Candidates vying to be California’s next governor participated in a televised debate on Wednesday night. Six leading gubernatorial contenders discussed the state’s most pressing issues. The debate was held live in San Francisco, California, and hosted by Nexstar Media Group. Frank Buckley of KTLA News and Nikki Laurenzo of “Inside California Politics” were the moderators. […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday suggested South Carolina should conduct redistricting efforts boosting Republicans, arguing the state must “fight fire with fire” in response to Virginia Democrats conducting such efforts in the commonwealth. Graham’s call to action comes after Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to redraw […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing his primary rival of seeking to capture an unfair electoral advantage in the Michigan race by portraying himself as the state’s incumbent governor. Johnson’s team filed the lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court. In the complaint, Johnson alleged that by prominently featuring the logo […]
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is less than seven weeks from an expected breakthrough in his bid to represent the state in the upper chamber. Platner is challenging Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for his party’s nomination, with polls handing him a commanding lead ahead of the June 9 primary. Whoever wins the race will […]
The man accused of planting pipe bombs near the headquarters of both major political parties ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol protest pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to newly filed terrorism-related charges. Brian Cole Jr., 30, appeared in federal court wearing tan jail clothing and glasses, showing little emotion as he entered his plea. […]
The National Gallery of Art received a record-breaking $116 million gift in honor of America’s 250th birthday, serving as an indefinite fund for the museum’s Across the Nation program, which lends artwork to partner museums. Contributed by Mitchell Rales, the 69-year-old billionaire art collector and co-founder of healthcare company Danaher, it is the largest programming-related […]
Democrats are turning a fight over immigration funding into a chance to needle Republicans on the cost of living, making “affordability” their narrow focus as the Senate begins its fifth “vote-a-rama” of President Donald Trump’s second term. Senate Democrats are powerless to stop Republicans from advancing roughly $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement, part […]
Prediction market platform Kalshi on Wednesday said it penalized three political candidates across three states for betting on their own races. Kalshi said it was cracking down on “political insider trading,” weeks after the platform rolled out an initiative designed to target such activity, and a day after Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) led Illinois in […]
The Georgia Democratic Party is running full speed ahead into the 2026 gubernatorial election, releasing a new so-called Peach State Gubernatorial War Room focused on “holding Republican candidates accountable.” The bullish PR move from state party Chairman Charlie Bailey, reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, comes less than one week before early voting for the state’s […]
A federal appeals court struck down California’s law banning federal immigration officers from wearing masks, finding the Golden State overstepped its authority by attempting to regulate the federal government. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found California’s law violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, saying it “attempts […]
