Tag: Governor

Justin Fairfax, the Democratic lieutenant governor of Virginia

Beltway Confidential

Ralph Northam campaign defends deleting black running mate from campaign literature

Philip Wegmann · October 18, 2017 3:39 pm

"Let me finish up this job, the taxpayers are paying me," McAuliffe said. "I'm focused on Virginia today, and I need to make sure we win these elections for the sake of the future of the children of Virginia." (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe doesn’t deny possible presidential run

Melissa Quinn · October 17, 2017 7:16 pm

A new poll shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie is within the margin of error of Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, three weeks before the Virginia governor's race. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Ed Gillespie pulls within just 4 points of Ralph Northam three weeks before Virginia governor’s race

Philip Wegmann · October 17, 2017 2:10 pm

If the Virginia governor's mansion stays blue, Biden promised, the state will thrive. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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‘Middle-class Joe’ Biden campaigns for Virginia Democrat in third-richest county in America

Philip Wegmann · October 15, 2017 12:43 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced she will remain in the U.S. Senate and not run for governor. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Mitch McConnell praises Susan Collins’ decision to stay in the Senate despite her ‘no’ votes on healthcare reform

Al Weaver · October 13, 2017 4:43 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Friday that she will not run for governor in her home state. "I have concluded that the best way that I can contribute to these priorities is to remain a member of the United States Senate," she said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Susan Collins won’t run for Maine governor’s seat

Al Weaver · October 13, 2017 12:37 pm

Puerto Rico's governor said that most businesses have shut down in the wake of the storm. He said that is putting the already fiscally shaky island under even more pressure. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Puerto Rico warns island on brink of ‘massive liquidity crisis’

Pete Kasperowicz · October 9, 2017 11:34 am

Seen as a powerful moderate voice in a polarized Senate, Collins has played a key role in many legislative debates, most recently as one of the Republicans who chose not to support the Graham-Cassidy bill, intended to restructure Obamacare. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins mulls run for Maine governor’s seat

Kara Zupkus · October 4, 2017 6:51 pm

Republican lawmakers talk about their proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations. President Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ending the state and local tax deduction hurts the middle class in red states, not just blue ones

Scott Pattison · October 2, 2017 4:01 am

The governors -- four Republicans, five Democrats and one independent -- sent a letter to Senate leaders calling for them not to consider an overhaul bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bipartisan group of governors oppose Obamacare overhaul

Robert King · September 19, 2017 6:00 pm

Hurricane Maria swiftly grew into a hurricane Sunday, and forecasters said it was expected to become much stronger over the coming hours following a path that would take it near many of the islands wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (NASA via AP)

Hurricane Maria strengthens to Category 3 storm, threatens islands reeling from Hurricane Irma

Melissa Quinn · September 18, 2017 5:44 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said President Trump has been calling governors to urge them to support the Obamacare overhaul legislation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lindsey Graham: Obamacare overhaul is ‘Bernie Sanders’ worst nightmare’

Kimberly Leonard · September 18, 2017 12:31 pm