Lashrecse Aird is challenging incumbent state Sen. Joe Morrissey, a disbarred defense attorney who has faced a number of personal scandals and who has not been clear on what, if any, restrictions he would support or oppose.
The crowd of potential GOP primary voters in New Hampshire responded to Trump’s attacks on E. Jean Carroll, who won a civil suit against him Tuesday, with laughter.
A nine-member jury returned the verdict after hours of deliberations in a civil trial that began in late April and spanned several weeks.
‘Politics doesn’t make it easy to be a parent’: Mothers in office hope a new report about representation draws attention to the challenges they face.
Supporters will be racing against the clock to get enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot. Then, the campaign will need to mobilize Democrats and rope in independents and moderate Republicans.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, said that more attention to the issue was sparked when Native women won election to decision-making roles.
Several Republicans are making the rounds in the Midwest state ahead of the party’s first-in-the-nation caucus there early next year.
The political fight in Tennessee extends beyond the expelled lawmakers and includes four Black women who are no strangers to protest, politics or partnership.
The abortion ban, which now goes to the governor, could severely curtail already limited access in the South. And if they all vote together, Republicans could override a veto.
The Michigan Democrat belongs to a Protestant denomination that’s part of a broader evangelical movement and thinks her 2022 win can be a blueprint as the share of Democrats who are Christians has dropped.