Mar 05 Watch 6:32 California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura One of the most-watched non-presidential races on Super Tuesday was in California, where voters in the most populated state are deciding who should fill a U.S. Senate seat. The primary will determine whether the race is just beginning or essentially… Continue watching
Mar 05 San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones By Janie Har, Associated Press One proposition would compel treatment for adult welfare recipients who use illegal drugs if they want to receive cash benefits. The other proposition would grant police the use of drones and surveillance cameras, among other increased powers. Continue reading
Mar 05 Biden wins Iowa Democratic contest, AP says By Associated Press Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential nominating contest in Iowa. Continue reading
Mar 05 Arizona's Democratic Gove. Hobbs vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature By Associated Press Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill approved by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at a location other than a port entry. Continue reading
Mar 05 Court rules Florida's 'stop woke' law restricting business diversity training is unconstitutional By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Florida federal judge's August 2022 ruling that the so-called "Stop WOKE" act violates the First Amendment as it applies to businesses. Continue reading
Mar 05 Live updates: Super Tuesday Voters in 16 states and one territory are choosing presidential nominees. Some states are also deciding who should run for governor, senator or district attorneys. Continue reading
Mar 05 Hundreds of miles above Earth, 2 astronauts cast their votes By Associated Press Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara confirmed they had cast their celestial ballots in posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Being in space didn’t stop (O’Hara) and I from voting. Go vote today!” Moghbeli wrote. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: White House holds briefing after VA reverses internal memo banning V-J Day 'Kiss' photo By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Veterans Affairs secretary is reversing a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph showing a Navy sailor kissing a strange woman on the streets of New York at the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Arizona Sen. Sinema announces she won't seek reelection in 2024, avoiding 3-way race By Jonathan Coopersmith for The Conversation Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection. Continue reading
Mar 05 Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday By Jack Dura, Associated Press The White House hopefuls now turn their attention to Super Tuesday, when results will pour in from 16 states and one territory in contests that amount to the single biggest delegate haul of any day in the presidential primary. Continue reading