Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Badger State bungle
He called for the state to seek federal election grant funding recently approved by Congress but not to run the election entirely by mail.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Voting advocates say Wisconsin election should be a warning
At a White House briefing Tuesday, President Donald Trump said there was no concern about holding Wisconsin’s election until he endorsed a conservative state Supreme Court justice on the ballot.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: $2 trillion edition
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff had harsh words for Trump after the Labor Department reported record unemployment figures Thursday showing that 3.28 million Americans filed jobless
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Facebook removes fake census ads created by Trump’s campaign
[Census effort gets $7.6 billion funding, ‘friended’ by Facebook] The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
House OKs $8.3 billion coronavirus aid package with little debate
The vote was 415-2, easily eclipsing the two-thirds threshold necessary for passage under suspension of the rules.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Smooth sailing: No partisan Super Tuesday battles for these candidates
More than a dozen House and Senate incumbents sailed through Super Tuesday without a primary challenger and will be almost guaranteed to keep their seats in the next Congress, in spite of a competitive
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Bloomberg thrills fintech world with cryptocurrency shoutout
differentiated himself from the Democratic pack with calls for clarifying cryptocurrency regulations, establishing a framework for initial coin offerings, defining how to tax digital assets, and making capital rules
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: No one’s calling you dumb
In 2016, when “super delegates” like members of Congress were guaranteed votes on the first convention ballot, endorsements gave their favored candidate a head start in the delegate count even before states
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him
“Meadows told me he was not endorsing anybody in the race,” Wayne King, a Meadows staffer who resigned so he could run for the seat without violating ethics rules, recalled on Monday, describing
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Iowa lawmakers band together with early caucus spot on the line
President Donald Trump tweeted that he supported Iowa’s front-runner status, but his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, threw shade on the Democrats, calling Monday’s chaos “the sloppiest train wreck
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Iowa still matters after Monday
Ladies and gentleman, start your engines, prepare your hearts, and brush up on your delegate rules. The Iowa caucuses are finally upon us. Vermont Sen.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Trial vs. Trail
Republicans continue to hammer vulnerable Democrats on impeachment, with the pro-Trump group America First Policies launching an attack ad against Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, the most vulnerable
Campaigns · 116th Congress
National Democratic groups litigate 2020 in the courts
“They’re all designed to do the exact same thing — to change the rules heading into 2020,” he said of the Democratic lawsuits.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
The 10 most vulnerable House members in 2020: Democrats dominate
He was one of a handful of vulnerable Democrats who held out support for an impeachment inquiry into Trump before backing a resolution on Oct. 31 that sets ground rules for the public portion of the probe
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Impeachment threatens to freeze Democratic presidential race
The only person sitting at home that was enjoying that was Donald Trump,” Booker said on CNN.
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Shimkus ‘reconsidering’ retirement after top GOP committee post opens up
Fred Upton, who would need a waiver from GOP rules to become the panel’s chairman or ranking member in the next Congress. Shimkus said the possibility of pursuing the post was “very exciting.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Candidate’s ex-senator dad lobbies for Chinese tech firm. That could be a problem
The Trump administration’s decision infuriated one of the Senate’s most liberal Democrats.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Watch out 2020 Democrats, Trump might have a long game
Political strategists on both sides of the aisle say Trump has done very little to broaden his political base since taking office. However, he made an effort to woo Latino voters Monday night.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Harry Reid talks up ‘double opportunity’ for Senate Democrats in Georgia
“If we can do that, then the road to doing things on climate are made much easier,” he said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Sean Duffy resigning on Sept. 23
Sean Duffy announced Monday that he is resigning from Congress on Sept. 23, after news that the child his family is expecting will have a heart condition.