Federal authorities arrested Linda Sun, Gov. Kathy Hochul‘s (D-NY) former chief of staff, along with her husband, Chris Hu, on Tuesday. Sun and Hu are expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court. Their arrest comes a month after the FBI raided their Long Island home and “conducted court-authorized law enforcement activity.” The charges levied […]
In various critical states for electoral success, Democrats have held one key advantage over Republicans: registered voters. However, in many of these states, the advantage is slipping away. Florida Florida, a longtime battleground state, has slipped safely into Republican hands in recent cycles. At one time, Democrats dominated Republicans in the state regarding the number […]
Democratic political pundit James Carville laid out what he believes are three steps Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take to secure a win this November. Carville said former President Donald Trump has been the most recognizable figure in politics “since he moseyed down that golden escalator in 2015” in an op-ed published in the […]
New York Democrats counting on an abortion ballot measure boosting turnout for their party have been increasingly worried it has become a problem for swing-seat candidates. Conservatives have effectively blasted the amendment for including provisions on “gender identity” and “gender expression” that connect with a nationwide attack on Democrats involving nonbiological females playing in women’s […]
Battleground beginnings With the 2024 presidential contest hinging on a few thousand votes in roughly seven states, every ballot, and who is casting them, is facing intense scrutiny. Besides a handful of national rules governing the voting process, each state is allowed a certain amount of leeway to conduct elections the way it sees fit. […]
A key legislative race in Massachusetts is garnering national attention as both parties look to wrest control of a swing seat in the state Senate where Democratic incumbent Susan Moran is retiring. The race, which is Republicans’ first chance to flip the seat in four years, has attracted the attention of former Obama adviser David […]
National Hockey League All-Star Johnny Gaudreau was killed last Thursday when a suspected drunk driver struck him and his brother while they were riding bicycles on a road in New Jersey. Originally from Salem County, New Jersey, Gaudreau, 31, was visiting his hometown with his brother Matthew, 29, for his sister’s wedding, which was scheduled […]
A Venezuelan judge ordered the arrest on Monday of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who disputed last month’s elections against the incumbent, Nicolas Maduro, who claimed victory. Tarek William Saab, the attorney general of Venezuela, said a court issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes. The arrest warrant is […]
The East Asian country of Mongolia welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, defying an International Criminal Court warrant out for Putin’s arrest despite being an ICC member. As a member of the ICC, Mongolia was obligated to detain Putin, but it declined to do so. The ICC originally issued an arrest warrant for Putin […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, checked in on a campaign staffer hospitalized in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a crash in which his motorcade was involved. Press vans carrying journalists and staffers were in a car crash on Interstate 794 on Monday while on the way to a Labor Day celebration where Walz […]
