TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It will soon be Barron Trump’s time to step into the political spotlight. Trump, former President Donald Trump’s youngest child, who will graduate from high school next week and has largely been kept out of the political spotlight, was picked by the Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night as one of […]
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Barron Trump to enter political arena as Florida delegate at GOP convention
MIAMI — Barron Trump hasn’t graduated high school yet. But he’s already headed into the political big leagues. The Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night picked the 18-year-old youngest son of former President Donald Trump as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention, per a copy of the results viewed […]
Former state Delegate Doyle Niemann dies
Doyle L. Niemann, who served for a dozen years in the House of Delegates and had an even longer record of public service in Prince George’s County, died Wednesday at the age of 77 at the Washington Hospital Center, his family announced on the website everloved.com. A former colleague said Niemann died of complications from […]
Laporte High School’s Hunter Wright selected as Beltrami Electric Youth Tour Delegate
Mar. 30—BEMIDJI — Beltrami Electric Cooperative has selected Hunter Wright as the 2024 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour representative. Wright is a junior at Laporte High School and is the son of Ryan and Holly Wright. He will join other high school students representing their cooperatives on an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 18-23. Students […]
Biden, Trump delegate tracker and updated results
The primary contests for the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential nominations are still underway, but former President Donald Trump and President Biden have already won the delegates they need to secure their party nods. On the GOP side, Trump’s wins in Iowa, New Hampshire and most Super Tuesday states led to all of his top […]
Trump clinches delegate majority for GOP nomination, NBC News projects, setting up Biden rematch
Former President Donald Trump has secured enough delegates to seal the Republican presidential nomination, NBC News projects, setting up a 2024 rematch with President Joe Biden, who NBC News projected earlier Tuesday night has clinched the Democratic nomination. Trump went into Tuesday’s contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington as the presumptive nominee after he […]
Delegate says ‘hundreds’ upset with electric bill
Mar. 5—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph People living on low or fixed incomes are saying they cannot afford the necessities of life because their power bills are so high. Some have been reaching out to one of Virginia’s delegates and asking for help. “For the last several days, I have answered calls from hundreds […]
Why the delegate math shows Haley has little room to stop Trump
Former President Donald Trump enters Super Tuesday with a big delegate lead over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the GOP presidential race — and by the end of the night, he will most likely find himself closing in on the magic number he needs to officially end the contest: 1,215 delegates. Haley has won […]
Delegate tracker and updated results
The race for the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential nominations is underway. On the GOP side, former President Donald Trump staked an early lead with victories in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina, among others. Most of his top rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have withdrawn from the race. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki […]
Michigan Republicans prepare for fraught delegate convention
Michigan Republicans are gathering in Grand Rapids for a convention they hope will be less fraught than the last four months of chaotic power struggle within the state Republican party. During Saturday’s convention, the party will choose most of the delegates it will send to the Republican national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July to […]
Howard Jay Needle, Maryland delegate in the 1970s, dies
Howard Jay Needle, an attorney and Pikesville community activist who worked to preserve an armory, died of aspiration pneumonia Jan. 29 at Gilchrist Center Towson. He was 88. “Howard was an extremely principled individual,” said Sen. Ben Cardin. “He was dedicated to doing good. The Pikesville Armory is a good example of something he put […]
Trump wins final delegate out of New Hampshire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The Associated Press allocated the final delegate based on the latest vote results from the Jan. 23 primary in accordance with the […]