The former presidential candidate and current pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services wanted to stop officials in Washington state from investigating doctors over misinformation.

But that’s all the more reason it looked for a while like there could be a bumper crop of non-major party presidential candidates. There was the No Labels movement, which for a while was making elaborate claims of viability (or at least significant visibility) for a bipartisan ticket in states across the country.

Republican former President Donald Trump has been declared the winner of Alaska's presidential contest. But early results in three rural precincts indicate voters favored unexpected candidates. In Aniak,

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to "add to political strife through a contentious recount" even though he raised debunked election conspiracies.

Black Pastors United for Education and its affiliate church The Rock Church in Harrisburg will host former third-party presidential candidate Cornel West.