It turns out that not even a famous last name, support from the conservative Federalist Society and its powerful leader, and a boatload of dark money can turn a Republican candidate into the next senator from Utah. In early January, Brent Orrin Hatch threw his hat into a crowded GOP primary race that will decide […]
A Democratic state senator in Minnesota was arrested early Monday after a homeowner reported a burglary in progress, authorities said. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was booked into the Becker County Jail on Monday for a suspected first-degree burglary offense, according to online jail records. A homeowner on the 700 block of Granger Road in Detroit Lakes reported an active burglary to 911 around 4:45 a.m., Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd told FOX9 Minneapolis. During a search of the home, the...
NBC news reported under the headline "Tammy Baldwin fights to maintain appeal in rural Wisconsin amid Democratic slide." The subhead is "The senator has outrun other members of her party in rural areas before. This November, she'll have to manage being on a ballot with Donald Trump." Here's the gist of the story: Baldwin is bracing for a tough re-election race against likely Republican nominee Eric Hovde, a multimillionaire and bank owner who loaned $8 million of his own money to his campaign...
Democratic state senator Nicole Mitchell (Minn.) was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree burglary, jeopardizing Democrats’ one-seat majority in the Minnesota Senate.
Nicole Mitchell, a 49-year-old first-term Democrat who reps the Twin Cities suburbs of Woodbury and Maplewood, was taken into custody after a homeowner called police in Detroit Lakes — 220 mi
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from committee assignments and caucus meetings after she was arrested last week for a suspected burglary at her stepmother's home. Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, a Democrat, released a statement obtained by FOX9 Minneapolis, saying that while the situation is tragic, "there are still questions that need to be answered." "While the case is under review both in the Senate and in the courts, Senator Mitchell will be relieved of...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a coalition of other Democratic senators are officially reintroducing a bill to federally legalize marijuana. One day after the Justice Department announced that it is moving to reschedule cannabis in a historic policy shift, the senators
Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks has reached into her electoral toolkit and pulled out her most intriguing endorsements with Rep. David Trone (D-MD) threatening her chances in the state’s Democratic primary. In a new ad, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), two of the state’s heaviest hitters in the Democratic Party, […]
Political conservatives who watched a documentary on Syrian refugees with a virtual reality headset had far more sympathy for the people depicted in the film than those who viewed the same film on a two-dimensional computer screen.
Less than five months after it began, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s campaign for governor is over. Stoney announced today that he’ll abandon his bid for governor in an effort to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year.
Democrats on the ballot for the seat also include Marine veteran Zach Shrewsbury and former coal executive Don Blankenship, who spent years promoting conservative and Republican causes.