Dennis Kucinich to seek Ohio congressional seat: filing

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Former U.S. House representative and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has filed paperwork to run for Congress in Ohio, according to a "statement of organization" document filed Wednesday evening with the Federal Election Commission and reviewed by Raw Story.

The listed campaign treasurer for the "Re-elect Dennis Kucinich" committee, John Sullivan, would neither confirm nor deny Kucinich's political comeback bid when Raw Story reached him by phone Wednesday evening.

"I'm not able to confirm that right now," Sullivan said before explaining he was in a "business meeting" and would call back "later."

Sullivan also served as the presidential campaign treasurer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during much of last year, leaving in November, according to federal records. Kucinich served as Kennedy's campaign manager until his own departure in October.

The filing with the FEC lists Kucinich, 77, as an independent, not a member of the Democratic Party. The filing says he's seeking the open seat in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, which Republican Max Miller currently represents.

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Kucinich served as mayor of Cleveland from 1977 to 1979 and in the U.S. House from 1997 to 2013, where he earned a reputation as one of Congress' more liberal members. He also made failed runs at Ohio's governorship in 2018 and for mayor of Cleveland in 2021.

But Kucinich is best known nationally for his two runs for the U.S. presidency, in 2004 and 2008.

A filing from "Re-elect Dennis Kucinich" made January 17 with the Federal Election Commission. Source: Federal Election Commission

A filing from "Re-elect Dennis Kucinich" made January 17 with the Federal Election Commission. Source: Federal Election Commission

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Panicking Hegseth now 'very worried' Trump will cut him next: analyst

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reportedly concerned that President Donald Trump could dismiss him from his cabinet next, which is dictating his recent moves, an analyst said on Thursday.

Hegseth, who fired Navy Secretary John Phelan on Wednesday, has apparently started to show signs of paranoia over whether he will remain in the top Pentagon position, Tom Nichols, staff writer for The Atlantic, told MS NOW.

"I think what's going on now, and I think what you're seeing with Phelan is Hegseth is very worried that he's going to lose his job," Nichols said. "And so he's trying to repopulate the Pentagon and its environment with people who won't support him getting fired with, you know, who will stand up and say, 'I owe my job to Pete Hegseth. He's a great leader. Please, Mr. President, don't let him go.' That's one of the things.'"

Nichols described how Hegseth has already pushed an "anti-woke" agenda when he stepped into the Pentagon — and that this effort to remove detractors or disloyal insiders was part of the strategy for him to stay in his role.

"This is kind of how palace politics has played in Washington," Nichols added. "That you repopulate a lot of the offices around you with people that are loyal to you, so that if first of all, then the scuttlebutt about getting fired doesn't become scuttlebutt, because nobody will talk about it because they're your friends. But also it's a way of saying, if you think about, you know, switching sides, 'I can have the president relieve you.' So I think what's going on with all the firings of these officers when Hegseth first came in was part of this just weird crusade he's on. But I think what you've been seeing in the past few months is very much part of his struggle with what he thinks is a movement to get rid of him, and he's trying to firewall himself off from that."

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Trump's latest post brought in a wave of mockery from critics

President Donald Trump posted a cryptic statement on Truth Social on Wednesday, stating, "YOU CAN'T COMPROMISE ON SANITY AND COMMON SENSE!" amid the ongoing U.S. and Israeli war against Iran and current ceasefire negotiations.

The context and intended target of the statement remained unclear.

Social media users quickly mocked the post, questioning its relevance and intent.

Political commentator Bill DeMayo responded sarcastically on X, "If you do - you end up with Donald Trump."

Neel Shah questioned when the U.S. would stop compromising on X, while Iraq veteran Mason called it "rich coming from the most [expletive] crazy president of all-time," also via X.

On X, political critic Sebastian Noto asked whether Trump was speaking about himself or Iran.

The ambiguous statement drew widespread ridicule from online commentators who suggested it reflected poorly on the president's own judgment and decision-making during the sensitive diplomatic negotiations with Iran.

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'That's nuts': Joe Rogan warns people will 'light NYC on fire' if Trump tries 3rd term bid

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that Americans would revolt if President Donald Trump attempted to use the war in Iran as an excuse to serve an illegal third term as president.

During a Thursday interview with Australian comedian James Donald Forbes McCann, Rogan pointed out that many Israelis wanted to try Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust despite ongoing military operations.

"They want to try him now," the podcaster said. "And Israel, like, really locks up their politicians... But I don't know enough about their politics to know whether or not he's guilty of anything."

Rogan went on to observe that Ukraine's election had been canceled following Russia's invasion.

"Can't have an election while war's going on," he remarked.

"You did it in the Civil War," McCann said.

"Yeah, well, if we did [cancel the election] today, if we, if Trump said, hey, I have to stay president because we're at war, people would go [expletive] crazy," Rogan replied. "They would light New York City on fire. There's no chance. Oh, that's nuts."

"So you get what you're willing to tolerate as a country," McCann concluded.

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