ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a friend’s company in exchange for kickbacks. Jurors reached the verdict Friday, following a trial that included testimony from Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s former colleagues, investigators
MADISON, Wis. — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the year on its heels. The primaries come a week after Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s divisive and
It was largely a good night for Trump-backed Republicans, who earned a few victories in their primaries. John James won Michigan’s Republican nomination for governor despite being heavily outspent by his wealthy opponent. Trump not only endorsed James but appeared on stage with him last week. In Kansas, Republicans opted for the Trump favourite for
Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, which exposed bitter divisions over the party’s direction. The former public health official is on course to beat moderate four-term Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. El-Sayed voiced support for progressive causes like universal
WASHINGTON — Just months before the midterm elections, Democrats hope to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump’s administration is the biggest threat to their rights and pocketbooks. But the party’s past debates over crime and safety threaten to undermine that pitch. Across the country, Democratic candidates are grappling with their previous positions calling
The setting is on the Pennsylvania battlefield. What is at stake is control of the House. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will unveil the party’s Fighting for an Affordable America agenda on Sunday, with the midterm elections 100 days away and working to focus voters’ attention ahead of November. In Pennsylvania’s 7th District, located in