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WASHINGTON — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., is retiring from Congress after serving the constituents of Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., is retiring from Congress after serving the constituents of Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District for 11 terms. In a video released Friday, Ruppersberger, who legally adopted his nickname, “Dutch,” after realizing it would fit... Read More
WASHINGTON — The number of parent-candidates for federal office using campaign funds to cover their child care costs has jumped... Read More
WASHINGTON — The number of parent-candidates for federal office using campaign funds to cover their child care costs has jumped more than 600% since the Federal Election Commission approved the practice in 2018, but more needs to be done to... Read More
NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. — Barely 24 hours after infuriating former President Donald Trump by declaring she wouldn’t drop out of... Read More
NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. — Barely 24 hours after infuriating former President Donald Trump by declaring she wouldn’t drop out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley continued to goad the former president as the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West has secured ballot access in Oregon for the November 2024 presidential election,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West has secured ballot access in Oregon for the November 2024 presidential election, and will appear as the candidate for the state’s Progressive Party. In a written statement, the party said the new... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — They told him not to run. How could you consider yourself a loyal Democrat, let alone a... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — They told him not to run. How could you consider yourself a loyal Democrat, let alone a loyal member of the House leadership, if you’d dare primary the party’s incumbent president? But Dean Phillips, a moderate Democrat... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — President Joe Biden’s name will not appear on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot on Tuesday, but... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — President Joe Biden’s name will not appear on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot on Tuesday, but a statewide grassroots effort is nevertheless determined to sweep him to victory. Biden chose not to actively run in New... Read More
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — The NewDEAL is heading to New Hampshire on Friday not to be part of any presidential contest,... Read More
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — The NewDEAL is heading to New Hampshire on Friday not to be part of any presidential contest, but rather to cast a spotlight on New England Democratic state and local policymakers and their shared vision of impactful... Read More
WASHINGTON — No Labels, the nonpartisan group currently trying to build support for a third-party ticket in the 2024 presidential... Read More
WASHINGTON — No Labels, the nonpartisan group currently trying to build support for a third-party ticket in the 2024 presidential election, urged the Justice Department on Thursday to investigate an alleged conspiracy to subvert Americans’ voting rights. According to the... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — It may have been 4 below zero outside the glass doors of the Iowa Event Center,... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — It may have been 4 below zero outside the glass doors of the Iowa Event Center, but Brenden Dilley wasn’t letting a little thing like potential frostbite diminish his enjoyment of a good cigar. Inside, several... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump has a solid, two-digit lead in New Hampshire over his former ambassador to... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump has a solid, two-digit lead in New Hampshire over his former ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, with less than a week to go until the state’s first-in-the-nation primary. As of Wednesday morning,... Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — CNN announced Wednesday morning that it is dropping plans to hold a Republican presidential primary debate in... Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — CNN announced Wednesday morning that it is dropping plans to hold a Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire on Sunday after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she would only participate in the event if... Read More
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s claims that he should be immune from prosecution were met with skepticism Tuesday by a panel... Read More
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s claims that he should be immune from prosecution were met with skepticism Tuesday by a panel of federal judges in Washington, D.C. Their decision on his claim of “absolute immunity” as a president will determine whether... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — While in Charleston on Monday to kick off the South Carolina leg of his 2024 presidential campaign,... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — While in Charleston on Monday to kick off the South Carolina leg of his 2024 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden made an impromptu stop at one of the city’s best known soul food restaurants. The visit to... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued a cease-and-desist order to the Democratic National Committee on Monday,... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued a cease-and-desist order to the Democratic National Committee on Monday, accusing the party of engaging in voter suppression. Formella’s action is the latest salvo in an ongoing row between the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Mitch Landrieu, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and the administration’s lead coordinator for projects funded by... Read More
WASHINGTON — Mitch Landrieu, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and the administration’s lead coordinator for projects funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, is leaving the White House to join the president’s reelection campaign as national co-chair. The White... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Joe Biden kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign in South Carolina on Monday, speaking at the... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Joe Biden kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign in South Carolina on Monday, speaking at the Charleston church that was the site of a mass murder of Black parishioners at the hands of a White supremacist... Read More
WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., announced Friday that he has successfully completed chemotherapy treatments for a form... Read More
WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., announced Friday that he has successfully completed chemotherapy treatments for a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma, and is undergoing a stem cell transplant today. The statement released by Scalise’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., a nine-term congressman representing one of the most Republican-friendly districts in the state, said... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., a nine-term congressman representing one of the most Republican-friendly districts in the state, said Friday that he won’t run for reelection in 2024. His announcement means that all three seats in Colorado’s congressional delegation... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who heroically defended the building against insurrectionist rioters on Jan. 6,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who heroically defended the building against insurrectionist rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, and whose harrowing account of that day riveted the House select committee investigating the siege, is running for Congress.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Nearly 18 years after “The West Wing” went off the air, President Josiah Bartlet is still making Deputy... Read More
WASHINGTON — Nearly 18 years after “The West Wing” went off the air, President Josiah Bartlet is still making Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman handle sticky situations for him. The latest example of life imitating art occurred... Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine set the special election dates for the vacancy in the state’s 6th Congressional... Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine set the special election dates for the vacancy in the state’s 6th Congressional District caused by the earlier-than-expected departure of Republican Rep. Bill Johnson. The scheduled upcoming elections will include a partisan primary... Read More
WASHINGTON — In an era when many lawmakers seem happier to sow chaos than to actually pass meaningful legislation, the... Read More
WASHINGTON — In an era when many lawmakers seem happier to sow chaos than to actually pass meaningful legislation, the members of NewDEAL, a Democratic Party-affiliated network of pro-growth and progressive state and local elected officials, are a marked contrast.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado court’s ruling that disqualified... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado court’s ruling that disqualified him from appearing on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot for allegedly inciting an insurrection that climaxed with the Jan.... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are headed to South Carolina next week to kick... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are headed to South Carolina next week to kick off the public phase of their reelection campaign ahead of what for the Democrats is the first-in-the-nation primary on Feb.... Read More
WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. Capitol Police officers are moving ahead this week in suing former President Donald Trump... Read More
WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. Capitol Police officers are moving ahead this week in suing former President Donald Trump after winning a court judgment Friday that says he has no immunity from civil lawsuits. The police officers accuse Trump... Read More
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video... Read More
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility surrounding this year's presidential contest has few modern... Read More
WASHINGTON — Although most of us focus on the candidates running for president, in reality, the primaries and caucuses in... Read More
WASHINGTON — Although most of us focus on the candidates running for president, in reality, the primaries and caucuses in which we vote are a process of selecting delegates in each state to send to their party’s national presidential nominating... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a matter of hours Thursday night, Maine joined Colorado in barring former President Donald Trump from its... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a matter of hours Thursday night, Maine joined Colorado in barring former President Donald Trump from its primary election ballot, while California announced Trump would remain on its list of ballot-certified candidates. The contrasting decisions by the... Read More
DENVER — The Colorado Republican Party has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that barred former... Read More
DENVER — The Colorado Republican Party has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that barred former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s primary ballot due to his having engaged in an insurrection after the 2020 election. In... Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Republican Party on Thursday officially certified seven candidates to appear on its presidential primary... Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Republican Party on Thursday officially certified seven candidates to appear on its presidential primary ballot. The list of qualifying candidates for the Feb. 24 primary election was certified and signed by South Carolina GOP... Read More