Daniel Beatty 
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the winner from taking power. Supporters of that attack launched a campaign against local election offices, chasing out veteran administrators and … Read more
A House Democrat who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is criticizing the decision to kick him off the ballot. On Thursday, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed the former president from the ballot, citing the clause of the 14th Amendment that prohibits individuals who … Read more
Maine became the second state to bar Donald Trump from its primary election ballot on Thursday after the state’s secretary ruled that the former president’s attempt on January 6, 2021 to overturn the legitimate 2020 election made him ineligible to hold office. Just hours later, California — which has 54 electoral votes, and where election … Read more
With the books closed on 2023 it’s fair to say it was a year filled with turmoil both domestically and internationally. The nation began the year with egg prices sitting at historic highs, struggling to overcome the lingering impacts of inflation, and dealing with increased energy prices driven by COVID-19 recovery and a war in … Read more
With a major deadline to repay a pandemic era loan on the horizon, Rod Castro says he feels like he’s performing a “juggling act” while trying to figure out the best way forward. “I haven’t written myself a paycheck or cashed a paycheck in about three months,” he told CBC News. “Right now, all we’re doing … Read more
If the decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot in Maine stands, declared candidate and die-hard Trump supporter Vivek Ramaswamy will withdraw his own name, he vowed this week, and he challenged the other Republican candidates to do the same or be considered “complicit.” MSNBC on Saturday played clips of some of … Read more
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Abby Sewell | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu … Read more
A U.S. destroyer patrolling in the Red Sea Saturday shot down two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen while it was responding to a report that a commercial vessel was itself struck by a missile, U.S. authorities said. According to U.S. Central Command, the container ship Maersk Hangzhou — which is Danish-owned but … Read more
A Colorado Republican lawmaker is asking a state judge to block a new tax credit increase from taking effect because, he alleges, the state House’s speaker violated constitutional procedure during last month’s special session on property taxes and other relief. Rep. Scott Bottoms, of Colorado Springs, filed the suit in Denver District Court Thursday against … Read more
In October, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign released an ad targeting working-class families in his home state of Pennsylvania. Titled “Never Left,” the nostalgic ad featuring childhood photos of a young Biden aired in the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton markets as part of a $25 million campaign, according to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. “He grew up … Read more
