CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she’s willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control of the chamber. The […]
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Trump could be campaigning on Wednesday. Instead, he’ll thank people for buying NFTs
Donald Trump is spending his day off of court thanking NFT buyers. The former president will host a reception at Mar-a-Lago for people who spent roughly $10,000 on digital collectibles. Trump gets little time away from Manhattan court during the week. Former President Donald Trump gets rare reprieves from his Manhattan criminal trial. He’s spending […]
North Dakota U.S. House candidates have spent nearly $243,000 campaigning so far
Apr. 20—GRAND FORKS — Candidates for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat have spent a total of $245,646 on the race so far this year, according to federal campaign finance filings. They raised slightly more than $1.69 million in the first quarter of the year. Five Republicans and two Democrats are hoping to move on to […]
Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuit
A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers […]
Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuit
A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc. which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers […]
Video shows India home minister campaigning in 2019, not commenting on politician’s death in 2024
An old clip of India’s home minister has been shared with a false claim it showed him suggesting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ordered the murder of a controversial politician. The false claim surfaced after the death of Mukhtar Ansari in March 2024, a former state assembly member in the Uttar Pradesh state who […]
Who’s running for Congress in SC? Candidates are filing, campaigning
Candidates have already started campaigning and filing for seats in the next Congress. Filing for the upcoming elections closes on April 1. Primary elections for Democratic and Republican nominations are scheduled for June 11, with any necessary runoffs scheduled for June 25. There are more than 30 candidates who have filed with the FEC so […]
Democrats are campaigning on protecting democracy. In N.J., what that means is complicated.
TRENTON, N.J. — On Sunday evening, Democratic Rep. Andy Kim celebrated a decisive win at the Atlantic County Democratic Committee’s convention, giving him an advantageous position on the county’s ballot in the June 4 Senate primary. The next day, Kim took the witness stand here in federal court, fighting against that very ballot position. “It’s […]
After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
March 7 (UPI) — Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone expected, voters can turn the page to the general election. But they’re not excited about it, and they haven’t been for months. A September Monmouth University poll showed no more than 40% […]
Meet the German grannies out campaigning against far-right extremists
There are more and more older women showing up at demonstrations taking place throughout Germany against the rise of the far right. Germany has been rocked by the rise of far-right extremism for months, but when an investigative report by outlet Correctiv revealed that members from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and other parties […]
Trump spurns traditional caucus campaigning as he builds expectations for a big Iowa win
To hear Donald Trump tell it, the 2024 Iowa Caucuses were over before they had even begun. When the former president arrived in the Des Moines metro in June for his second Iowa campaign trip of the caucus cycle, one day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched his own candidacy, he was frank in […]
He says he’s not campaigning, so why is Joe Manchin in New Hampshire?
Manchester, New Hampshire — It’s presidential primary season, and less than two weeks before the New Hampshire primary, while politicians are trekking across the state asking for votes, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is here, too. He’s not on either major party’s primary ballot, but he’s not exactly ruling out running for president, and he […]