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Former White House press secretary and Arkansas GOP gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders has been released from a hospital following surgery for thyroid cancer.

Former White House press secretary and Arkansas gubernatorial hopeful Sarah Sanders is recovering after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer.

"Tell me when it happened before," Franken asked Alice Stewart after she made a claim about filling Supreme Court vacancies in election years.

It's definitely not because she's intimidating.

Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has won the Republican nomination for governor in Arkansas.

Dozens of Black Democratic candidates are seeking office in heavily Republican states that former President Donald Trump won easily in 2020.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has used his first two weeks in office to push Virginia firmly to the right.

Arkansas Senate Special Election FILE - Jim Bob Duggar and his family listen as former Arkansas Gov. Duggar is among four Republicans seeking their party's nomination for a state Senate seat Tuesday, Dec.14, 2021 in a special primary election. — (AP) —A former city council member and a retired U.S. Navy captain are headed toward a runoff for the Republican nomination for an Arkansas state Senate seat, beating out candidates in a special primary that included “19 Kids and Counting” father Jim Bob Duggar. The winner of the primary will face Lisa Parks, an attorney who won the Democratic nomination Tuesday, in a Feb. 8 special election. ___The story has been corrected to indicate that that Fulfer and Unger are headed toward a runoff for the Republican nomination, not that Fulfer won the Republican nomination.

Arkansas Senate Special Election FILE - Jim Bob Duggar and his family listen as former Arkansas Gov. Duggar is among four Republicans seeking their party's nomination for a state Senate seat Tuesday, Dec.14, 2021 in a special primary election. — (AP) —A former city councilor won the Republican nomination for an Arkansas state senate seat in a special primary election, beating out candidates that included “19 Kids and Counting” father Jim Bob Duggar. He and Duggar were among four Republicans seeking their party's nomination for the seat, which opened up following the resignation of Republican Sen. Lance Eads. Two Democrats sought their party's nomination.

“19 Kids and Counting" father Jim Bob Duggar has lost his bid for the Arkansas Legislature.

Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate.

Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died.

Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders might be running for governor of Arkansas, but she's not talking much about the state.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is beginning her term in office with plenty of challenges.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson leads a state that went heavily for Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

The man behind the effort to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office is a retired county sheriff's sergeant who grew frustrated in 2019 with the governor's policies.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election, CBS News has confirmed. Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, became a household name while working as part of the Trump White House communications team. She initially served as deputy White House press secretary before taking over as press secretary after Sean Spicer resigned. Sanders, one of original Trump White House staffers, called working for Mr. Trump the "opportunity of a lifetime." Sanders also likened her time as press secretary as being caught in between a "raging battle between the president and the media."

FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press. But Sanders is also running in a solidly red state where Republicans tend to embrace the former president. Sanders was the first working mother and only the third woman to serve as White House press secretary.

FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump's former chief spokeswoman, announced she's running for Arkansas governor at a time other Republicans are distancing themselves from the former president facing an impeachment charge that he incited the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. Arkansas Republican Gov. During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, daily televised briefings led by the press secretary ended after Sanders repeatedly sparred with reporters who aggressively questioned her.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election, CBS News has confirmed. Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, became a household name while working as part of the Trump White House communications team. She initially served as deputy White House press secretary before taking over as press secretary after Sean Spicer resigned. Sanders, one of original Trump White House staffers, called working for Mr. Trump the "opportunity of a lifetime." Sanders also likened her time as press secretary as being caught in between a "raging battle between the president and the media."

FILE - In this Monday, March 11, 2019, file photo, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Former White House spokeswoman Sanders is running for Arkansas governor, a source told The Associated Press, late Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. – Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, is running for Arkansas governor, a senior campaign official told The Associated Press on Sunday night. But Sanders is also running in a solidly red state where Republicans tend to embrace the former president. Sanders was the first working mother and only the third woman to serve as White House press secretary.

NEW YORK – One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look for waves of releases about the Trump administration and about the president's loss to Democratic candidate Joe Biden. “But there are tens of millions of Americans who look to the Trump presidency as an important time and are fans of his administration. Center Street, a Hachette Book Group imprint, has published Donald Trump Jr., Newt Gingrich and Judge Jeanine Pirro among others. Any publisher signing with Trump or a top administration official might face the anger not just of Trump critics among the general public, but from within the industry.

The leaked recordings of apparent conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraines then-president largely confirm Bidens account of his dealings in Ukraine. The choppy audio, disclosed by a Ukrainian lawmaker whom U.S. officials described Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, as an active Russian agent who has sought to spread online misinformation about Biden. And unlike in 2016, when Russia used bogus social media accounts or bots to wage a misinformation campaign, this time they're being spread by legitimate American social media users. There have been more than 117,000 mentions of Biden and the audio on Twitter since May, according to analysis by Zignal Labs, a social media monitoring firm. YouTube, for example, said the audio recordings don’t violate policy because the tech company has been unable to confirm they were obtained through hacking.

Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

Trace Adkins tips his hat after performing during a memorial service for country music star Charlie Daniels Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Daniels died Monday, July 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday night. The country music icon, who penned the hit The Devil Went Down to Georgia, died at the age of 83 on Monday after a stroke, according to his publicist. Holmes and university representatives later presented American flags to Daniels wife, Hazel, and son Charlie Daniels Jr.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee delivered remarks and country musician Trace Adkins, among others, performed.

The former Arkansas governor delivered remarks about the importance of faith as a compass and the state of the country as he sees it. He also praised Mount Dora Christian Academy for its role in the future of the nation. MOUNT DORA Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee spoke on faith as a compass as the fifth speaker for the Mount Dora Christian Academy and Childrens Home Distinguished Speaker Series. Mount Dora Christian Academys new president, Brian Mast, in his closing remarks for the night which also celebrated the schools 75th year as an institution, joked that next years distinguished speaker might just need to be Sarah Huckabee-Sanders. We do look forward to, hopefully, seeing you back next year, whoever that sixth distinguished speaker may be, Mast said.

Huckabee will be the fifth speaker in the annual distinguished speaker series, following others like former NFL player Tim Tebow and famed football coach Lou Holtz. School officials said they sought out the former governor because of his dedication to his faith. MOUNT DORA Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will visit Mount Dora Christian Academy and Christian Home in March as a guest speaker for the schools Distinguished Speaker Series. Huckabee will be the fifth speaker in the series, following others like former NFL player Tim Tebow and famed football coach Lou Holtz. Before he was a governor, before he was a politician, he was minister, MDCAs Vice President of Development Tim Deem said.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee talks to CBSN's Contessa Brewer, Nancy Cordes, Steve Chaggaris and Rick Davis about his performance in the GOP "second tier" debate.

After the San Bernardino shooting, GOP presidential contender and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tells reporters in Onawa, Iowa that there are two "common denominators" for mass murders in the country: a mentally unstable person and a gun-free zone.

The Paris attacks have prompted resistance to accepting Syrian refugees in the United States. GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee joins CBSN to discuss.

The stage is set for the next GOP debate, moderated by the Fox Business Network. Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been bumped from the main stage. Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson joined CBSN with more on that and other political headlines.

Mike Huckabee has been trailing in the polls this election season, but the former governor of Arkansas says he has a plan to win in Iowa. Huckabee joined CBSN to discuss the third Republican debate.

GOP candidate Mike Huckabee will join a rally for the jailed Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan has the latest details for CBSN.

A new Reuters poll shows Donald Trump is still far ahead in the Republican race. He leads Jeb Bush by 12 points. Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Mike Huckabee and Dr. Ben Carson are tied for third. Carson is gaining ground after a strong performance in Thursday's debate. He joins “CBS This Morning” from Boynton Beach, Florida, to discuss the 2016 race for the White House.

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is not backing down after saying the Iran nuclear deal will march Israelis "to the door of the oven," in an apparent Holocaust reference. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more on why other candidates aren't coming down on him as hard as they did on Trump.

After weeks of controversial remarks, GOP primary candidate Donald Trump is still leading in the polls while other candidates like Mike Huckabee are stepping up their own attacks. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris has the latest from the campaign trail.

Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilemann, USA Today’s Susan Page, National Journal’s Ron Fournier and New York Time Magazine’s Mark Leibovich discuss GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and the ethics of other candidates in the race.

The latest on the 2016 presidential campaign, home-grown terrorism, and "Deflate-gate," with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Republican strategist Newt Gingrich, and others.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has officially joined the race for the Republican nomination for president. During his announcement Huckabee called Washington "dysfunctional" and criticized President Barack Obama. Nancy Cordes reports on the widening GOP field.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee joined what's becoming a crowded GOP primary field. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris explains how Huckabee's entry affects the race for the White House.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has formally launched his 2016 presidential campaign from his hometown of Hope.

The former Arkansas governor recently announced his 2016 campaign for the White House

Three new GOP candidates have entered the 2016 presidential race: retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris joins CBSN with more.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican contender for the presidency in 2016, says that if he chooses to run, he could build a broad coalition and clinch the GOP nomination

Open: This is Face the Nation, March 1 The latest on conflicts overseas and political drama back home, with Speaker of the House John Boehner, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and others.

March 1: Boehner, Feinstein, Huckabee The latest on the Department of Homeland Security funding, U.S.-Israel relations, and a panel on politics with House Speaker John Boehner, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and 2016 Republican candidate Mike Huckabee.

GOP front runners as big names like Romney test water Mitt Romney tops the latest CBS News poll, just days after hinting at another presidential bid. He's followed by Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie. CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Frank Luntz joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the potential candidates for 2016.

Mike Huckabee knocks Clinton on Benghazi, Obama on Ukraine Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said the only time Russian President Vladimir Putin shivers "is when he takes his shirt off in the cold Russian winter."