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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, Former New York City Mayor, Stops in New Hampshire — Running?

Matthew McDonald

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made an appearance at an anti-gun event in New Hampshire, sparking speculation that he may run for president as a Democrat.

Bloomberg, a billionaire media mogul, spoke before a get-out-the-vote event in Nashua for six Democratic candidates for state representative to members of Moms Demand Action, an affiliate of Everytown Gun for Safety, a pro-gun-control organization he founded.

Diehl Says Warren Soft on Immigration, Cops
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Diehl Says Warren Soft on Immigration, Cops

Matthew McDonald

The federal government should withhold funds to law enforcement agencies in cities and towns where local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl said.

Diehl acknowledged that federal courts have ruled that the federal government can't withhold all federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities and states, and he also identified himself as a federalist who believes in states' rights.

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