Oprah’s guru makes bid

Countless Americans have fruitlessly prayed for Oprah Winfrey to relinquish her television throne and run for president. Now they have second best: the media mogul’s spiritual guru is taking a shot at toppling Donald Trump. In another surreal moment for American politics, Marianne Williamson, the author of self-help books such as A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever, has joined the increasingly crowded race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.