WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat George Latimer defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District on the strength of his showing in vote-rich Westchester County, according to an Associated Press analysis of initial vote results. The result marks the first primary defeat this year of a Democratic U.S. House incumbent. Here’s a look […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, one of the most liberal members of Congress, will try to fight off a strong Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from moderate county executive George Latimer in a New York race that has put a spotlight on the party’s divides over the Israel-Hamas war. Latimer got into the race at the urging of […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has an active investigation involving state Rep. Carolina Amesty and her family’s nonprofit school, Central Christian University, the agency confirmed Monday. Agency spokesman Jensen Rayburn declined to provide further detail about the probe, which follows an Orlando Sentinel probe into Amesty’s background, credentials, and conduct in her former role […]
Rep. Bob Good said Monday his campaign would file a legal challenge to “try to block certification” of the Republican primary election in a key city in Virginia’s 5th District as he trails his opponent in the vote count. NBC News has not called the race between Good, the chairman of the hard-right House Freedom […]
GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, a former White House physician, suggested Sunday that President Joe Biden should submit to drug tests immediately before and after Thursday’s presidential debate. “I’m going to be demanding on behalf of many millions of concerned Americans right now that he submit to a drug test before and after this […]
Wesley Bell, a St. Louis prosecutor who is mounting a formidable Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), is campaigning as someone who will produce more tangible results for the district while sharing many of her same left-leaning values. But one line on Bell’s political resume is at odds with his promise to champion […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach City Council could soon back a push to bring new jets to Naval Air Station Oceana. Mayor Bobby Dyer and Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson are putting forward a resolution that will formalize the city’s support and openness for having the U.S. Navy locate new F-35C Lightning II joint […]
A Republican legislator issued an apology to her Democratic colleague in front of the Vermont House of Representatives after a hidden camera caught her pouring glasses of water into his bag on several occasions over five months. Rep. Mary Ann Morrissey, who has served Bennington, Vermont since 1997, directed her apology to Rep. Jim Carroll, […]
State Rep. Ajay Pittman, who was first elected to the seat in 2018, has defeated economic development professional Brittane Grant in the winner-take-all Democratic primary in the northeastern Oklahoma City House District 99. Pittman will be sworn into the seat this fall. House District 99 includes neighborhoods around OU Medical Center and extends north along the […]
A 61-year-old Texas man who threatened to kill Rep. Maxine Waters has been sentenced to 33 months in prison. Brian Michael Gaherty of Houston was sentenced Monday and fined $10,000 by a federal judge. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner applied a hate […]
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it is continuing to review several allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., including that he engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use. The bipartisan panel, which investigates ethics complaints, said in a lengthy statement that it is also examining whether Gaetz “accepted improper gifts, dispensed special […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the powerful Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, was trying to fend of a primary challenge Tuesday from a businessman who has poured millions of his own dollars into the race. Political newcomer Paul Bondar has loaned more than $5 million of his own […]