2020 Elections

Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg and former mayor of New York City, has long been floated as a potential presidential candidate.

Michael Bloomberg has no plans to run for president, laughs off joining an Oprah Winfrey campaign

Diana Stancy Correll · January 11, 2018 10:20 pm

The Capitol is seen at as Congress returns from the August recess to face work on immigration, the debt limit, funding the government, and help for victims of Hurricane Harvey, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Voters want Democrats to control Congress again: Poll

Naomi Lim · January 11, 2018 6:51 pm

A 2020 challenge for Steve Bannon - without Breitbart or any major GOP donors at his disposal -is virtually guaranteed now not to materialize, a source told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Steve Bannon allies privately floated presidential run months before his Breitbart ouster

Gabby Morrongiello · January 11, 2018 6:39 pm

Florida has long exerted a veto on drilling anywhere remotely close to its shores. (iStock photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil-dark politics off the Sunshine State

Washington Examiner · January 11, 2018 5:01 am

Days after delivering a speech at the 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, rumors continue to abound that former talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey will run for president. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Beltway Confidential

The Oprah for president news cycle is moronic, and yet it may be unstoppable

Becket Adams · January 10, 2018 10:49 pm

According to prediction markets, Winfrey has a 7.8 percent chance of winning the general election. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Producers Guild of America/AP Images)

Beltway Confidential

Prediction markets: Oprah Winfrey second most-likely person to be elected president

Philip Wegmann · January 10, 2018 3:35 pm

President Trump walked away from a July meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying, if Russia had truly been involved in any cyberattacks on the U.S., "you wouldn't have found out about it." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Senate Dem: Trump ignoring Russian cyberattack threat

Joel Gehrke · January 10, 2018 11:00 am

Rumors of a presidential bid have swirled since Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Media admits Democrats lack talent, need Oprah-level savior

Eddie Scarry · January 10, 2018 5:01 am

"I don't think she's going to run," President Trump said on Tuesday. "I know her very well." (AP)

Trump: ‘I’ll beat Oprah’

Sarah Bedford · January 9, 2018 5:56 pm

Considering the crowd Oprah fundraises for, it's probably more than likely that she would have a heart to heart with the analysts over at the Brookings Institution or ThinkProgress. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Heritage Foundation invites Oprah Winfrey to ‘policy discussions and debates’

Philip Wegmann · January 9, 2018 5:02 pm

"Stedman [Graham] says that he thought the reporter said to him, 'Would [Oprah] make a good president,' and he said, 'Absolutely, she would,'" Oprah's close friend said Tuesday morning. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Oprah BFF: Stedman Graham ‘misunderstood’ question about running in 2020

Anna Giaritelli · January 9, 2018 12:48 pm

Rumors of a presidential bid began swirling Sunday night after media icon Oprah Winfrey delivered a stirring speech while accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

How Oprah Winfrey could follow Trump’s path to victory

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am