Ilhan Omar scores a victory, Van Orden gets a Democratic opponent, and a Trump-backed candidate wins, not once, but twice on the same night. The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought in part across the region. In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar
Ruling comes comes after North Carolina State Board of Elections last month said his party would not be allowed. Political activist and academic Cornel West will appear on the ballot in North Carolina after a federal judge ruled on Aug . 12 that his Justice for All Party (JFA) can participate in the upcoming presidential
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on Tuesday defended his military record against Republican attacks, saying he is proud of his service to the country. During a campaign event in Los Angeles, Walz addressed the accusations launched by his GOP critics, specifically Marine Corps veteran and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, who alleged that
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—Rebecca Cooke came out ahead in the Democrats’ closely fought primary in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District. The Associated Press declared her the victor at 10:45 p.m. local time. With 90 percent of the total tallied, she had 49.2 percent of the vote, a 7-point lead over her chief rival, state Rep. Katrina Shankland.
Winners have emerged from primaries across “America’s Dairyland,” Wisconsin. One is Eric Hovde, the Republican businessman now slated to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in November. “Thank you, Wisconsin! I look forward to earning everyone’s support this November. We’ve got a country to go save,” Hovde wrote on X soon after the polls closed
The request came after a federal appeals blocked part of the $475 billion program. Texas told the Supreme Court on Aug. 10 that it wants to press on with a pending emergency application to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed student loan relief plan even after a federal appeals court blocked key parts of
President Joe Biden said he is “not giving up” on efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East despite threats from Iran and increased regional tensions. The president made the comments when he arrived in New Orleans via Air Force One on Tuesday. When asked if the potential for a ceasefire is waning,