Jan 02 Conservatives seek to purge 200,000 from voter rolls in Wisconsin By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A conservative law firm on Thursday asked a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt and fine its members $2,000 a day until it immediately purges more than 200,000 voters from the rolls, a move Democrats are fighting… Continue reading
Jan 02 Hillary Clinton given role at Queen's University in Belfast By Associated Press The university said Thursday that Clinton was appointed to a five-year term in the largely ceremonial post. Continue reading
Jan 02 Castro drops out of Democratic presidential race By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro is ending his run for president. Continue reading
Jan 02 Presidential candidate Bennet unveils $6 trillion agenda By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Michael Bennet says his "Real Deal" is more realistic than the sweeping proposals of more liberal contenders for the Democratic nomination who have out-polled him. Continue reading
Jan 02 Sanders and Trump surge, Biden rebounds in fundraising race By Will Weissert, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that his campaign had raised an impressive $34.5 million in the final three months of last year, while former Vice President Joe Biden rebounded from a summer slump with a respectable $22.7 million. Continue reading
Jan 01 Child care poses roadblock for candidates vying for 2020 elections By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Experts predict a large number of women will again run for office in 2020 like they did in 2018, and child care remains a hurdle for many of them. Continue reading
Jan 01 Pete Buttigieg raised more than $24.7 million in last quarter, campaign says By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press In a memo from campaign manager Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg’s campaign said on Wednesday it had received more than 2 million contributions from over 733,000 people and had raised $76 million since he launched his bid for president. Continue reading
Jan 01 Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market By Associated Press President Donald Trump was vague about what the plan would entail but suggested “certain flavors” in cartridge-based e-cigarettes would be taken off the market “for a period of time."… Continue reading
Dec 31 Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state's new marijuana legalization law. Continue reading
Dec 31 Sanders says he'll enact national clean water standards for PFAS By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders said as president, he will create national clean water standards for PFAS and other chemicals in an effort to guarantee clean drinking water “as a human right.”… Continue reading