Angela Alsobrooks Wants to Be Maryland’s First Black Senator
Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland’s newly chosen Democratic nominee for Senate, is familiar with firsts.
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Seeking History in Maryland, and Zombie Campaigns Linger: Primary Takeaways
Hundreds of thousands of voters in Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska went to the polls on Tuesday, weighing in on primaries whose results pointed to a desire for moderation, achievement and diversity, and a rejection of the political power of money.
White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War
Just 18 months ago, White House and Pentagon officials debated whether Russia’s forces in Ukraine might collapse and be pushed out of the country entirely.
Why AP called Maryland’s Senate primaries for Alsobrooks and Hogan: Race calls explained
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan the winners in their primaries for the U.S. Senate in Maryland on Tuesday.
Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon?
70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom — still stands.
House Republican Don Bacon Puts Down Right-Wing Challenge in a Biden District
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, a mainstream Republican, on Tuesday easily fended off a primary challenge from a right-wing businessman, advancing to what is expected to be a tight re-election contest in a competitive district won by President Biden in 2020.
Biden Administration Is Giving $1 Billion In New Weapons And Ammo To Israel, Congressional Aides Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.