Twenty Democratic presidential candidates attending a Planned Parenthood forum on Saturday vowed to defend abortion rights under nearly any circumstance while largely ignoring nuances around the issue that have already roiled their party heading into the 2020 election.
Read moreHours after President Donald Trump touched down in San Antonio on Wednesday for a fundraising trip, Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro, the city’s former mayor, held a counter-rally where he assailed the administration’s harsh immigration policies as “an absolute failure.”
Read moreA ballot initiative to ban the funding of safe consumption sites for opioid users is off the table, after the Washington State Supreme Court found Thursday that local voters can’t override a county’s authority to set its budget.
Read moreAs I stood at the table to sign in for my ballot, an elegant, middle-aged black woman was just ahead of me. Her voice was subdued but clear, with the deeper timbre of age and experience, her diction betrayed a practice of speaking and a college education. With a sculpted face that had been beautiful and still was, she wore a tailored, perfectly pressed, deep-gray skirt and jacket of fine wool.
Read moreDemocrats picked up a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada on Tuesday night when Rep. Jacky Rosen ousted incumbent Republican Dean Heller, a one-time critic of President Donald Trump who later tethered himself to the president.
Read moreWhen U.S. Rep. Martha McSally decided to step down to seek retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat, she left behind a vacuum that seems likely to be filled by a Democrat in a district that has flipped from Republicans to Democrats and back to Republicans since 2000.
Read moreIf pollsters end up being correct on Nov. 6 and U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican, loses his bid to represent a slice of California’s Central Valley for a fifth term, it will likely come down to two reasons: health care and President Donald Trump.
Read moreYou might think there’s nothing to argue about in sunny Arizona when it comes to solar power. You’d be wrong.
Read moreU.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter doubled down on xenophobia at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday as late polling shows he’s still likely to win re-election despite facing federal charges of misusing campaign funds and the racist rhetoric his campaign used against his Mexican-Palestinian opponent.
Read moreSupporters of a ballot measure to raise taxes on San Francisco’s biggest companies to fight homelessness say the city must take bold steps to address the crisis. But opponents say it will accomplish little more than harming the city’s booming job market.
Read moreWith the midterm elections just eight days away, and with seven vacant seats in the GOP-dominated House up for grabs, California’s 22nd District is one of many trying to ride a blue wave all the way to Washington.
Read moreAttorneys for Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp filed an emergency motion Thursday to stop an injunction issued by a federal judge which would prevent Georgia election officials from rejecting absentee ballots for signature mismatch issues.
Read moreIn Kansas, the politics of health care may be the dominant factor in determining if the historically red state will turn a shade of blue on Nov. 6.
Read moreSouthern California’s Congressional District 49, once a reliably Republican district led for nearly two decades by Rep. Darrell Issa, may flip Democratic and lead an anticipated “blue wave” in Congress on Nov. 6.
Read moreAs traffic inched along Interstate 5 in Burbank, California on Thursday morning, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox asked a crowd at a Walmart parking lot if they were ready to repeal a statewide gas tax in November.
Read moreIn a small circular room crammed with TV cameras in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein – who has not shared a debate stage with a political opponent in almost 20 years – faced off with her Democratic opponent, state Sen. Kevin de Leon.
Read moreAlaska Gov. Bill Walker announced the immediate resignation of his Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott in an abrupt and unexpected press release followed by a live news conference Tuesday.
Read moreAhead of Election Day, airwaves and mailboxes across California overflow with expensive campaign advertisements. On top of choosing elected officials, California voters – not lawmakers – will once again decide things like constitutional amendments, $50 billion tax hikes and obscure labor union disputes.
Read moreLosing or gaining a measly hour in March or November feels like a complete unraveling of the fabric of time to my body. So my heart leapt for joy, briefly, this summer when the California Legislature decided to give voters a say on whether to scrap springing forward and falling back in the Golden State.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that North Dakota residents can only vote if they show identification with their current residential address – not a mailing address.
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