HELENA, Mont. — An aide to Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s senate campaign was fired Thursday after a history of racist, sexist and homophobic tweets surfaced.…
Madigan: ‘No plans to resign’ as Dem women seek his ouster
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State Sen. Iris Martinez, a respected and influential state and national Democratic Party leader, on Thursday joined a burgeoning group of…
Vote rigging and hanging chads: A brief history of contested elections
President Trump set a pretty high bar Thursday when he said expanding mail-in voting during coronavirus pandemic would lead to the most inaccurate and fraudulent…
Mitch McConnell business liability protection delays relief bill
More than 40 passengers sued Princess Cruise Lines this year seeking cash payments for the emotional distress they claim to have suffered over fear of…
Grand jury indicts Tennessee state senator on theft charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee state senator was indicted Thursday on dozens of counts of stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by…
Jenny Durkan, Seattle mayor, loses bid to stop recall petition
SEATTLE — A judge who ruled earlier this month that a recall petition against Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan could move ahead is holding to that…
Trump campaign says undercount, hidden support skews polls
Trump campaign officials are convinced that polls showing Joseph R. Biden with a big lead are tilted left by undercounting Republican voters and are missing…
Michael Avenatti provided taxpayer-funded lawyer
Michael Avenatti, the flamboyant lawyer who used to dominate cable news shows with his threats to take down President Trump, is now so poor that…
David Cicilline, Jim Jordan rip Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos over bias, antitrust violations
Lawmakers clobbered Big Tech CEOs on Wednesday with accusations of political bias and using ruthless business practices to crush and absorb competitors, knocking Facebook’s Mark…
House passes two bills to aid hard-hit child care providers
The House passed two child care aid packages Wednesday, bolstering their proposals for coronavirus aid as party leader remain in a gridlock on a larger…