From left, Hakeem Jeffries, George Latimer, and Wesley Bell. Photo: Shutterstock/Campaign websites On Tuesday, Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) won her primary against Bhavini Patel, her Democratic challenger. Lee defeated Patel by over 20 points in what many expected would be a competitive primary—especially as Patel attempted to cater to Republicans in the district, even calling on them to change parties to vote for her. Both candidates campaigned in support of abortion, as well as gun safety, LGBTQ...
Democratic New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham can be heard accusing President Joe Biden's administration of "persecuting" her state in a secretly captured audio recording—but her spokesperson told Newsweek her thoughts on the matter are nothing new.Lujan Grisham, seemingly while on an airline flight, says in the recording that she is "cranky" with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas because she does not "have a single Border Patrol agent" in Sunland Park, a...
The extended family of third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made an explicit effort Thursday to blunt his appeal among Democratic voters by endorsing President Joe Biden en masse. Robert's sister Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, called Biden “my hero” at an endorsement event in Philadelphia featuring at least 15 members of the Kennedy clan. “We want to make crystal clear our feelings that...
A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book entered the spotlight over a story about killing her family dog. In the story
MORNING NEWSBREAK | A state circuit judge ruled Tuesday that political parties control their primary ballots in a decision that will keep former Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Alan Ali off the county’s Democratic ballot in June. In his ruling steeped in the First Amendment, S.C. Circuit Judge George McFaddin said parties have broad discretion […]
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana voters are getting another opportunity to see a debate between Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination as Indiana’s next governor. Tuesday’s debate comes two weeks ahead of the May 7 primary. All six have cast themselves in the competitive, multi-million dollar primary race as political outsiders.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz joins The Weekend to discuss President Biden's 2024
(The Center Square) – Legislators believe Planned Parenthood hasn’t received any reimbursements from Missouri for two years, and a bill headed to Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s desk will make that permanent. House Bill 2634, passed by the House on Wednesday, would make it illegal for public funds, including Medicaid reimbursements, to be paid to abortion facilities or affiliates. In the past, courts have overturned the funding requirement when attached to state budgets. ...
Mayor Levar Stoney of Richmond, Virginia, dropped out of the Democratic primary for the 2025 gubernatorial election on Tuesday, seeking to “avoid an ugly primary for governor.” With Stoney dropping out, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is the only remaining major candidate in the Democratic primary for governor and now has the inside track to win […]
Kansas GOP lawmakers overruled radically pro-abortion Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on bills banning coerced abortion, supporting pro-life pregnancy centers, and improving state gathering of abortion data.
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by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both staunch reproductive rights advocates who ran on promises to protect abortion access, unveiled a website on Thursday that includes information on Arizona’s changing abortion laws and connects women seeking a procedure with providers. The website’s launch follows a month of turmoil in the political arena and uncertainty for healthcare providers across the state after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled...