Trump Loyalists Will Cling to him Like Barnacles on a Sinking Ship
Ting Shen/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Within a matter of minutes Tuesday afternoon, twin legal developments rocked the presidency: Donald Trump’s former campaign boss Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud, and his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations,…
They Said She Had “No Chance” of Winning. She Proved Them Wrong.
Jahana Hayes after winning her primary on August 14. John Woike/Hartford Courant/AP On the day of the Sandy Hook shootings, Jahana Hayes stood in front of her stunned students in Waterbury, Connecticut, “trying to keep them calm, to not ignite any hysteria.” She watched year after year as Washington failed to pass laws on gun control.…
Indicted GOP Congressman Ends Reelection Bid
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.)Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Embattled New York Congressman Chris Collins announced Saturday that he is suspending his reelection campaign—a move that comes several days after he was indicted on federal insider trading charges. Collins said in a statement that he will…
Does Kris Kobach Have White Nationalists On His Campaign Payroll?
Kansas Secretary of State and candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas Governor Kris Kobach addresses supporters during a campaign stop Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Pittsburg, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Friday that two GOP political consultants had accused controversial Kansas…
Gun Control Activist Lucy McBath Wins Democratic Nomination for Congress
Lucy McBath speaks at an Atlanta gun control rally in 2013.Jaime Henry-White/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. By nearly every measure, Lucy McBath wasn’t supposed to get this far in the Democratic race for Congress in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. She’s a mom who became a national advocate against gun…
Brian Kemp, Who Threatened to Abduct Undocumented Immigrants, Wins GOP Race in Georgia
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After a bonkers runoff election, Brian Kemp defeated Casey Cagle in Georgia’s Republican race for governor, setting the stage for a general election that will likely be one of the most politically polarizing state races in years. November’s race will pit Kemp against Stacey Abrams,…