Lots of cash. First in the polls. California’s Senate race is Adam Schiff’s to lose
Adam Schiff looked like a front-runner when he first announced he was running for the US Senate more than a year ago, and he hasn’t stopped looking like one since.
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Amid Lebanon Bloodshed, Key House Democrats Say U.S. Must End Israeli 'Culture Of Impunity'
A group of prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives has urged President Joe Biden’s administration to end the “lack of U.S. enforcement” of human rights law as the country continues its military support for Israel — suggesting an Israeli “culture of impunity” is driving bloodshed in the Palestinian territories and in Lebanon, which Israel invaded earlier this week.
AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced articles of impeachment Wednesday against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito over their refusal to recuse themselves from certain cases.
Democrats Aim for a Breakthrough for Black Women in the Senate
Carol Moseley Braun, one of only two Black women to have been elected to the Senate in U.S. history, was in Paris on Wednesday when she was informed that another Black woman, Angela Alsobrooks, had won the Democratic nomination for an open Senate seat in Maryland.
Lawmakers Urge DEA To Stop Dragging Its Feet On Weed
A group of 20 Democratic lawmakers urged the Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday to “promptly” remove marijuana from the federal government’s list of restricted drugs, where it currently sits in the same category as heroin.
Angela Alsobrooks Picks Up Senate Endorsements After Opponent Uses Racial Slur
Five Black Democrats in the House of Representatives have endorsed Angela Alsobrooks in the party’s Senate primary in Maryland after her main opponent, Representative David Trone, used a racial slur in a House hearing.
Rep. Katie Porter Says She Regrets Calling California Senate Race 'Rigged'
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) said Tuesday she regrets saying the California Senate race she lost was rigged against her ― a comment that landed her in hot water given its echoes of election conspiracy theories.
Meet the woman Rep. Barbara Lee literally passed the congressional baton to
When Lateefah Simon, a congressional candidate for California’s 12th District, stopped by outgoing Rep. Barbara Lee’s election headquarters in Oakland on Super Tuesday, she intended to bring well wishes to the veteran congresswoman in her run for the U.S. Senate.
Katie Porter’s star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California.