Labour wins overall control on the borough council, with the Conservatives losing 11 seats.
The congressional race in California that was poised to be a three-way general election will now see a traditional two-way general election after a recount. Democrats Evan Low and Joe Simitian previously tied for second place in the state's primary for the 16th Congressional District, with each candidate securing 30,249 votes. But after the recount, Low came out on top with 30,261 votes, up just a handful from Simitian's 30,256 votes, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters announced...
After more than two weeks of recounting and several contested ballots, the verdict in California's 16th Congressional District is in. Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low has narrowly edged out Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian for second place, meaning Low will continue to the November ballot alongside first-place finisher former San José Mayor Sam Liccardo, also a Democrat. Low gained 12 votes during the recount and Simitian gained seven. That shift gave Low a five-vote advantage,...
(The Center Square) – For “mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders,” actions will have consequences, the North Carolina congresswoman leading a key U.S. House of Representatives committee said Tuesday amid ongoing college campus disruptions. The war between Israel and Hamas has led to significant demonstrations or encampments on at least four dozen campuses nationwide, a national observer […]
A Republican senator known for rhetoric recently described as "stupid" and "racist" was trolled on social media Wednesday after he repeatedly swore at a congressional witness during a Senate budget committee hearing. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) used multiple profanities as he peppered Professor Geoffrey Supran about his testimony on the oil industry's propaganda and misinformation tactics."Big oil is the new big tobacco," Supran testified. "As a scholar of disinformation, I do not use the word...
SANTA RITA, Guam — On April 26, 2024, the team at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Base Guam hosted a distinguished Congressional Delegation led by Congressman Sam Graves, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Congressman Mike Bost, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
The act will expand the use of sanctions against Chinese government officials for abuses in Xinjiang.
In Maine alone, 2,000 women worked at Bath Iron Works and 3,700 women worked at a South Portland shipyard building Liberty ships.
INDEPENDENCE (KSNT) - Former Kansas Attorney General and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt is making a run for Kansas' Second Congressional District. Schmidt's announcement on Friday comes after Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election last week. “My family and I are grateful for the many friends and neighbors who have []
It used to be that any middle class Hoosier schmoe could run for Congress and actually win. Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Jim Jontz won races in bygone decades by pedaling bicycles to campaign events across their sprawling congressional districts. Continue reading at The Republic News.
Just a month after launching his independent congressional bid, disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos is withdrawing from the race. The ex-Republican lawmaker from Long Island announced that he was ending his campaign for the state’s 1st District, representing eastern Suffolk County, in a post on X Tuesday, April 23. “I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1,” Santos said. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against [Republican] Nick Lalota Although Nick...
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick faces a primary challenge in Bucks County. Meanwhile, six Democrats are vying for the chance to take on Republican Rep. Scott Perry in Central Pa.