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Democratic socialists' primary wins give Trump new midterms attack lines
WASHINGTON — Victories in some Democratic primaries by far-left candidates have given President Donald Trump a new campaign-trail boogeyman amid his low poll numbers: communism.
“It’s becoming a communist party. These are not social ‘Dumocrats,’ these are hardcore, godless communists,” Trump said Friday, using a relatively new ...Read more
DeGette's defeat in Colorado shows the fading clout of seniority
WASHINGTON — Colorado Democrat Diana DeGette was counting on her decades of experience in Congress to sweep her to victory over her insurgent rival in her deep-blue district.
The 15-term House incumbent pitched herself as the type of “strong, bold, hardened leader” who would hold President Donald Trump accountable. “Now is not the time...Read more
Analysis: When Washington politicians can't go home again
WASHINGTON — While Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Washington this year, Washington has become a scarlet letter for members of both parties vying to be their state’s next governor.
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet was just the latest member of Congress to fail in a gubernatorial attempt when he lost the Democratic primary ...Read more
Candidates for Rep. Frederica Wilson's Florida congressional seat make their pitches to residents at town hall
MIAMI — The candidates for Florida's Congressional District 24 have big shoes to fill and residents have a big decision to make.
That was apparent at a town hall debate Tuesday evening at Florida Memorial University, which some attendees said may have swayed them from one particular candidate to being open to hearing what the others had to ...Read more
Who is Melat Kiros? What to know about the 29-year-old democratic socialist who ousted US Rep. Diana DeGette
DENVER — Denver awoke to a new normal on Wednesday morning after first-time-candidate and democratic socialist Melat Kiros soundly defeated longtime progressive incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary race to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.
Kiros carried a lead of nearly 10 percentage points as of ...Read more
Supreme Court term marked by shifts to the right, some checks to Trump
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court capped its term Tuesday with one decision overturning a long-standing campaign finance limit and another turning aside President Donald Trump’s attempt to unilaterally change birthright citizenship — a day, experts said, that exemplified this year at the court.
Throughout the term, they said the ...Read more
How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American
Twenty-five years ago, I attended a Fourth of July parade in Boston that has stuck with me.
The head drummer of the colonial fife and drum band was a Black man in a Revolutionary War costume, his dreadlocks peeking from under a powdered wig. As the parade stopped to lay a wreath at the Granary Burying Ground where founding fathers ...Read more
Trump takes first flight on $400 million Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar
President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his first trip on his new luxe Air Force One, a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth an estimated $400 million transferred for free from the oil-rich Middle East nation of Qatar.
“I’m excited about the first flight,” he told reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota, where he planned to tour the new ...Read more
Editorial: Important rulings characterize end of court's term
The Supreme Court wrapped its term on Tuesday. The progressive notion that the justices would be a rubber-stamp for the Trump administration was a notable casualty.
In a blow to the White House, for instance, the justices overturned President Donald Trump’s executive order ending automatic citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil. Writing for...Read more
Trump takes first flight on $400 million Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar
President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his first trip on his new luxe Air Force One, a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth an estimated $400 million transferred for free from the oil-rich Middle East nation of Qatar.
“I’m excited about the first flight,” he told reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota, where he planned to tour the new ...Read more
E. Jean Carroll refuses to give Trump more time to cough up $5 million: 'This is the end of the line'
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump — having failed to convince the Supreme Court to let him fight a verdict holding him responsible for sexual assault — continues to drag his heels in coughing up the $5 million he owes E. Jean Carroll, according to new court filings.
Writing late Tuesday to Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ...Read more
France to hold first round of presidential election April 18
France will hold the first round of its upcoming presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a potential run-off set for May 2 if no candidate secures a majority.
Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon announced the dates following a cabinet meeting Wednesday in Paris.
President Emmanuel Macron, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in ...Read more
Commentary: This July 4, at 250 years, let us rededicate ourselves to protecting our elections
America has much to celebrate this July 4, but also much to do. Even after 250 years, the task of conserving the Republic given to us by our Founding Fathers is a never-ending struggle.
Fortunately, we have a wellspring of wisdom from those Founders we can tap. Thomas Jefferson, the author of our Declaration of Independence, outlined the ...Read more
Commentary: The Supreme Court just gave the rich even more political power
The flow of money into U.S. politics is already harming democracy, and now, it’s about to get worse.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down limits on campaign expenditures by political parties in coordination with candidates in a 6-3 decision that only continues the problematic trend started by Citizen’s United v. FEC. Without these ...Read more
Editorial: The Supreme Court protected states' rights. But Illinois is out of whack on mail-in voting
It’s settled now. States can count mail-in ballots after Election Day if postmarked by that day.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion for the majority in Monday’s 5-4 ruling on vote-by-mail was straightforward. In interpreting federal law, the opinion read, “The electorate’s choice is made when voting is complete, not when ballots are ...Read more
In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence
The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, meaning that nearly all babies born in the United States automatically become American citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
The ruling rejects...Read more
Dwayne Romero leads Democratic primary to challenge US Rep. Jeff Hurd, in Colorado's 3rd District, early results show
DENVER — Early voting results show Dwayne Romero holds a sizable lead in the Democratic primary to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, who represents a vast swath of the Western Slope and southern Colorado.
Romero has 56% of the vote in the primary for the 3rd Congressional District, while his opponent, Alex Kelloff, has 44% ...Read more
Progressives battle in Michigan's 11th District Democratic Congressional primary
DETROIT — No matter who emerges as the victor in the 11th Congressional District Democratic primary, it's assured that a true-blue progressive will be on the ballot in the fall to face the conservative Republican nominee.
This seat is open due to Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens' decision to run for U.S. Senate. The lone Republican candidate, ...Read more
Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd
DENVER — Dwayne Romero defeated a fellow Aspen-area businessman in the 3rd Congressional District’s Democratic primary and will face Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in November for the seat that covers a vast swath of the Western Slope and southern Colorado.
Romero had 55% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race just ...Read more
House votes to release sexual misconduct settlement data
Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a proposal led by Rep. Thomas Massie aimed at publicly naming House members who paid out sexual misconduct settlements using taxpayer dollars.
The issue has become a rallying cry in recent months, as some call for transparency around what they’ve dubbed the “slush fund.”
Members of Congress must now foot such...Read more
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