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Harris stops in key presidential primary state after leaving door wide open to 2028 run
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is sparking more speculation about whether she will launch another presidential run in 2028 by making stops this week in a crucial presidential primary state.
Harris is in Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday after making stops Wednesday in Greenville. For more than two decades, South Carolina has been one of the key early-voting states in the Democratic Party’s nominating calendar, and visits by potential presidential contenders generate buzz about their national ambitions.
The South Carolina swing by the former vice president comes less than a week after she dropped a tantalizing comment at the first major cattle call of Democratic presidential contenders.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris, right, is questioned by National Action Network founder the Rev. Al Sharpton, on April 10, 2026 in New York City (AP)
«I might. I might. I’m thinking about it… I’ll keep you posted,» Harris said last Friday at the National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention last Friday, when asked by the event founder Rev. Al Sharpton if she would seek the presidency in 2028.
Harris, who replaced then-President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee but later lost the election to President Donald Trump, was greeted by the crowd with chants of «run again.»
The civil rights organization’s gathering gave Harris and eight other Democratic White House hopefuls an opportunity to speak directly to an influential group of Black leaders and activists who are key members of the Democratic Party’s base.
Black voters are also key players in South Carolina’s Democratic Party electorate. And Harris, the first female and Black vice president in the nation’s history, received a warm welcome when she arrived Wednesday at a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser and reception in Greenville.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaks with patrons during a stop at Crave restaurant ahead of a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Greenville, S.C (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
Harris is holding a book tour event on Thursday for her memoir, «107 Days,» her look back at her abbreviated 2024 campaign.
Harris was mostly out of the headlines for a couple of months after the end the Biden administration. She began stepping back into the political spotlight last spring and summer, including headlining Democratic National Committee fundraisers.
Her decision last summer to pass on launching a 2026 gubernatorial campaign in her home state of California was seen as clearing the runway for a 2028 presidential bid. Her nationwide book tour has helped keep her visible while building email lists and boosting donor interest.
The former vice president’s current southern swing also includes fundraising appearances for the state Democratic Parties in Georgia and North Carolina, two crucial general election battlegrounds.
Harris narrowly lost both those states and the five other key battlegrounds to Trump in the 2024 election.
Pointing to Harris’ schedule, a veteran strategist in the former vice president’s political orbit recently told Fox News Digital, «of course we are reading tea leaves.»
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The strategist, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, said «no one knows what she is planning to do for 2028, but until she tells us herself, she is going to continue to travel, speak up about the issues she cares about the most.»
If she does run again in 2028, Harris would be considered one of the early frontrunners in what’s expected to be a crowded and competitive race for the Democratic nomination.
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) is giving thumbs down to the White House hopefuls.
«Democrats are kicking off the 2028 primary by parading Kamala Harris and a roster of failed governors trying to outrun their own records,» RNC national press secretary Kiersten Pels told Fox News last week as she pointed to potential contenders who appeared at Sharpton’s convention.
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A bombshell rape allegation has thrown Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign into turmoil, but some of his most progressive supporters in Congress are standing by him.
At least three Democratic lawmakers — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. — have yet to withdraw their support or call on Platner to end his campaign after Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, accused him of rape in interviews with Politico and CNN.
Asked by Fox News Digital about Racicot’s allegation that Platner in 2021 barged into her home while intoxicated and forced her to have unprotected sex, none of the lawmakers responded by publication time.
The muted response marks the latest sign that some progressives are sticking with Platner despite mounting scandals threatening the viability of his Senate bid.
Graham Platner, Democratic Senate candidate for Maine, and Sen. Bernie Sanders attend a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026. (Sophie Park/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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Some Platner allies have viewed his rise as part of a broader fight over the Democratic Party’s direction, with the Senate hopeful embodying a more populist, far-left vision.
Maine Democrats rejected Platner’s primary rival, Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, who was aligned with the party’s establishment, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Mills suspended her campaign weeks before the June primary amid poor polling and fundraising struggles.
Other leading leftists, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., quickly rescinded their endorsements of Platner and called on him to exit the race. Similarly, Schumer and Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, which had only endorsed Platner after his June primary victory, demanded the immediate suspension of his campaign.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who previously called a physical abuse allegation by former Platner girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield «a lot of nothing» in an interview with NOTUS, withdrew his support for Platner on Tuesday following Racicot’s rape accusation.
His statement comes as Democrats face mounting scrutiny over their responses to the accusations against Platner, after years of taking a hard line on sexual misconduct allegations.
«A lot of people owe apologies to Lyndsey Fifield — most notably Sheldon Whitehouse, who dismissed her allegations on the grounds that she worked for ‘right-wing political operations,’» journalist Josh Barro wrote on social media.
Sanders, a leader of the party’s leftist base who campaigned with Platner several times, was notably silent after Racicot’s rape allegation. He continued to support the Senate hopeful after Fifield’s allegations first emerged in early June and similarly during reports that Platner sent sexually explicit text messages to at least half a dozen women while married.
«We got a housing crisis. People can’t afford healthcare, they can’t afford groceries, they can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks. And I think it’s important for us to focus on the issues facing working families a little bit more than Graham Platner’s marriage,» Sanders told reporters in June in remarks obtained by NBC.
Murphy, too, publicly defended Platner after news broke about Platner’s infidelity to his wife, Amy Gertner, who he married in 2023. He continued to embrace the Maine Democrat’s Senate bid after Fifield and other women accused Platner of abuse.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., embraced Graham Platner’s Senate bid amid mounting scandals over his treatment of women and controversial online posts. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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And amid the piling up of controversies, Murphy suggested that Platner still had more character than incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
«Graham Platner is somebody who served our country, he’s served his community; he’s also made mistakes, and he’s admitted that,» Murphy said during an interview with CBS News in May. «Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.»
«And this race is going to be a contrast between somebody who has put his life on the line for this country, against somebody who is literally empowering the moral hollowing-out of our nation from the White House,» he went on.
Meanwhile, Van Hollen, a progressive senator with leadership ambitions, went to the mat to defend Platner amid scrutiny over his Nazi-linked tattoo and controversial online posts in which he declared himself a communist, disparaged law enforcement and Black people and White rural Americans, and mocked a teenage girl’s suicide.
«He’s been very clear that he went into combat on behalf of the United States, he went through a really rough period, PTSD-type period,» Van Hollen told Punchbowl News in April.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife Amy Gertner wave to supporters as they arrive at Platner’s primary election event in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
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«He himself said there are lots of things he’s done and said that he completely regrets, and I do believe people should have second chances and that people can learn from their mistakes, and I think he’s been doing that,» he said.
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Emmanuel Macron le ofreció a Siria ayuda francesa para convertirse en un nodo regional de energía y logística
El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, afirmó este martes en Damasco que su país está dispuesto a acompañar la reconstrucción de Siria y ayudar a convertirla, con el tiempo, en un “centro regional” para nuevas cadenas logísticas y corredores energéticos.
Macron participó junto al presidente sirio, Ahmed al Sharaa, en un foro económico en la capital siria, en el que ambos defendieron una nueva etapa de cooperación económica y atracción de inversiones tras la caída del régimen de Bachar al Asad, resultado de una ofensiva encabezada por el propio Al Sharaa en diciembre de 2024.
El presidente francés remarcó el interés de Francia en mantener e impulsar su apoyo para el desarrollo de Siria a través de una “asociación con efecto duradero” y “la construcción de ese nodo regional de corredores energéticos”.
Para ello, Macron, cuya visita a Siria es la primera de un líder de la UE desde el derrocamiento de Al Asad, sostuvo que la estabilización y reconstrucción del país deben generar oportunidades de empleo tanto para desplazados internos como refugiados en el extranjero.
“Es igualmente hacer de Siria, con el tiempo, un nodo regional”, afirmó al señalar que el país puede convertirse en un espacio donde se “desarrollen estrategias de largo plazo, nuevas cadenas logísticas y rutas energéticas que contribuyan a reducir los riesgos que afectan actualmente al funcionamiento de Oriente Medio”.
En ese contexto, aludió a las tensiones registradas en el estrecho de Ormuz como ejemplo de la necesidad de diversificar las rutas comerciales y energéticas, una circunstancia que, dijo, abre oportunidades para empresas e inversores franceses.
Antes de participar en este foro, hubo dos explosiones cerca del hotel donde se aloja Macron -sin que ningún autor las haya reivindicado aún- que provocaron al menos 18 heridos.
El presidente francés destacó el compromiso de Francia y de la Unión Europea con el levantamiento progresivo de las sanciones contra Siria y recordó que París fue uno de los primeros gobiernos en impulsar ese proceso, además de intentar convencer a otros socios, entre ellos Estados Unidos, para avanzar en esa dirección.
Asimismo, insistió en que la prioridad pasa por generar un “impulso de confianza” que permita atraer inversiones internacionales mediante un sistema financiero transparente y fiable.
En ese sentido, ofreció la cooperación de expertos franceses para apoyar la reforma del sistema bancario sirio, colaborar con el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI), reforzar la cooperación con el Banco Central sirio y avanzar en la reestructuración de la deuda junto con el Fondo Monetario Internacional y el Club de París.
Según Macron, ese marco permitirá consolidar la estabilización del país y sentar las bases para una colaboración duradera que favorezca la creación de nuevos corredores energéticos y de conectividad regional.
Por su parte, Al Sharaa presentó a Siria como un país decidido a recuperar su papel económico gracias a su posición geográfica entre el Mediterráneo, el golfo Pérsico e Irak.
El mandatario afirmó que la reciente crisis en Ormuz puso de relieve el valor estratégico de contar con rutas marítimas seguras y sostuvo que Siria ha recuperado su relevancia como centro neurálgico para el comercio internacional.
“Queremos que Francia sea nuestro principal socio en este proyecto”, aseguró.
Asimismo, recordó que el grupo naviero francés CMA CGM firmó hace 14 meses un contrato para desarrollar el puerto de Latakia con una inversión de 230 millones de euros y posteriormente decidió ampliar el proyecto con otros 200 millones para incrementar la capacidad de la terminal hasta 625.000 contenedores antes de finales de este año.
Al Sharaa también expuso una amplia hoja de ruta para la reconstrucción que incluye la modernización de puertos, aeropuertos, navegación aérea, redes de electricidad y agua, exploración de recursos energéticos, digitalización de servicios públicos e impulso a las ciudades industriales.
Además, aseguró que su Gobierno trabaja en una reforma bancaria y regulatoria para reconectar el sistema financiero sirio con los mercados internacionales y facilitar la actividad de los inversores extranjeros mediante un entorno “seguro y transparente”, al tiempo que definió la alianza con Francia como un modelo para las futuras relaciones de Siria con Europa.
Macron, aseguró este martes que “nada podrá sofocar la aspiración de los sirios a vivir en una Siria plenamente soberana, segura, plural y unida”, después de las dos explosiones registradas en el centro de Damasco durante su visita oficial al país.
“He conocido esta mañana Siria en toda su diversidad. He visto dignidad, coraje y determinación. Mi visita continúa”, escribió el mandatario francés en sus redes sociales mientras proseguía su agenda oficial.
El Elíseo confirmó que Macron mantiene sin cambios el programa de su visita de dos días a la capital siria, pese a las explosiones registradas en las inmediaciones del hotel donde pasó la noche.
Momento de la explosión en Damasco durante la visita de Macron 2
“El programa continúa”, indicaron fuentes de la Presidencia francesa, que precisaron que, en el momento de las detonaciones, el jefe del Estado se encontraba en el Palacio Presidencial, donde mantenía una reunión con el presidente interino sirio, Ahmed al Sharaa, y las delegaciones de ambos países.
Macron realiza la primera visita de un jefe de Estado o de Gobierno de la Unión Europea a Siria desde la llegada al poder de la coalición islamista. Durante el encuentro con Al Sharaa, ambos dirigentes abordan la reactivación de la cooperación económica, la reconstrucción del país y cuestiones de seguridad.
Según la televisión estatal siria Al Ijbariya y la agencia oficial SANA, dos artefactos explosivos improvisados detonaron cerca del Ministerio de Turismo y del hotel Four Seasons. El Ministerio del Interior indicó que los explosivos habían sido detectados por las Fuerzas de Seguridad Interna durante operaciones sobre el terreno y que se abrió una investigación para identificar a los responsables.
Las autoridades sirias informaron de que al menos 18 personas, entre ellas cuatro agentes de policía, resultaron heridas en las explosiones, sin que por el momento se haya reivindicado su autoría.
Los atentados se producen pocos días después de otro ataque con bomba en una cafetería frecuentada por abogados, que causó diez muertos y 21 heridos, coincidiendo con el inicio de los juicios contra altos cargos del derrocado régimen de Bachar al Asad, acusados de asesinatos y de la represión de las protestas de 2011 que desencadenaron la guerra civil siria.
(Con información de EFE)
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Reform UK leader and British Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Farage announced he was resigning from Parliament on Tuesday.
Farage claimed he was resigning to force a by-election in his Clacton district and claimed he would run in it.
«Today I will resign as a Member of Parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, thereby forcing a by-election, which will happen, I hope in short order,» he said in a press conference broadcast from the Reform UK YouTube channel.
«This will be a people vs. the establishment by-election. It’s a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment, to frankly tell them where to go, and that is why I will be putting my name forward to stand in this by-election,» he said.
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