By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – The US Justice Department has weighed in on a civil lawsuit against two conservative political operatives accused of using robocalls to dissuade Black voters from taking part in the 2020 election. The department said Friday that… Read More »Justice Dept. Weighs in on 2020 Election Robocall Suit
By ED WHITE, Associated Press Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial this week, months after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting… Read More »2 Men Face New Trial Over Scheme to Kidnap Michigan Governor
Senate Democrats voted Sunday to approve a landmark climate, health care and tax bill that is set to deliver on years-long Democratic Party promises in a marathon weekend vote that caps off major legislative momentum in recent days as lawmakers prepared to leave town for… Read More »Senate Passes Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act | Political News
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Over five decades in Washington, Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was to be in the room where it happens. But in the second year of his presidency, some of Biden’s… Read More »Biden Steps Out of the Room and Finds Legacy-Defining Wins
By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) – While Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was consoling families displaced by historic flooding in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, Republicans at the state’s premier political event on the other side of the state were campaigning to… Read More »In Wake of Floods, Typical Barbs at Kentucky Political Event
By HALEY BARKER, Religion News Service (RNS) – The street protests that drove Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office last month brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno-religious groups: Tamils, Muslims, Christians and Sinhala Buddhists – including, unmistakably, the… Read More »Monks’ Role in Sri Lanka Protests Raises Familiar Questions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER, Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hopes to complete a stunning political comeback on Tuesday as voters narrow the field for a pivotal spot in the US Senate. Republican Sen. Roy Blunt’s announcement last… Read More »All Eyes on Ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in Senate Primary
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Dozens of aspiring Missouri Republican candidates are jumping at the chance to run in November for two rarely open US congressional seats. US Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long are running for the Senate in Tuesday’s… Read More »Open US House Seats Draw Large Field of Missouri Republicans
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor supported by Donald Trump, a former two-term lieutenant governor endorsed by dozens of lawmakers and a state representative pushing for decertification of the state’s 2020 presidential election results largely agreed… Read More »Takeaways From Republican Wisconsin Gubernatorial Debate
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – As he campaigns for a Manhattan congressional seat against fellow Democrats twice his age, 38-year-old Suraj Patel harnesses the frustration of his generation toward those who have held office for decades. In his telling, Reps.… Read More »Fresh Voices Needed in Politics