Three Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection are being challenged in Tuesday’s primary elections by rivals endorsed by the former president.… Continue Reading
Maryland Panel Extends Deadlines Related to July’s Primary
The Maryland State Board of Elections has extended three deadlines related to last month’s primary, because it was delayed by three weeks.… Continue Reading
Sen. Graham Challenges 2020 Georgia Election Probe Subpoena
As expected, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia.… Continue Reading
HUD Announces $2.8 Billion in Grants for Homeless Services
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country.… Continue Reading
US Begins Court Battle Against Publishing Giants’ Merger
The government and publishing titan Penguin Random House are set to exchange opening salvos in a federal antitrust trial Monday as the U.S. seeks to block the biggest U.S. book publisher from absorbing rival Simon & Schuster. The case comes as a key test of the Biden administration’s antitrust policy.… Continue Reading
Court Tosses Second Lawsuit Seeking New Virginia Elections
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit seeking to force members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold an unscheduled election this year.… Continue Reading
Manchin Demurs on Biden in 2024 and Dem Majorities this Year
Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the Democrats’ most conservative and contrarian members, declined on Sunday to endorse Joe Biden if the president seeks a second term in 2024 and refused to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections.… Continue Reading
What to Watch in Primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Elsewhere
In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. In Arizona, a prominent figure in the QAnon conspiracy movement is running for the U.S. House.… Continue Reading
Ivan Bates Now Unopposed for Baltimore State’s Attorney
Defense attorney Ivan Bates is now running unopposed for Baltimore state’s attorney, after an unaffiliated candidate withdrew from the race on Friday — a week after Bates defeated incumbent prosecutor Marilyn Mosby in the Democratic primary.… Continue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take Action on Behalf of Detained Lawyer
Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates.… Continue Reading
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