ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are settling two congressional nominations in Tuesday runoffs, with a former Donald Trump aide bidding for an open seat and a man convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, running in a different district. Meanwhile Democrats will choose their candidate to run against Republican Rep. […]
The 27 leaders of the European Union are gathering in Brussels to take stock of the recent European election results and begin the fraught process of dividing up the bloc’s top jobs. The June 6-9 elections saw the European Parliament shift to the right and dealt major blows to pro-European governing parties in Paris and […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican delegates are set to gather Saturday at the party convention to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor, and in a decidedly unconventional situation they’ll have multiple choices this time. Traditionally, delegates go along with the gubernatorial nominee’s choice, and Sen. Mike Braun has endorsed state Rep. Julie McGuire to be […]
WASHINGTON — Six Senate Republicans are threatening to try and block consideration of key nominees by President Joe Biden in protest of a jury in New York state court finding Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts. The conservative senators say in a new letter that they “will not allow the fast-tracking of any Biden […]
Jun. 12—GRAND FORKS — The day after a primary election narrowed the field for key statewide races in North Dakota, the heads of both major political parties have set their figurative gaze toward November’s general election. And the state’s Republicans in particular are now throwing their weight behind a candidate who failed to get the […]
The Oklahoma Senate has resoundingly rejected one of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s nominees to the board of regents that governs Oklahoma State University, just eight days after the Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended her confirmation to the post. The Senate voted 32-13 Wednesday against confirming Susan Bergen, of Norman. Among the senators who opposed Bergen’s nomination […]
Tom Cotton has emerged as a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump. Cotton, first elected to the Senate in 2014, is known for his staunchly conservative views. According to The New York Times, Trump sees Cotton as a strong communicator on cable news outlets. High-profile GOP figures like Senators JD Vance of Ohio […]
The latest Ames Tribune Student of the Week poll is live. Each week, principals and other school staff in Story County nominate excellent high schoolers for the Ames Tribune’s student recognition program. This series highlights success in academics and extracurriculars. Staff at Story County-area schools will select a student they think rises to the occasion, […]
The latest Ames Tribune Student of the Week poll is live. Each week, principals and other school staff in Story County nominate excellent high schoolers for the Ames Tribune’s student recognition program. This series highlights success in academics and extracurriculars. Staff at Story County-area schools will select a student they think rises to the occasion, […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Fourth of July is a huge event in the San Diego area. Known as the biggest Fourth of July fireworks show on the West Coast, the Big Bay Boom launches from four barges across the San Diego Bay. It brings in nearly a half a million people annually to […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primaries will cement the lineup for a high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick, a contest that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and could help decide control of the Senate next year. Casey, seeking his fourth term, is […]
For the full interview, watch CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday, April 21, at 8a/11a ET. (CNN) — Retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, are holding off on throwing support behind their parties’ presidential nominees, while taking aim at members on both sides of the aisle for […]