Report: Laura Ingraham Considering Run for Virginia Senate Seat. According to a report in the
Washington Examiner, talk show host – and
Trump adviser –
Laura Ingraham is seriously debating whether to throw her hat into the ring for a run for the Virginia U.S. Senate seat currently held by
Hillary Clinton's 2016
running mate,
Tim Kaine. The
Examiner's
Paul Bedard writes that "several party insiders have approached the media giant to run and that she is considering it. In preparation for a bid, her business partner,
Peter Anthony, has begun buying website domains for Ingraham to use should she decide to move forward. It includes: ingrahamsenate.net, ingrahamsenate.com, ingrahamforvirginia.com and ingraham2018.com." The story also notes that Virginia U.S. Representatives
Barbara Comstock and
Dave Brat – both Republicans – are considering challenging Kaine. See the
Examiner story
here.
Will Talk Show Hosts Get Access to Trump Press Conferences? On Sunday (1/15), Trump Administration Press Secretary
Sean Spicer told
FOX News that the president-elect is considering moving press briefings to a larger location due to "off-the-charts" interest in the new administration. Spicer said, "There's a lot of talk radio and bloggers and people that can't fit in right now and maybe don't have a permanency because they're not part of the Washington elite media, but to allow them an opportunity to ask the press secretary or the president a question is a positive thing. It's more democratic." The Brady press room (pictured) in the West Wing only holds 49 people. However, the
White House Correspondent Association is concerned about the move, in part because it fears the media could be moved from the press work space behind the Brady press room, according to a statement from WHCA president
Jeff Mason. He says that space is important because it is close to West Wing staffers whom the press rely on for news. Spicer says he'll work with the WHCA on any changes.
Trump Inauguration Protests, ObamaCare Replacement Plans, U.S.-Russia Relations, Orlando Cop Killer Search, Davos Economic Forum, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ringling Brothers Circus to Close, and NFL Playoffs Among Top News/Talk Stories Over the Weekend. The planned protests and Democratic members of Congress planning to skip Donald Trump's Inauguration on Friday; the GOP's plans to replace the Affordable Care Act; the relationship between Vladimir Putin's Russia and the United States with Trump set to take office; the search for the man police believe killed Orlando police officer Debra Clayton; this week's meeting of world leaders at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland; today's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; Ringling Brothers' decision to shutter the 146-year-old circus; and the NFL playoff games were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio over the weekend.
