Battleground state Republican denies involvement in porn scandal, dismisses it as ‘tabloid trash’
Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is denying involvement in a pornography scandal involving chat forums between 2008-2012.
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North Carolina governor’s race rocked by CNN report on GOP candidate
Editor’s note: This story contains highly offensive language. Washington — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago, according to a CNN investigation released Thursday that has shaken the state’s gubernatorial race. The report
‘I Know It Wasn’t Me, But I’m Really Sorry’: New Columbia President Apologizes for Cops Clearing Encampment
Katrina Armstrong said police sweeps caused ‘harm,’ pledges to develop ‘meaningful engagement’ with protesters seeking Israel divestment Anti-Israel Columbia protesters (Alex Kent/Getty Images), Katrina Armstrong (NIH via Wikimedia Commons) Columbia University’s new interim president, Katrina Armstrong, apologized for the “harm” caused by police sweeps used to clear unruly and illegal encampments and to remove students
Susan Wild Says She’s One of the ‘Top 10’ Most Bipartisan House Members, Citing a Ranking That Actually Places Her 109th
The Lugar Center’s bipartisanship rankings placed Wild in the bottom half of House members in 2019 (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Democratic Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.) has made bipartisanship a key pitch in her campaign for reelection in a GOP-leaning House district, claiming at a recent debate that a Beltway think tank ranks her in the “top
Schumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is laying the groundwork to blame Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown.
Senate Passes $3 Billion VA Funding Patch, Sending Bill to Biden’s Desk
VA reported an almost $3 billion shortfall for this fiscal year, along with a $12 billion shortfall for the next fiscal year. The Senate passed a bill on Sept. 19 to give almost $2.9 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amid a budget shortfall, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk for his
317 People Have Voted So Far in 2024 General Election, Data Show
‘Some of these votes are cast by military and overseas civilians,’ a professor wrote. More than 300 people have cast their votes early in the 2024 general election, with just about a month and a half to go before Election Day, Nov. 5, according to the University of Florida’s tracking tool. The UF Election Lab’s early