Gavin Newsom says it's "not the moment" for him to run for president
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom insists he is not interested in running for president, although he's bought ads in Florida and Texas to troll their GOP governors, elevating his profile ahead of the 2024 election as President Biden weighs whether to run for reelection.
"It's not my ambition," the Democrat told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in an exclusive interview on Saturday. "It's not the direction that I'm leaning into. It's not the moment."
When pressed on whether he could say he will never run for president, Newsom said, "Yeah, I have no interest."
Child care in the U.S. today can cost more than families pay for rent, a mortgage or college tuition
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Mexico suggests it could retaliate with tariffs after Trump threat: "There is no subordination here"
President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate ———with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn't stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.
A special agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been charged with sexually assaulting two women, according to police and court records. The agent, Eduardo Valdivia, was previously acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a Metro subway train near Washington, D.C., four years ago. He was arrested in Maryland on Monday.