The threat of Republicans snatching a Senate seat in a deep-blue state has Democrats on edge. Maryland’s must-watch Democratic primary features two starkly different candidates: Rep. David Trone, a wealthy wine and liquor magnate, and Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive. The match-up will test whether Trone’s money can overpower the Maryland Democratic machine, […]
The North Carolina Governor’s School will adopt a new policy on faculty free speech rights and pay $21,000 to a teacher who claimed he was fired for speaking out against Critical Race Theory. In 2021, David Phillips filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired from the popular summer program after some staff members complained about […]
Residents of South Bethany elected Town Council Secretary Edith “Edie” Dondero as their new mayor on Saturday. She beat fellow Town Council member Tim Shaw by 51 votes. In response to a questionnaire from Delaware Online/The News Journal, Dondero said that she wants to fix storm water management infrastructure, plan ahead for rising sea levels […]
Arsenal opened a “box of dreams” by defeating Manchester United to take the Premier League title race to the final day of the season, according to a relieved Mikel Arteta. Leandro Trossard’s 20th-minute goal proved enough for a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford but there were several nervy moments for the Gunners in the second […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This week on The Spectrum: “We were elected to do a job,” Congressman Mike Carey (R-15th District) said. “We came here to legislate and not just try to make the stunts on the floor.” Efforts to put Joe Biden on the Ohio ballot stall But his opponent in November sees an […]
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League as Leandro Trossard’s goal proved enough to inflict further misery on ailing Manchester United. Manchester City temporarily usurped the Gunners with their win at Fulham on Saturday lunchtime, meaning Mikel Arteta’s men could ill afford any kind of slip up at Old Trafford. United made Arsenal […]
It was a choice few relished, in a dismal election season. The incumbent was deeply unpopular, spending his entire campaign on the defensive as he struggled to sell voters on his accomplishments. His opponent, a wealthy businessman, was equally disliked. At one point during the contest he was dragged into court to face fraud charges. […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Democratic voters in Maryland’s state capital and affluent suburbs south and west of Baltimore have a tough decision when choosing their likely next member of Congress on Tuesday. They can elect a former police officer launched to national stardom after defending the Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, riot, or one […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s last vice president was called upon to defend the Constitution and American democracy by refusing to overturn the results of an election. Then his boss turned against him, whipping up an angry mob of supporters so intensely that they constructed a gallows and chanted for him to be hanged. But Florida […]
Friday evening marked the deadline for county, statewide, and federal candidates in Washington state to declare their candidacy for the 2024 elections. The 5 p.m. cutoff time brought several last-minute candidates vying for some big offices along with some interesting surprises. As of the deadline, 30 gubernatorial candidates declared their intent to run for the […]
Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks to a reporter as his 2024 gubernatorial campaign launch event gets underway in Seattle, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. ( Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard) The number of Bob Fergusons running to be Washington’s next governor grew to three on Friday. A conservative Republican activist threw a monkey wrench into the […]
May 9—Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance both raised huge sums of money from donors, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports, which were filed Tuesday and cover the days leading up to the April election and ongoing runoff contest. LaFrance, however, brought in significantly more donations from […]