
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch announces GOP gubernatorial bid
CNN
Republican former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch announced her bid for governor in 2022 on Thursday, emphasizing her support for the police force and election integrity.
Throughout her announcement, Kleefisch praised and aligned herself with former President Donald Trump, who has gotten involved in a slew of gubernatorial races, causing a headache for the Republican Governors Association. Multiple Republicans told CNN last spring that the former President's hostility toward officeholders and candidates who refuse to embrace his false election fraud claims has fomented fear that he may be negatively impacting the party's gubernatorial recruitment and retention. "There will be people who will tell you we cannot do this. I am telling you today, don't listen to them. They're lying to you. I am telling you I know this because there was someone else who was told what he couldn't do. And that man's name was Donald J. Trump," she said.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











