Democratic incumbents facing the toughest races this year have stockpiled major cash so far, far outstripping the financial resources of most potential Republican opponents, who still have to survive primaries for the right to face them in November. Leading the pack is a pair of senators who won office in 2020 special elections and are now seeking

President Joe Biden will host the leaders from Southeast Asia for a special summit May 12 and 13 that was postponed from last month. The announcement from the White House Saturday said the gathering with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will “build on” the October 2021 summit with the 10 countries. It was at last year’s meeting where Bide

Others familiar with the rollout stressed that O’Dowd’s team has privately been adamant he’s not trying to unseat freshman Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, who was appointed last year when Kamala Harris ascended to the vice president job. Instead, O’Dowd’s play for the Senate is likely being carried out as a cost-saving measure and to significantly en

“Adams, Mayor Adams,” New York City’s 110th executive told a 911 operator on Jan. 1, as he reported a street fight on his subway ride into City Hall. “Once a transit cop, always a transit cop,” the retired NYPD officer-turned-politician told reporters as he watched three men arguing on the sidewalk from a raised subway platform in Brooklyn. On his

Magazine WASILLA, Alaska — About 70 miles up the road from Sarah Palin’s home on Lake Lucille, there’s a propane, gift and souvenir store set behind a snowbank where Mike Carpenter, the owner, will turn on Newsmax, smoke a Winston White and say this about the state’s celebrity former governor: “One way you might describe Sarah Palin is she knows wh

Magazine In the summer of 2020, Ruth Ben-Ghiat was putting the final touches on her history of modern autocracy. She had to do it, though, without the benefit of knowing whether one of her most important subjects would remain in power come November. But she wasn’t exactly in the dark either. She had seen enough of Donald Trump’s behavior over the p

“This is not an easy endorsement for me to make because I like and respect some of the other candidates in the race — they’ve said great things about ‘Trump’ and, like me, they love Ohio and love our country,” Trump said in a statement. “I’ve studied this race closely and I think J.D. is the most likely to take out the weak, but dangerous, Democrat

The debate over what lines, if any, a firm should draw when it comes to the clients they represent is a continuous one in politics, popping up often during confirmation hearings for lawyers looking to take on government posts. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked another iteration of it, one taking place against the backdrop of a bloody war wit

The release comes before the April 18 filing deadline, and it marks a continuation of what had been a decades-old tradition of presidents voluntarily releasing their tax returns that had been broken by former President Donald Trump. The administration said the release demonstrates the president’s “commitment to being transparent with the American p

Pruitt’s move to make it official on Friday came after it was reported last month that he was weighing a run, according to CBS News, making calls to gauge support in a crowded Republican primary. Already, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, former Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W Shannon, Inhofe’s former chief of staff Luke Holland and state Sen. Nathan Dahm a

Magazine…If somebody had said they saw your mama (on 14th Street), you would take off your earrings, grease your face and be ready to call “Fight!” / Now if somebody says, “I saw your mama on 14th Street,” you’d say “Was she buying a latte or a condo?” — from the poem “Where I’m At” by Toni Asante Lightfoot WASHINGTON, D.C. — While walking my dog r

Magazine WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dominic Moulden landed in the historic Shaw neighborhood on his very first day in Washington. He can readily recall the exact date: June 1, 1986. On that day, he discovered a city, and a neighborhood, that just felt easy compared with his native Baltimore. This was, after all, the neighborhood that was home to famed, his

Magazine A metal fork clasped in his right hand, his left one holding the flimsy paper plate below, Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States of America, stared down at a piece of bland white dough, ready to puncture it with holes. It was Wednesday, midafternoon, and Emhoff was making matzo. More specifically, he was joining kids at Mi

Since the war began, it’s been uglier still. He delivered a sermon calling on Russians to rally around the authorities and “repel enemies both external and internal.” In another, he likened the battle to the struggle between the church and the antichrist. He’s said the war for “Holy Russia” has “metaphysical significance,” the conquest of Ukraine a

24 vehicles for firefighters and medics, as well as 50 tons of rescue equipment will arrive in Ukraine on April 15. This was announced on Twitter by French President Emmanuel Macron after a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "In support of Ukraine, our firefighters and rescuers will deliver 24 fire trucks and ambulances tomor