Author: Thomas Beaumont
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Crockett and Talarico ready for Senate debate as Democrats hope for breakthrough in GOP-heavy Texas
Democrats hoping to win a U.S. Senate race in Republican-heavy Texas are scheduled to debate Saturday, their first in a primary campaign that features a contrast of styles more than policy differences. The debate between U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico is set for 2 p.m. during the Texas AFL-CIO’s political convention…
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One issue is uniting Americans in a time of polarization, according to a new poll
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pessimism about the country’s future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is more optimistic about what’s ahead for the U.S., according to a new survey from the American Communities Project. And despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that crime is out of control in big cities, residents…
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Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say
The third-party presidential movement No Labels is expected to move this week toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election
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Trump rails against New York fraud ruling as he faces fines that could exceed half-a-billion dollars
Former President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million fine in his New York civil fraud trial
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Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity
WASHINGTON • Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign Sunday. “The truth is the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy if not for our cause,” Buttigieg told supporters in South Bend, Ind. “We must recognize that at…
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Leadoff Iowa Democratic caucus results delayed
DES MOINES, Iowa • The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results from the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus were delayed due to “quality checks” and new reporting rules, an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of doubt to an already uncertain presidential primary season. The statement came as Iowa voters packed caucus sites across…
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Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — With marching bands, drum lines, hundreds of yard signs and at least one fire truck, Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday. The event, a fundraiser for the Polk County Democratic Party and one of…
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Bennet set to visit Iowa ahead of presidential-race decision
DES MOINES, Iowa — Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet plans to travel to Iowa this month to meet with Democratic activists in the early presidential caucus state as he considers entering his party’s 2020 White House field, his aides said Thursday. The soft-spoken moderate plans to visit working-class Dubuque and nearby towns in northeast Iowa, the heart…
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Biden feels push to run against Trump in 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa • Shortly after Joe Biden boarded a recent flight from Washington to New York, a string of passengers began stopping at his seat in coach to deliver some version of the same message: Run, Joe, run. “We’re with you,” one said, according to a Democratic strategist who happened to be on the…
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Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about possible 2020 run
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race — even if it’s only a fantasy. Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a…