Jun. 5—A new Democratic Ohio House candidate in Greene, Clinton and Clark counties’ House District 71 has thrown her hat in the ring after the previous Democrat withdrew from the race following March’s primary. James Duffee won an uncontested primary in March. He will be replaced on the ballot by Krista Magaw, the retired longtime […]
California lawmakers are jockeying over the chance to ask voters for billions in bond dollars, leading to a potential conundrum for leaders: seek money through the ballot or allocate it in the budget? Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, and Gov. Gavin Newsom by late June will narrow down […]
FILE – House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee says she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The Texas Democrat is […]
May 31—House Democratic races Among Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia and Santa Fe counties, only three primary races in the House are contested among Democrats. Districts 13, 27 and 69 have incumbents running against new candidates, and Districts 16 and 18 are all new faces. Following are candidates’ responses to a Journal questionnaire; responses have been edited […]
Congressional Staff for a Ceasefire Now is a group of more than 150 Capitol Hill staffers. One organizer told BI they’ve protested on Capitol Hill to amplify their constituents’ voices. They also say the organizing has given staff an excuse to stay during an otherwise difficult time. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation […]
Celeste Racette, a former fraud investigator and founder of Save Century II, is running for a seat on the Sedgwick County Commission. Racette, who placed fourth as an Independent in a crowded field of Wichita mayoral candidates last year, is running as a Democrat to represent District 3 in western Sedgwick County. “I really do […]
A Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide who then campaigned for her opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry‘s defeat followed four terms in which the Houston lawmaker […]
New York Democratic representative Pat Ryan said that having only 1% of Americans serving in the US military is “deeply problematic as a democracy”. In an interview with CBS’s Face The Nation ahead of Memorial Day, Ryan, who is a veteran of the US army, said: “When you lose touch between those that are fighting […]
The first Democrat has joined a pack of Republicans seeking an open seat in Florida House District 48. John Hill of Poinciana has entered the race in hopes of succeeding Rep. Sam Killebrew, R-Winter Haven, who faces term limits. Eight Republicans have already filed to run. Hill, 44, is an Alabama native who studied special […]
WASHINGTON — Action on the floor of the House of Representatives paused for more than an hour Wednesday after Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., listed off the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. “We have a presumptive nominee for president facing 88 felony counts, and we’re being prevented from even acknowledging it,” McGovern said during […]
This story will be updated at 8 p.m. with the first election results State senator Elizabeth Steiner faces former Lake Oswego City Councilor Jeff Gudman for the Democrat nomination for Oregon Treasurer in Tuesday’s primary election. The winner will advance to the November general election against Republican Brian Boquist, a state senator from Dallas who […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reiterated to reporters Monday that he wants Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself after The New York Times reported that an upside-down American flag hung outside his home in mid-January 2021. But Durbin said he doesn’t plan to hold an inquiry. “No, we haven’t […]