activists in the state are receiving fundraising emails on a regular basis from some of the White House hopefuls.
«Every week I receive a dozen,» the strategist said,
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Arizona Republicans force probe of county’s anti-ICE policies, putting Democrat AG on the clock

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EXCLUSIVE: An Arizona border county considering multiple ordinances targeting ICE will be investigated after State Senate leaders forced the Democratic attorney general to conduct a review, the top Republican in Phoenix told Fox News Digital.
Officials in Pima County, which encompasses Tucson, have directed county authorities to deny immigration enforcement agents access to county property unless they have judicial warrants. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, told Fox News Digital that the chamber’s resolution, SB 1487, will start a 30-day clock for Mayes to respond and ultimately determine whether Pima County has violated state law or the U.S. Constitution.
Petersen, who was joined in the move by Senate President Pro-Tempore TJ Shope of Coolidge and Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills, told Fox News Digital that Democrats in places like Pima are putting «radical political agendas ahead of public safety.»
«Instead of supporting law enforcement and protecting their citizens from crime, they’re creating barriers that make it harder to enforce the law and easier for criminals to stay in our communities,» he said.
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The Trump administration made securing the border and deportation criminal illegal aliens a priority in its first months of 2025. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)
Depending on Mayes’ findings, the county may be required to change the policy, face a loss of state-shared revenue, or the case could be referred to the Arizona Supreme Court, Senate leadership told Fox News Digital.
«This is about making sure our laws are applied consistently across Arizona,» Shope said. «When one county decides to go rogue, it creates gaps that undermine enforcement statewide. Arizonans expect coordination between all levels of government, not policies that tie the hands of law enforcement.»
Kavanagh also faulted Mayes for taking a similarly confrontational tack with DHS and ICE, saying that she doesn’t get to ignore laws she disagrees with.
«Given her record and her public opposition to immigration enforcement, there is a serious question about whether she can review this case objectively. This is not a policy debate. The law is clear, and it must be applied,» Kavanagh said.
Mayes made waves in recent months with some of her rhetoric, including conjecture that ICE operations could run afoul of stand-your-ground laws, according to FOX’s Phoenix affiliate.
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«I will not be deterred from speaking out or criticizing the Trump administration for its ongoing abuses of power and its trashing of our sacred Constitution,» Mayes said in response in January.
She also released a statement after the DHS-involved shooting deaths of agitators in Minnesota, saying that «right-wing media» has mischaracterized her previous comments, including those regarding the «danger to public safety» posed by ICE.
Asked about such criticisms on Monday by Fox News Digital, a Mayes spokesman said, «President Trump promised to go after drug cartels, but in reality, his administration is pulling federal agents off drug cases by the thousands to target immigrant workers.»
«Attorney General Mayes will continue to go after the actual threats to public safety: the drug traffickers flooding Arizona communities with fentanyl and other illicit drugs.»
When reached for comment on the criticisms, a Pima County official provided text of the resolution to Fox News Digital, which read in part:
«Recent arbitrary and unfocused civil immigration activities conducted by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE have trampled on civil and constitutional rights, recklessly endangered citizens and non-citizens alike, and culminated in the deaths of detainees and peaceful protesters.»
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Pima County Supervisor Jennifer Allen followed up, telling Fox News Digital, «What is there to criticize? The county’s action is in response to the egregious and abusive behavior of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and elsewhere in the country over the past year.»
«Americans protesting this outrageous behavior were killed while peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights. Pima County has no interest in allowing property intended for the benefit of the people of Pima County to be used in support of such lawless actions by the federal government,» Allen said.
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She said that criticism, if any, should be directed at DHS and not at counties trying to prevent alleged abuses.
Allen added that any law enforcement with proper warrants can still access Pima property.
The county also passed a resolution seeking to prevent immigration enforcement agents from wearing face coverings, but details, including an enforcement mechanism, have yet to be ironed out, according to a county official.
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El presidente de Uruguay firmó las dos declaraciones de principios de la SIP sobre libertad de prensa

El presidente de Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, firmó este lunes las dos declaraciones de principios de la Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP), Chapultepec y Salta II, durante un acto oficial celebrado en la Torre Ejecutiva, sede del Gobierno uruguayo, en Montevideo.
Orsi estuvo acompañado por una delegación internacional de la organización que visita esta semana la ciudad para analizar aspectos relacionados con el ejercicio del periodismo en Uruguay, informó la SIP en un comunicado.
Su primer vicepresidente, Carlos Jornet, director de La Voz del Interior, recordó que Uruguay fue uno de los primeros países del continente en adherir a la Declaración de Chapultepec en 1994.
Además, dijo que Orsi es el primer mandatario de su país y de todo el Cono Sur en suscribir la Declaración de Salta II.
“Este gesto suyo representa, además, una demostración cabal del clima de convivencia que caracteriza a Uruguay. Un país donde existen discrepancias ideológicas, por cierto, pero que no impiden el diálogo y la búsqueda de consensos esenciales”, dijo Jornet.
La Declaración de Chapultepec, adoptada en 1994, impulsa las libertades públicas e individuales como “motor y punto de partida de los derechos básicos del ser humano”.
En tanto, la Declaración de Salta II sobre Principios de Libertad de Expresión en la Era Digital, actualizada en 2024, inspira la promoción de las libertades públicas e individuales en el contexto de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación.
“Una marca permanente”
Jornet dijo que, a pesar de que en los últimos años hubo señales de incipiente deterioro, Uruguay “sigue siendo un país calificado como de baja restricción a las libertades de expresión y de prensa”.
Además, afirmó: “Aspiramos a que este gesto que lo honra, presidente Orsi, sea una marca permanente de su gestión, constituya además una señal para quienes administran el Estado en todos los niveles”. El presidente uruguayo, Yamandú Orsi (Foto: Presidencia de Uruguay)
“Y que Uruguay continúe siendo un territorio donde se acepta y se valora el disenso, pero se trabaja para buscar consensos; donde no se acallan las diferencias, pero se procuran coincidencias sobre la base de diálogos fructíferos”, prosiguió.
El vicepresidente primero de la SIP exhortó además a que “valoren el respeto, sigan defendiéndolo como sello de identidad nacional, y mantengan lejos la ola global que recurre a agravios, a descalificaciones personales, a la diseminación de desinformación como herramientas de contienda política”.
Qué dijo Yamandú Orsi
Tras suscribir las declaraciones, Orsi aseguró: “Como presidente de Uruguay es un gran honor y una responsabilidad enorme añadir estas firmas” a las declaraciones impulsadas por la SIP.
“Créanme que no lo hacemos como un saludo a la bandera: lo hacemos porque el Uruguay como tal, su sociedad, sus medios de comunicación, sus periodistas y sus representantes políticos creemos y defendemos con firmeza el derecho a la libertad de expresión y a la libertad de prensa”.
El mandatario agregó: “Lo entendemos como una garantía indiscutible para la existencia misma de una sociedad democrática”.
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Orsi indicó que “los países no se refundan cada cinco años. Como países somos más robustos y confiables cuando apostamos a la acumulación positiva en todos sus órdenes”.
También sostuvo que, en 2025, al celebrar los 40 años de retorno a la democracia, “todos los presidentes coincidimos en resaltar que nos une el respeto a las libertades fundamentales y que el debate público no debe transformarse en un espacio para difundir ataques personales, falsedades deliberadas o desacreditar a quienes piensan distinto a uno”.
Previo a la firma de las declaraciones, el presidente Orsi, el canciller Mario Lubetkin y la delegación de la SIP mantuvieron un encuentro para analizar la situación de libertad de prensa en Uruguay y en las Américas.
Además de Jornet, integran la misión de la SIP el expresidente y actual vicepresidente segundo, Michael Greenspon (The New York Times, Estados Unidos); la presidenta de Comité Ejecutivo, Gabriela Vivanco (La Hora, Ecuador); el copresidente de la Comisión Legal, Martín Etchevers (Clarín, Argentina); el integrante del Consejo Consultivo y expresidente Danilo Arbilla, y el director ejecutivo, Carlos Lauría.
La SIP es una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a defender y promover la libertad de prensa y expresión en las Américas. Está integrada por más de 1300 publicaciones del hemisferio occidental.
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Misión Artemis II de la NASA: los astronautas se preparan para navegar el lado oculto de la Luna

Los astronautas de Artemis II ya comienzan a visualizar el lado oculo de la Luna y en una hora, los astronautas quedarán detrás de la Tierra, por lo que la cápsula Orión perderá toda comunicación con nuestro planeta durante 40 minutos, según predijo la NASA.
“Cuando Orión pase por detrás de la Luna, aproximadamente a las 18:44 EDT o 22.44 GMT, la misión entrará en un periodo de interrupción de comunicaciones programado que durará unos 40 minutos. Durante este tiempo, la Luna bloquea las señales de radio necesarias para que la Red del Espacio Profundo mantenga contacto con la nave espacial”, explicó la NASA.
Y agregó: “Poco después de la pérdida de señal, se espera que Orión alcance su punto más cercano a la Luna alrededor de las 19:02 EDT o 23.02 GMT, cuando estará a tan solo 6530 kilómetros de la superficie lunar”.
La tripulación de Artemis II dedicó este lunes un cráter lunar recién observado al recordar a Carroll, la esposa fallecida en 2020 del comandante Reid Wiseman, durante su histórica misión que marca la mayor distancia alcanzada por seres humanos respecto a la Tierra.
El astronauta Jeremy Hansen, de la Agencia Espacial Canadiense, fue el responsable de anunciar el gesto y precisó: “Su nombre era Carroll; la esposa de Reid Wiseman, la madre de Katie y Ellie, (el cráter) es un punto brillante en la Luna, y nosotros queremos llamarla Carroll”. Así, la NASA y la CSA aprovecharon el momento para rendir tributo a familiares perdidos.
Durante la jornada, Wiseman y sus compañeros Victor Glover y Christina Koch se tomaron varios segundos para unirse en homenaje y recordaron a sus seres queridos fallecidos tras lograr el récord de distancia alcanzado en una misión tripulada.

Los astronautas de Artemis II mostraron nuevas imágenes de la Luna. “Es tan genial”, celebraron, al observar de cerca detalles sobre vieja actividad volcánica en el satélite natural.
Cuando Orión pase por detrás de la Luna, aproximadamente a las 18:44 hora EDT local, la misión entrará en un periodo de interrupción de comunicaciones programado que durará unos 40 minutos. Durante este tiempo, la Luna bloquea las señales de radio necesarias para que la Red del Espacio Profundo mantenga contacto con la nave espacial.
Poco después de la pérdida de señal, se espera que Orión alcance su punto más cercano a la Luna alrededor de las 19:02, cuando estará a tan solo 6530 kilómetros de la superficie lunar.
Los astronautas de Artemis II casi que no tuvieron tiempo de celebrar el récord de mayor distancia alcanzada por un ser humano desde la Tierra, ya que están preparando todo lo relativo a tomar imágenes en video y fotografía del lado oculto de la Luna, que ocurrirá en las próximas horas.
Además de las fotos que tomarán los astronautas, la cobertura de la NASA incluirá imágenes en directo de la Luna captadas por cámaras instaladas en los paneles solares de la nave Orión.
“La calidad de la imagen y la visualización pueden variar a lo largo del período de observación lunar debido a la distancia a la Tierra, las limitaciones del sistema y el ancho de banda de la red de comunicaciones de la NASA”, aclaró la agencia espacial estadounidense.
Récord de mayor distancia humana a la Tierra

La NASA comunicó que los astronautas Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch y Jeremy Hansen son las personas que más lejos han estado de nuestro planeta en la historia. La anterior marca correspondía a la tripulación el Apolo 13 que no pudo alunizar pero la sobrevoló a 400.171,5 kilómetros de la Tierra.
Los astronautas se preparan para romper en menos de 15 minutos el récord de mayor distancia que alguna vez un humano estuvo más lejos de la Tierra.
El trayecto de Artemis II contempla una distancia máxima de 406.777,9 kilómetros desde la Tierra, cifra que supera el récord histórico de la misión Apolo 13, cuyo máximo fue de 400.171,5 kilómetros. La cápsula Orión completará así el viaje tripulado más lejano de la historia, llevando a Koch, Wiseman, Glover y Hansen a convertirse en los seres humanos que más lejos viajaron desde nuestro planeta.

Los horarios de la llegada a la Luna de Artemis II
Los horarios corresponden a la hora este de EEUU o EDT. Para los horarios de Argentina hay que sumar una hora más. Para Colombia y Perú, dos horas menos. Para México y todo Centroamérica, tres horas menos.
- 13:00 (EDT) o 14 (hora argentina), 12 (hora Colombia y Perú), 11 (hora México) y 18 (hora España) : Inicio de la cobertura en NASA+ sobre el sobrevuelo lunar.
- 13:56: Superación del récord de distancia alcanzada por humanos desde la Tierra (Apolo 13, 1970).
- 14:10: Declaraciones de la tripulación (solo audio) tras batir el récord de distancia.
- 14:15: Configuración de la cabina de Orión para las operaciones de sobrevuelo.
- 14:45: Inicio de las observaciones lunares.
- 18:44: Prevista la pérdida de comunicaciones al dirigirse a la cara oculta de la Luna (aproximadamente 40 minutos).
- 19:02: Máximo acercamiento de Orión a la Luna: 6.530 km (4.058 millas).
- 19:07: Orión alcanza su distancia máxima de la Tierra: 252.757 millas (406.127 km).
- 19:25: Amanecer terrestre; se prevé el restablecimiento de comunicaciones.
- 20:35-21:32: Eclipse solar, durante el que el Sol se ocultará tras la Luna según la percepción de la tripulación.
- 21:20: Finalización de la observación lunar.
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