The three incumbents running to keep their seats on Newport News City Council won re-election Tuesday. Of the three races, the one in the Central District was closest, with Councilwoman Pat Woodbury defeating Cleon Long by 75 votes, according to complete, unofficial election results posted by the Virginia Department of Elections. The department reported: […] Read more
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign raked in a whopping $25 million in January alone and will use the haul to bankroll ads and staff across the critical Super Tuesday slate. The Vermont senator raised more in January than in any other month in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, his campaign said in announcing the haul Thursday. […] Read more
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg unveiled a trillion dollar infrastructure plan on Friday, pledging to direct federal funds to state and local governments to revitalize the nation’s transport networks, clean water supply and broadband internet. “Under my administration, local governments will finally have a partner in Washington,” Buttigieg wrote in the plan. “As a former […] Read more
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that Republicans have not ruled out calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. In a Fox News interview, he also said the Senate trial should mirror that of President Bill Clinton, the last president to be impeached. “Fair is fair,” McConnell said. Trump was impeached in the […] Read more
Sterling took a dip on Wednesday as a respected voter poll raised the prospect of a hung parliament – in which no one party has a governing majority – arising from Thursday’s general election in the U.K. The pound weakened against the dollar, weakening to $1.3107 earlier on Wednesday before rebounding to $1.3151, after a […] Read more
President Donald Trump criticized House Democrats on Monday for scheduling a key impeachment hearing during his trip to London for a NATO meeting — 21 years after House Republicans conducted impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton while he was on several overseas trips. Trump accused Democrats in a tweet of “purposely” scheduling the first House Judiciary […] Read more
Roger Stone, a longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of lying to Congress and witness tampering as part of an effort to hide his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election. Stone, a self-described political trickster, was convicted of all seven criminal counts that he faced at his trial […] Read more
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is joining the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, expanding an already jammed field less than three months before nominating contests start. Patrick announced his candidacy Thursday morning in a video posted to YouTube. “So in a spirit of profound gratitude for all the country has given to me, and with a […] Read more
President Donald Trump is making his move to Florida official. His home state of New York may not let him go without a fight. The president, a Queens, New York, native, tweeted on Thursday night that he and his family will be making Palm Beach, Florida, their permanent residence. “I cherish New York, and the […] Read more
Billionaire philanthropist and liberal activist George Soros says Elizabeth Warren is the top Democrat in the field vying to take on President Donald Trump in 2020. “She has emerged as the clear-cut person to beat,” he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. “I don’t take a public stance, but I do […] Read more
