Tag: Elections

President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participate in a public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 10, 2017.

Here are the 25 possible candidates to replace Kennedy

Naomi Lim · June 27, 2018 6:41 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during her weekly news conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Pelosi: Joe Crowley’s defeat doesn’t mean democratic socialism is on the rise

Al Weaver · June 27, 2018 3:46 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is photographed while being interviewed in Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. The 28-year-old political newcomer who upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democrat primary on Monday says she brings an "urgency" to the fight for working families.

Former New York Times editor slams paper for lack of Ocasio-Cortez coverage

Eddie Scarry · June 27, 2018 3:36 pm

New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to a speaker at a fundraiser Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old startled the party when she defeated 10-term U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York City Democratic primary. Ocasio-Cortez is a rising liberal star who is challenging the Democratic Party establishment.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she supports impeaching Trump

Naomi Lim · June 27, 2018 3:14 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington.

McConnell: Joe Crowley’s loss shows Dems are going ‘hard left’

Al Weaver · June 27, 2018 1:39 pm

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Congressman Jared Polis wins Democratic nomination in Colorado governor race

Laura Barrón-López · June 27, 2018 1:51 am

Donald Trump Michael Grimm.

Beltway Confidential

Michael Grimm, Trump, and the Alabama-West Virginia of New York City

Philip Wegmann · June 26, 2018 8:55 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, waves to supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday. Erdogan won Turkey's landmark election Sunday, the country's electoral commission said, ushering in a new system granting the president sweeping new powers which critics say will cement what they call a one-man rule.

Beltway Confidential

What Erdogan’s re-election in Turkey means for the US

Siraj Hashmi, Tom Rogan · June 26, 2018 7:15 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listens to Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Feeling no relief from anti-incumbent Republican primaries, Democratic senators in GOP-leaning states are racing to convince voters theyâre free of Washingtonâs stigma.

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If Joe Manchin is consistent, he'll throw back the dark money life preserver

Philip Wegmann · June 25, 2018 10:32 pm

Leah Vukmir's ad is the first from a Republican candidate in the primary. She's running against Delafield management consultant Kevin Nicholson. The winner will face Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Beltway Confidential

Paul Ryan endorses Leah Vukmir in Senate primary for Tammy Baldwin’s seat

Emily Jashinsky · June 25, 2018 3:06 pm

Supreme Court sides with Texas in redistricting case

Melissa Quinn · June 25, 2018 2:19 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Supreme Court kicks North Carolina partisan gerrymandering case back to lower court

Melissa Quinn · June 25, 2018 1:52 pm