New Dem Chair Kuster Announces Retirement Following 2024 Election
Political News
New Dem Chair Kuster Announces Retirement Following 2024 Election
2024-03-27 15:30:44
by Dan McCue

CONCORD, N.H. — Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., who, among other things, is the current chair of the New Democrat Coalition in the House, revealed Wednesday that she will not seek reelection to Congress this year. In a lengthy statement released... Read More

Patrick Caddell’s Last Race
2024 Elections
Patrick Caddell’s Last Race
2024-03-09 21:25:43
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — To find Patrick Caddell, the self-taught political pollster who traversed an arc in presidential politics that carried him from Sen. George McGovern to Donald Trump, one needs to be blessed with a little luck and a penchant... Read More

For MAGA Faithful, Election Boils Down to ‘Saving the American Dream’
2024 Elections
For MAGA Faithful, Election Boils Down to ‘Saving the American Dream’
2024-02-16 18:21:19
by Dan McCue

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — It was a Wednesday afternoon, and anyone driving along International Blvd., past the Hilton Hotel and the Starbucks, not to mention the convention and performing arts center in between, could see Charles Hibbs from a mile... Read More

Retired Army General Assails Trump for ‘Disrespecting’ Military
2024 Elections
Retired Army General Assails Trump for ‘Disrespecting’ Military
2024-02-15 18:51:44
by Dan McCue

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A week after former President Donald Trump appeared to throw shade on the military service of Major Michael Haley, a one-time ally of the former president called for an end to his “disparaging comments about veterans... Read More

Haley Supporters Convinced a Primary Win Still Possible in SC
2024 Elections
Haley Supporters Convinced a Primary Win Still Possible in SC
2024-02-15 16:50:38
by Dan McCue

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — When it comes to a political event, the scene couldn’t have been more bucolic. Assembled in a raised pavilion about halfway between the clubhouse and golf course at the Summerville Country Club, were about 400 anxious supporters... Read More

Haley Hits Road in South Carolina; Trump Schedules Single Rally
2024 Elections
Haley Hits Road in South Carolina; Trump Schedules Single Rally
2024-02-08 18:06:30
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — With just 16 days to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, the two candidates are taking markedly different approaches to campaigning in the state. As of Thursday morning, former President Donald Trump, who held a 26... Read More

Write-In Campaign Seeks Victory for Biden in New Hampshire
2024 Elections
Write-In Campaign Seeks Victory for Biden in New Hampshire
2024-01-22 15:45:40
by Dan McCue

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

Trump Meme Mastermind Brenden Dilley Talks MAGA, DeSantis
2024 Elections
Trump Meme Mastermind Brenden Dilley Talks MAGA, DeSantis
2024-01-18 19:55:54
by Dan McCue

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

Biden Travels to Charleston in Bid to Shore Up Black Support
2024 Elections
Biden Travels to Charleston in Bid to Shore Up Black Support
2024-01-08 18:53:36
by Dan McCue

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

Colorado’s Lamborn Won’t Seek Reelection to Congress
Congress
Colorado’s Lamborn Won’t Seek Reelection to Congress
2024-01-05 20:11:49
by Dan McCue

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

Former Capitol Police Officer Who Defended Capitol Running for Congress
2024 Elections
Former Capitol Police Officer Who Defended Capitol Running for Congress
2024-01-05 19:55:48
by Dan McCue

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

Boebert Quits Race for Current Seat, Will Seek Reelection in GOP-Friendly District
2024 Elections
Boebert Quits Race for Current Seat, Will Seek Reelection in GOP-Friendly District
2023-12-28 19:54:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said Wednesday she is no longer seeking reelection to her current congressional seat and will instead run for office in the more Republican-friendly 4th Congressional District. In a nearly five-minute video posted on her... Read More

Haley Bolstering Iowa Campaign Staff Ahead of Caucus
2024 Elections
Haley Bolstering Iowa Campaign Staff Ahead of Caucus
2023-12-22 15:12:40
by Dan McCue

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has hired a new state spokesman and is adding additional regional staffers to flesh out her Iowa campaign effort ahead of next month’s all-important Iowa caucuses. "You're gonna see us... Read More

Trump Gets Support From Nomination Rivals in Wake of Colorado Ruling
2024 Elections
Trump Gets Support From Nomination Rivals in Wake of Colorado Ruling
2023-12-20 15:29:09
by Dan McCue

DES MOINES, Iowa — Though they may have the most to gain in the near term from the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary election ballot, Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination... Read More

Colorado Supreme Court Tosses Trump Off Ballot Over Insurrection Role
2024 Elections
Colorado Supreme Court Tosses Trump Off Ballot Over Insurrection Role
2023-12-20 01:17:58
by Dan McCue

DENVER — In a decision sure to roil the 2024 presidential election, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot after determining that he did indeed engage in insurrection on... Read More

McHenry, Speaker Pro Tem Through Crisis, Leaving House
Political News
McHenry, Speaker Pro Tem Through Crisis, Leaving House
2023-12-05 21:18:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., who served as speaker pro tempore during one of the most unique periods of crisis in the history of the House of Representatives, said Tuesday that he will not seek reelection to the chamber... Read More

Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Dates and Locations for 2024
Debates
Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Dates and Locations for 2024
2023-11-21 16:43:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Monday announced the dates and sites for next year's presidential and vice presidential debates, selecting four colleges and universities to host the events before the general election. The full schedule includes:... Read More

Deep Dives on Policy and Advice on Winning Elections at NewDEAL Gathering
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Deep Dives on Policy and Advice on Winning Elections at NewDEAL Gathering
2023-11-17 19:30:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — For the more than 150 center-left Democrats gathered in a large conference room at the Dupont Circle Hotel on Thursday morning, the annual gathering of NewDEALers in the nation’s capital was more than a chance to break bread... Read More

Manchin Says He Will Not Seek Reelection to Senate
Political News
Manchin Says He Will Not Seek Reelection to Senate
2023-11-09 20:58:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2024, a decision that was almost instantly seen as handing the Republicans the seat after next year’s election. In a written statement, Manchin said he... Read More

Granger, Buck Opting Out of 2024 Reelection Bids
Congress
Granger, Buck Opting Out of 2024 Reelection Bids
2023-11-01 21:32:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., announced in rapid fire fashion Wednesday that they’ve each decided to retire rather than run for reelection next year. Granger’s announcement came first and was first reported... Read More

Moderate Phillips Launches Primary Bid Against President Biden
2024 Elections
Moderate Phillips Launches Primary Bid Against President Biden
2023-10-27 14:05:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., a centrist Democrat from Minnesota who has long argued that President Biden should not run for reelection due to his age and low poll numbers, has formally launched his campaign to unseat the incumbent... Read More

Speaker Drama in DC Becomes Issue on Presidential Campaign Trail
Congress
Speaker Drama in DC Becomes Issue on Presidential Campaign Trail
2023-10-24 13:36:00
by Dan McCue

IOWA CITY, Iowa — They surely would rather be attacking the Biden administration, talking of their unwavering support for Israel and offering up the policy prescriptions they plan to enact in the White House. But as this year’s slate of... Read More

Kucinich Out as Robert Kennedy Campaign Manager
Campaigns
Kucinich Out as Robert Kennedy Campaign Manager
2023-10-16 14:15:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — In a move that evidently took some campaign insiders by surprise, former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is out as campaign manager for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and will be replaced by Kennedy’s daughter-in-law. The announcement of the campaign... Read More

Kennedy, in Party Switch, Will Mount Independent Run for President
Political News
Kennedy, in Party Switch, Will Mount Independent Run for President
2023-10-09 21:38:11
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scion of a liberal and Democratic political dynasty, on Monday declared his intention to continue his pursuit of the White House as an independent candidate. Speaking before a crowd of about 2,000 supporters outside... Read More

Haley to Call for End to the Federal Gas Tax
2024 Elections
Haley to Call for End to the Federal Gas Tax
2023-09-18 20:48:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will try to jump-start her campaign for the Republican nomination on Friday with an economic speech in which she will call for an end to the federal gas tax.... Read More

Romney Opts Out of Senate Reelection Bid in 2024
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Romney Opts Out of Senate Reelection Bid in 2024
2023-09-13 20:04:36
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection to another term in the Senate in 2024, saying it's time “for a new generation of leaders” to “shape the world they will be living... Read More

Minn. Secretary of State Says Trump Ballot Status Not His Decision
2024 Elections
Minn. Secretary of State Says Trump Ballot Status Not His Decision
2023-09-07 20:51:52
by Dan McCue

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Saying his office has been besieged by calls to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s presidential ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, Minnesota Secretary of... Read More

North Carolina Governor Vetoes Election Bill
In The States
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Election Bill
2023-08-25 15:55:26
by Dan McCue

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed a sweeping Republican-backed elections bill Thursday, dismissing the legislation as “an all-out assault on the right to vote” and setting up a showdown with the Legislature. SB 747 would... Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy Outlines His ‘Modern Monroe’ Foreign Policy Agenda
2024 Elections
Vivek Ramaswamy Outlines His ‘Modern Monroe’ Foreign Policy Agenda
2023-08-18 16:29:49
by Kate Michael

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Breakout GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy unveiled his foreign policy vision from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, in Orange County, California, Thursday night. “These are naked views that you are not supposed to share... Read More

Kennedy Campaigns in Charleston as Supporters Tout SC as Key to Victory
2024 Elections
Kennedy Campaigns in Charleston as Supporters Tout SC as Key to Victory
2023-08-17 18:30:11
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The line of cars extended three-quarters of a mile up Meeting Street Road, as the candidate strode into a side door at The Wonderer, the self-described “social and wellness club” that was the venue for the evening’s... Read More

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