Why the Biden administration is considering working with the Taliban. A study finds that what you eat when you’re 40 could affect your health decades down the road. And a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter faces the possibility of jail in a defamation lawsuit. Here’s what to know today. Biden admin weighs an unlikely partnership to track […]
President Biden wanted to use the debate to change the dynamics of the 2024 race. But his poor performance sent Democrats reeling and has opened him up to intraparty criticism. In the latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll, Trump boasted a 41%-38% advantage over Biden. Weeks before the June presidential debate, the Biden campaign had sought […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Senate race in Michigan is closely matched—in fact, one of the most closely matched of this election cycle. Michigan’s Senate race could decide which party controls the Senate nationwide—and, right now, it looks like the Democrats have the lead. Former Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) are […]
Two years ago, Wisconsin voted Democratic for governor and Republican for U.S. Senate. It was the first time since the 1990s that the state had a “split outcome” for high office, with each party winning a major election (for governor, senator or president) on the same ballot. Could it happen again in 2024? In a […]
President Biden has long depicted Trump as a major threat to democracy in the US. Biden used the argument against the GOP in 2022, with many Democrats later praising the strategy. But a new WaPo-George Mason Univ. poll shows that swing-state voters are giving Trump an edge on the issue. President Joe Biden has staked […]
The Colorado state primary election is Tuesday, June 25, and polling centers and ballot drop boxes are open. Click here to find a polling location or ballot drop box closest to your home or work as well as hours of operation. On Tuesday, all polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. […]
Exactly one year ago this week, Donald Trump sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier, and the host asked the former president what he considers “the most important issue” facing the country. The Republican talked about the economy, border security, and getting “the woke out of our military,” before focusing on his principal point of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached 15% or more in three approved national polls. One more, and he will have met one of CNN’s benchmarks to qualify for the debate June 27 with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. But Kennedy cannot count on maintaining […]
Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict may indeed be hurting him in the polls, according to data published Wednesday. In a redo of a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, Trump’s three-point edge over President Joe Biden before the jury rendered its verdict shrank to just one point when respondents were quizzed after the decision. […]
(This story contains strong language in paragraph 11) By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Major Republican donors say they are going to keep pumping cash into supporting Donald Trump’s presidential run, excited by polls showing him in the lead and fired up by his unprecedented criminal conviction, according to interviews with around a dozen donors and […]
Welcome to How Bad Is This, Really?, a recurring feature in which we take the temperature on how things are looking in the presidential election and what seems likely to happen in November. Eric Levitz had a good piece in Vox Tuesday about why Donald Trump is polling so well. Trump, as he explains, is doing […]
It’s primary election day in Kentucky. Do you know where to vote? Did you kind of procrastinate checking out the ballot? We’ve got you covered. Remember, this is a primary election, so you have to be a registered Democrat or Republican to vote and you’ll be voting on which candidate in your party should advance […]