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- Fox News
Aiming to give Trump 'backup,' second Republican enters swing state race for Democrat-held Senate seat
EXCLUSIVE — New Hampshire state Sen. Dan Innis pledges that if he wins election to the U.S. Senate and makes it to Washington D.C., "I'll call bull when I see it." Innis, a three-term Republican state senator, made his pledge on Wednesday as he launched his Senate campaign in the key New England swing state in the 2026 race to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. It's expected to be a competitive and expensive race for a seat the GOP is working to flip from blue to red. New Hampshire, along with Georgia and Michigan, are the three top targets for Senate Republicans as they aim to expand their 53-47 majority in the chamber. "I built businesses, raised cattle, balanced budgets. I believe in borders, law and order, and putting Americans first. I've worked to lower your taxes and to stop illegal immigration," Innis, a small business owner, said in a campaign launch video. Pointing to President Donald Trump, he said that "Trump needs backup in the Senate." In his first national interview after announcing his candidacy, Innis told Fox News Digital that "we need New Hampshire values in Washington, D.C., and I don't think we have them right now." While Republicans enjoy total control of New Hampshire's state government, the Granite State for nearly a decade has had an all-Democrat congressional delegation. Innis argued that the state's congressional delegation "isn't carrying the message that we're hearing on the ground in New Hampshire and that is keep government out of my life, keep taxes low, secure the border and help grow the economy." He also took aim at four-term Rep. Chris Pappas, who, at this early point in the cycle, has no opposition in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination. "I don't think Rep. Pappas has represented us well at all," Innis charged. "We need someone new down there who's going to take New Hampshire to Washington and show them how to get things done." Innis becomes the second Republican to jump into the Senate race in New Hampshire. Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who served as ambassador to New Zealand during Trump's first term in the White House, announced his candidacy last month. Ahead of his campaign launch, Brown had been crisscrossing New Hampshire since late last year, meeting with Republican and conservative groups. When asked how he will compete with Brown, who is much more well-known in New Hampshire, Innis told Fox News "everyone has an impression of him [Brown]. Not everyone knows me yet, so I have an opportunity to show people who I am …to help them to see that I'm the best candidate to beat Chris Pappas." Both Brown and Innis have traveled to the nation's capital to meet with the National Republican Senatorial Committee and with Trump's political team. "President Trump will pay close attention and my guess is he will probably play in this race and I hope I'm his choice," Innis said.
New York Post
an hour ago
- New York Post
Zohran Mamdani facing key Dems at DC breakfast hosted by AOC — after setting off political earthquake
New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani trekked to Washington DC Wednesday to try and rally support from fellow Democrats after his stunning primary win set off a political earthquake within the party. Mamdani was in the nation's capital for a breakfast hosted by fellow socialist, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, at the National Democratic Club, according to an event flier. Ocasio-Cortez, who loudly backed Mamdani during the primary, said she was eager for people in DC to meet her fellow lefty firebrand face-to- face to hear his plan for the Big Apple. Advertisement 'I think a lot of people just need to get to know folks before they issue an endorsement. I hope that this conversation can be constructive to bring the party together and rally behind our nominee,' Ocasio-Cortez said, according to Fox News. It wasn't immediately clear if other key congressional Dems — including House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer — would attend the event. Neither Jeffries nor Schumer, both New Yorkers, have publicly endorsed Mamdani yet. Advertisement 'I'm excited to go to Washington, DC, to speak with Congressman Jeffries, to speak with Senator Schumer, to speak with leaders of our party across the country,' Mamdani said on Tuesday. Jeffries and Schumer both signaled this week they planned to meet with Mamdani back in New York — and not in DC.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
PM: Tories have questions to answer over Afghan data breach and superinjunction
Tory ex-ministers have 'serious questions to answer' about the Afghan data leak which resulted in an £850 million secret relocation scheme and an unprecedented legal gagging order, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Prime Minister hit out at the Tories over the 'major data breach' which saw a defence official release details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan after the return of the Taliban. Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a scheme set up after the breach which was kept secret as the result of a superinjunction imposed in 2023 which was only lifted on Tuesday. At Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir said: 'We warned in opposition about Conservative management of this policy and yesterday, the Defence Secretary set out the full extent of the failings that we inherited: a major data breach, a superinjunction, a secret route that has already cost hundreds of millions of pounds. 'Ministers who served under the party opposite have serious questions to answer about how this was ever allowed to happen.' He suggested the Conservatives should 'welcome' scrutiny from the Commons Defence Committee. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said: ''This episode raises significant constitutional issues.' Tory former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace said he makes 'no apology' for applying for the initial injunction and insisted it was 'not a cover-up' but was motivated by the need to protect people in Afghanistan whose safety was at risk.
