BALTIMORE — With less than 24 hours remaining before early voting begins, Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah withdrew his candidacy Wednesday and endorsed rival Sheila Dixon, potentially shifting votes on the eve of the election. His late exit from the Democratic race is the first time Vignarajah, a repeat candidate for both mayor and state’s […]
Apr. 28—Kokomo Mayor Tyler Moore is throwing his weight behind Suzanne Crouch for governor. In a statement, the Republican said he was “excited” to endorse Crouch because of her history in working with local officials as the state’s lieutenant governor. “Through her long history of public service at all levels of local and state government, […]
Republicans endorsed longtime politician Tad Jude in a convention this weekend, hoping he wins the suburban Third Congressional District for Republicans for the first time since 2016. Republicans held the seat for almost 60 years until Rep. Dean Phillips was elected in 2018. Phillips announced last year he would not seek re-election as he ran […]
Apr. 20—By CHARLES OWENS Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has endorsed fellow Republican Moore Capito in the Mountain State’s closely watched gubernatorial race. Moore Capito, a former member Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Justice, the incumbent governor who […]
From family drama to right-wing endorsements, the South Carolina Congressional District 1 race where incumbent Congresswoman Nancy Mace is facing Republicans Catherine Templeton and Bill Young is heating up. Here’s what happened this week. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson endorsed Mace, who is seeking her third term in congress, on April 15, praising […]
Apr. 19—A week after the Spokane County GOP gave Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel its top rating for the 5th Congressional District, the state Republican Party has given the former Trump appointee its endorsement. The endorsement came at the end of a long day at the state GOP convention in Spokane, which got off to […]
Apr. 18—GRAND FORKS — U.S. House Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, has endorsed Rick Becker for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Becker’s campaign. It is the latest of several endorsements Becker has received from high-profile, conservative Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky, and former presidential […]
President Joe Biden listens to Kerry Kennedy (R) as she and members of the Kennedy family endorse his presidential campaign, at Martin Luther King Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2024. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS via Getty Images More than a dozen Kennedy family members appeared with President Joe Biden Thursday to endorse his reelection […]
Six months after it began in earnest, the fight on Capitol Hill over whether to send more help for Ukraine defend itself against an unprovoked invasion by Russia may finally be nearing an end. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday unveiled a bill to provide $60.8 billion in military and economic assistance to the […]
Donald Trump on Friday endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president over his role in the Jan. 6 riot. In a Truth Social post, Trump threw his support behind Jerrod Sessler, a former petty-officer in the Navy who has […]
Angela Alsobrooks is running in the Democratic primary against Rep. David Trone, creating intra-party tensions. The Washington Post via Getty Images Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Florida progressive and the first Gen Z member of Congress, endorsed Angela Alsobrooks for Senate in Maryland, where she is running to become the state’s first Black female U.S. senator. […]
Mar. 25—GRAND FORKS — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has endorsed Rick Becker for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat, saying Becker is the candidate for “liberty.” “Rick Becker is a liberty warrior who understands the threats that face America today,” said Paul, R-Kentucky. “Liberty lovers everywhere should join me and stand with Rick to defeat the […]