[ad_1] Shomari Figures, a Democrat who worked in the Justice Department, will face Caroleene Dobson, a lawyer and Republican political newcomer, this November for Alabama’s Second Congressional District seat, according to The Associated Press. The two candidates won primary runoff elections Tuesday in the district, which was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last … Read more
[ad_1] The Walt Disney Company and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida have reached an agreement over control of a special tax district that includes the Disney World theme park in Orlando, the company said Wednesday. “We are pleased to end all pending litigation in Florida state court,” Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World, said … Read more
[ad_1] Before a standing-room-only crowd in an office building in Southeast Washington on a recent night, Tonya Fulkerson, a veteran Democratic fundraiser, described the shooting that erupted last year in broad daylight on her Capitol block. of the United States. “People hid behind cars to avoid being hit by bullets,” he said. These days, Fulkerson … Read more
[ad_1] A case accusing former President Donald J. Trump and his allies of trying to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia veered Thursday into the details of prosecutors’ romantic and financial lives. – their sleeping arrangements, vacations and private bank accounts – in an unusual and highly controversial hearing. Lawyers for Trump and his … Read more
[ad_1] He found his sudden fall all the more disconcerting because, for years, he had been one of the city’s main local power brokers. He was elected five times to six-year terms, mostly without difficulty, and powerful New Orleans politicians, black and white, eagerly sought his endorsement. However, his hands-off attitude in the district attorney’s … Read more
[ad_1] Rep. Lauren Boebert, the far-right firebrand, faced eight Republican opponents Thursday night in a debate in the new Colorado district she is seeking to represent in Congress. After barely managing to win re-election in Colorado’s Third Congressional District against a Democrat in 2022, he is running this year in a much more conservative district, … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Prince of Potomac Yard talked about water. “When I first came to this site,” Ted Leonsis said Wednesday, “and stood on top of the roof of the building next door and looked out, we forgot the power of two rivers flowing directly into this community. And iconic real estate is incredibly … Read more
[ad_1] Georgia Republicans have proposed new congressional maps that would create an additional majority-Black district in the state while targeting a Democratic congresswoman. Rep. Lucy McBath, whose 7th Congressional District encompasses a large swath of Gwinnett and Fulton counties in Atlanta’s northeastern suburbs, would see her home district written into heavily Republican territory well north … Read more
[ad_1] When Chip Hemphill is hunting with his friends for whitetail deer and hogs, he usually doesn’t find himself arguing over who is second in line for the presidency. His wife, Kathleen, barely mentions politics as she oversees archery lessons at Hoot & Holler Archery, her shop in Bossier City, northern Louisiana. But this week, … Read more
[ad_1] The Moreno Valley Unified School District has agreed to pay $27 million to the family of an eighth-grade student who died in a bullying incident four years ago at Landmark Middle School. Attorneys representing Diego Stolz’s family announced the settlement Wednesday. Diego Stolz was 13 years old when he died. A graphic video of … Read more