2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1076+ words) By MICHELLE L. PRICE and LISA MASCARO Republicans know they are up against history, which traditionally rebuffs the party in power during midterms, but they’re relying on Trump’s personal appeal to voters. Vance, with a primetime speaking slot right before the…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (813+ words) A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (638+ words) Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell Generating Plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep it operating. Environmental groups and three states — Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota — went to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (782+ words) The recent departure of Venezuela and Chad brings the number of countries to pull out of the court in the past year to five, joining Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The surge in withdrawals comes as the ICC faces hostility…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (676+ words) By JACQUELINE GANUN and JONATHAN J. COOPER The Democratic Senate nominee from Michigan was a frequent punching bag during this week’s GOP convention, where a steady stream of Republicans singled him out. They attacked his progressive views, his ties to a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (728+ words) “I don’t really like the way he looks,” Trump told the laughing crowd in Paxton’s home state of Texas. But never mind that because “he was our greatest attorney general and he deserves to go to the United States Senate....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (547+ words) The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the country’s voting map....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1450+ words) Republican Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez is looking to hold onto his corner of California in Assembly District 36, which includes Imperial Valley and parts of Riverside County. Although he earned the most votes (44.6%) during the June primary, he’s now trailing Democrat Ida…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (262+ words) My Republican friends haven’t tired of this carnival-barker act and tell me not to take him literally. However, sometimes the president details his policy views that seem too serious to ignore. For instance, he recently detailed his thinking on trade,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (287+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Election officials warn that it’s impossible to comply with those terms, especially with the first mail ballots arleady being sent out in Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The panel of three judges nominated by…...