Nebraska Unlikely to Go Winner-Take-All as Key Republican Favors Status Quo

State Sen. Mike McDonnell said Republicans pursuing the change should go for a referendum. Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell, a Democrat-turned-Republican, said he won’t support switching the state’s electoral vote process to winner-take-all, denying a critical vote needed to implement the change. “Elections should be an opportunity for all voters to be heard, no matter

Nebraska Republican rejects push to change Electoral College system to help Trump

Washington — A Nebraska state senator said he would not support the Republican Party’s last-minute push to change the allocation of Electoral College votes in the state to winner-take-all, a move that would almost certainly have benefited former President Donald Trump. State Sen. Mike McDonnell, a Democrat-turned Republican from Omaha, said Monday that he would

Meet the California Democrats getting money from Big Oil and voting against environmental laws

A CBS News voting record analysis found that California Republicans in Congress voted against most (92%) environmental bills in the last session, even though surveys show that most of the people they represent think lawmakers should do more to prevent climate change.  The oil and gas industry donated nearly three times more to Republicans than congressional Democrats in

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks Slammed for ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Hypocrisy: Maryland Senate Hopeful Admits Taking Improper Tax Breaks on Second Home Despite Calling for ‘Fairer Tax System’

Maryland Senate candidate shaved at least $16,600 by claiming property tax exemptions for which she was ineligible Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Maryland’s open Senate seat, has pledged to crack down on tax handouts for wealthy Americans. But when it comes to her own taxes, Alsobrooks isn’t afraid to bend the rules to pad

GOP nominee for governor in NC bleeds staff, ad buys after report of racist comments

Editor’s note: This story contains highly offensive language.  Washington — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson‘s campaign for governor is bleeding staff, and ad buys for him are not being renewed, after a CNN investigation found he posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago.  The report,