Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde is unhappy that the media is covering his proliferation of MAGA election conspiracy theories.In a new video posted to X, Hovde — a banking and real estate development executive challenging Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin — complained that news outlets were mischaracterizing his past statements about voting in nursing homes, implying that he was saying senior citizens shouldn't be allowed to vote. In reality, he said, he was just casting doubt that all the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this week’s episode of Inside Valley Politics, we talk to Senate candidate Colin Allred. The episode will also feature interviews with State House candidates State Representative Jaine Lopez and Jonathan Gracia. Here’s how to watch our special Inside Valley Politics: CBS 4 NBC 23 KGBT 4.1
Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kyrsten Sinema, is having a very difficult time figuring out just what it is she stands for, depending upon who she’s talking to. That’s leading her to swing wildly from the far-right fringes steeped in conspiracy theories to trying to put on a “moderate” face to consolidate support. Abortion is the most obvious example of Lake’s confusion, where she’s flip-flopped between absolute bans, allowing each individual...
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat. Blankenship finished third out of six candidates in the 2018 Republican primary for Democrat Joe Manchin’s Senate seat. Manchin decided last
With less than two months until the Ward 7 Council primary wraps up, Wendell Felder has been hit with more than his fair share of slings and arrows. But he […]
Bill Cotter, known as Barstool Sport‘s “Billy Football,” announced his bid in March to run as a Republican for New York‘s 3rd Congressional District, previously held by expelled Republican Rep. George Santos, but now the congressional candidate is taking on his own party. The 25-year-old called out Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Cairo and his […]
Opinions editor Seamus Allen '25, who doubled as a debate moderator, endorses Mandla Msipa, Ivy Chen, and David Sengthay for the ASSU Undergraduate Senate as the candidates with the clearest vision of why they are running and how to make their policies a reality.
Businessman David McCormick has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania, setting him up to face Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in what will be a closely watched race, Decision Desk HQ projects. McCormick was unopposed for the nomination and coalesced GOP support around his candidacy to try to unseat the three-term incumbent Casey. The
CUMBERLAND — It is just after noon on Friday, and the snow, ice, and freezing rain has been pounding the western end of the state since the night before. Still, the torrid weather has done little to cause former Maryland governor Larry Hogan to be late to any of his stops on the first of […]
Undergraduate senator candidates Ivy Chen '26, Arvind Asokan '27, David Sengthay '26, Gordon Allen '26, Lizbeth Hernandez Rios '25, Mandla Msipa '26, and Ethan Alfonso '27 will meet at the Stanford Daily Building (456 Panama Mall) today to discuss the undergraduate community’s most pressing issues. All Stanford students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Doors open at 7pm.
Minnesota Republicans pushed for an expedited investigation after DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell ‘s arrest this week for burglary.Mitchell was absent for Wednesday's Senate floor session and votes were tabled for the day. In the Senate, the DFL only holds a one-vote majority, so Mitchell's vote would be critical for party-line issues.Mitchell, who represents Woodbury, faces a count of first-degree burglary for allegedly breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes. In a message on Tuesday,...