Midterm election marks end of era for DC’s ‘Warrior on the Hill’As Eleanor Holmes Norton retires, D.C. prepares for a new delegate. A look back at her decades-long congressional legacy.WTOP5d agoWhole story →GovernmentEleanor Holmes Norton
Democrats gain ground in MO polls, but federal races remain difficultMissouri Republicans see narrowing voter support, but most congressional incumbents remain safe in the Nov. 3 election.Springfield News-Leader5d agoWhole story →Government
With a Trifecta, Pennsylvania Democrats Would Pass Energy Reforms and Rein in Data CentersIt’s been more than three decades since Democrats held a trifecta in Pennsylvania, but the prospect of a blue wave in next month’s elections has Gov. Josh Shapiro and party leadership optimistic that their time could come in Harrisburg. After flipping the state House of Representatives in 2022, Democrats now have a chance to take […]Inside Climate News5d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetpennsylvania elections
Husted vs. Brown ads flood Ohio airwaves. Is any of it true?Attack ads are everywhere in Ohio's U.S. Senate race. We dissect common claims about Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown.Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer5d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetJon Hustedohio senate race ads
Canvassing for Maine Democrats was eye-opening | LetterI recently volunteered for the Maine Democrats in Lewiston. Although I live in Falmouth, I was drawn to Lewiston because several candidates were scheduled to be speaking and canvassing alongside us. Hannah Pingree made a joke about Troy Jackson wearing shorts on a freezing morning and Matt Dunlap described canvassing as an opportunity to “let […]Portland Press Herald5d agoWhole story →Governmentmaine local elections
Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gainsEarly voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an...The Hill3h agoSources (2)Whole story →Government
DOJ's election 'freakout' pinned to trend spooking Trump: legal expertA veteran Trump adversary heading into federal court to fight the administration's latest election push thinks he knows what's really rattling the president. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund and a former House Judiciary Committee special counsel during Trump's first impeachment, wrote in The Contrarian on Saturday that record early…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump Prepares for Iran Escalation After US, Israeli ElectionsA Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.Bloomberg3h agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentSecurity
'Sorry to interrupt': 'Belligerent' MS NOW host cuts off Dem for downplaying Trump threatMS NOW host Jonathan Capehart wasn’t satisfied with a Democratic congressman’s assurances that President Donald Trump can’t steal the midterms. He cut him off on air to tell him so. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, which oversees federal elections, appeared on “The Weekend” on Saturday. Capehart pointed…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →Government
Voters Are Begging Trump to End the War in IranThe US and Israel’s war on Iran, ongoing since February, has never been particularly popular. But two new polls show that as voters prepare for the November 3 midterm elections, they’re thinking about it—and Americans say it’s priority for it to be over. An AP-NORC poll released earlier this week shows about seven in ten […]Mother Jones2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Jim Clyburn backs 13-justice Supreme Court, rues defending Clarence Thomas"I think that we are in a position now that calls for some significant actions taken by the Congress, and we ought to expand," Clyburn said.Washington Examiner2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeClarence Thomassupreme court reform
Rep. Jim Clyburn says impeaching Trump shouldn’t be Democrats’ priority if they win back the HouseThe South Carolina representative also told “Meet the Press” that he regretted his support for Clarence Thomas during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1991.NBC News2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentClarence Thomasmidterm elections
James Clyburn says backing Supreme Court Justice Thomas was a 'mistake'Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., called supporting Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during his 1991 hearing a "mistake."Fox News2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeClarence Thomassupreme court controversy
James Clyburn campaigns with David Jolly in TallahasseeCongressman James Clyburn was in Tallahassee, urging Black voters to turn out for David Jolly, saying their participation could decide the election.Tallahassee Democrat12d agoWhole story →Governmentflorida governor s election
Trump’s FBI Killed Bribery Probe Into Lindsey Graham and James ClyburnThe FBI was investigating South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn for a massive pay-to-play bribery scandal involving a Hawaiian naval defense firm. Then the FBI eliminated the team working on the case upon President Trump’s return to office. New reporting from ProPublica details the dealings of the…The New Republic4d agoSources (3)Whole story →GovernmentJusticefbi investigation
Andy Harris discusses Maryland's Question 3 on congressional redistrictingWith Election Day just over a month away, Maryland voters will decide not only who represents them at the local, state and federal levels, but also a proposed cBaltimore News29d agoWhole story →GovernmentAndy Harrismaryland question 3 vote
FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: ReportThe FBI investigated whether South Carolina's late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) and Rep. James Clyburn (D) were involved in a bribery scheme in connection to Hawaiian naval defense contractor Navatek acquiring federal contracts in their home state, according to a report published by ProPublica on Tuesday. The report states that Graham met with two executives...The Hill4d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityfbi bribery investigation
Lindsey Graham, James Clyburn Were Under Scrutiny in FBI Bribery ProbeAn FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, the investigation went dark.ProPublica5d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyfbi bribery investigation
