Tag: Elections

Democrats are calling on Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the vice chair of President Trump's voter fraud commission, to step down from the panel. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Democrats demand Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach removal from Trump’s voter fraud commission

Melissa Quinn · July 18, 2017 3:55 pm

Matt Rhoades and Robby Mook, former presidential campaign managers for Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, have teamed up on an initiative they hope can serve as a first response system to foreign governments who try to interfere in U.S. elections. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

National Security

Clinton, Romney campaign managers launch anti-hacking election initiative

Anna Giaritelli · July 18, 2017 12:09 pm

The lone member of the nation's top energy regulator is invoking the Tom Hanks drama "Cast Away" to make light of the fact that its been five months since her agency was closed because it doesn't have enough members. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Energy and Environment

FERC’s lone member invokes Tom Hanks in ‘Cast Away’

John Siciliano · July 17, 2017 8:17 pm

Russia is bringing out the fake guns of moral indignation to try and get their mansions back. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Beltway Confidential

Putin wants his US mansions back. Trump needs to say no.

Tom Rogan · July 17, 2017 5:46 pm

The Corker campaign, which this month will report $6.6 million in cash on hand for the 2018 campaign, said it takes all challengers seriously. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Bob Corker could face conservative primary challenger

David M. Drucker · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

William Gould, NLRB chairman under President Bill Clinton, called Marvin Kaplan "unqualified and hostile to the law that he would interpret and administer." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former NLRB chairman slams Trump pick for board

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

Former Arizona state GOP Chairman Robert Graham, former state Sen. Kelli Ward, and Arizona state Treasurer Jeff DeWit are all either considering campaigns or have announced bids, and all have spoken with President Trump or his team about running to replace Sen. Jeff Flake, according to a report Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House met with three candidates for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat, report says

Anna Giaritelli · July 17, 2017 12:49 pm

Jenner, a Republican, told radio host John Catsimatidis she "would look for a senatorial run." (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images)

Caitlyn Jenner considering run for Senate

Caitlin Yilek · July 16, 2017 12:36 pm

President Trump's re-election campaign paid $50,000 to the law offices of Alan Futerfas. . (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump campaign paid Trump Jr.’s law firm weeks before Russia emails

Kimberly Leonard · July 15, 2017 8:14 pm

Most of the published comments criticized the voter fraud commission, as well as a request commission Vice Chair Kris Kobach, made to secretaries of state for publicly available voter roll data. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Trump’s voter fraud commission receives flood of negative public comments

Melissa Quinn · July 14, 2017 6:12 pm

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee asked its Republican counterpart to pledge it wouldn't use any documents or information obtained by Russian hackers against Democratic candidates in future contests. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

GOP: Democrats’ call to team up to fight Russian election meddling is a ‘cheap political stunt’

Melissa Quinn · July 14, 2017 4:56 pm

President Trump has nominated industry adviser and lawyer Kevin McIntyre to lead the nation's top energy watchdog, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Trump names energy industry adviser to chair FERC

John Siciliano · July 14, 2017 3:32 pm