Arizona Sen. Martha McSally is in a tough race against Mark Kelly, a former astronaut married to former Rep. Gabby Giffords. | Rick Scuteri/AP Photo Senate Republicans could lose nearly half of the women currently in their caucus come November after recently making painstaking gains — the latest potential blow to the party in the…
Chuck Schumer; Mitch McConnell (Getty/Salon) "Public polling showing Democrats doing well is backed up by what the parties are seeing in their own numbers” Matthew Chapman July 5, 2020 9:00AM (UTC) This article originally appeared on Raw Story On Saturday, writing for CNN, elections forecaster Harry Enten argued that it's not just public polls showing President Donald…
(Reuters) - Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath’s long-shot bid to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could help undermine Republican efforts to retain their majority in the chamber, even if the former Marine Corps fighter pilot fails to beat McConnell in November. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath speaks during a campaign event…
Masks became a political cause for some in the early months of the pandemic. A growing set of Republican leaders are suddenly pushing Americans to wear them.Vice President Mike Pence wearing a mask last week. President Trump has rarely worn one.Credit...Samuel Corum for The New York TimesJuly 1, 2020Updated 7:57 p.m. ETCHICAGO — Protesters marched…
Senate Republicans now know what he’s talking about. In the almost five months since that day, the coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 130,000 Americans and decimated the U.S. economy. Despite Congress’ approval of trillions of dollars in spending to combat the downturn, unemployment levels have soared to their highest levels since the Great Depression. Trump…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…