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Biden to secure 200th judicial confirmation as election looms

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is set to secure U.S. Senate confirmation of his 200th appointment to the federal ...

Kentucky primary election results are in. Takeaways after voting

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Primary races decided Tuesday night around Kentucky have set the table for the general election in November. While no U.S. congressional incumbents ...

Maryland Democrats battle for party’s future — and control of the Senate

Politics
Amanda Smith

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Maryland’s Senate race was supposed to be a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. Instead, it’s ...

Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats, but not enough to put him in the Senate

Politics
Amanda Smith

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan, their former two-term Republican governor in a heavily ...

Trump-Appointed USPS Postmaster General Draws Republican Rebuke

Business
Jessica Roberts

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump during his last year in office, is receiving rare backlash ...

Mike Braun wins Indiana GOP governor nod, with Jim Banks lined up to succeed him in the Senate

Politics
Amanda Smith

Republican Sen. Mike Braun won the Republican nomination for governor of Indiana, NBC News projects, making him the favorite to succeed term-limited ...

Rich people are spending more than ever to run for Congress. A big test is coming in Maryland.

Politics
Amanda Smith

Wealthy office-seekers plowed more of their own money than ever into runs for Congress last year. Now, the biggest one of all ...

DeSantis says it protects beef industry

Trending
Sarah Wilson

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the ban on lab-grown meat not only protects the state’s cattle farmers, but also thwarts the ‘authoritarian ...

Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

Politics
Amanda Smith

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also ...

Trump says Republicans always wanted to leave abortion law to states. That’s false.

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is playing down the prospect of nationwide abortion restrictions, falsely saying Republicans have long sought to leave abortion ...