Small city mayor gets former President Trump’s endorsement in June 25 contest against better-known, better-financed GOP veterans. The Utah Republican primary to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) once featured 11 hopefuls. But after most failed to qualify for the ballot before the state’s GOP convention in April, voters will see four names on
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) makes her move, the state GOP chair faces scrutiny, and Democrat prepares to defend seat in evenly split district. The biggest move ahead of the June 25 Colorado congressional primaries was a district switch, and it happened months ago. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) decision to depart from Colorado’s Third District, on
While gun control advocates hailed the decision, some Second Amendment advocates are concerned it may usher in red flag laws. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-to-1 ruling on June 21 upholding a federal law barring people under domestic restraining orders from owning guns has been hailed by gun control advocates, while gun rights advocates are split
Few Americans under age 65 will clearly recall the name Hubert Humphrey, who died in 1978 at age 66 after a landmark career as a U.S. senator, four tortured years as Lyndon B. Johnson’s vice president, and a 1968 presidential loss to Richard Nixon. Both Samuel Freedman and James Traub are long-distinguished journalists and authors
David Yamane is, by his own description, a “‘card-carrying liberal’ Asian American sociology professor from the San Francisco Bay Area who, for the first forty-two years of my life, never saw, touched, or fired a real gun.” The first time he saw a deer stand, he remarked to his companion that it seemed like a
‘The Trump phenomenon’—the former president’s ability to draw large, loyal, enthusiastic crowd—sets him apart as an unusual politician, a professor says. WILDWOOD, N.J.—A near-fatal car crash left Edward X. Young with debilitating injuries, persistent pain, and a shattered lifelong dream. But the aftermath of that 2015 wreck also transformed Mr. Young into one of the
The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability measures to protect children from the harms associated with social media and other platforms. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to get the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) over the finish line in the Senate. The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability