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Independent in key House race suspends campaign, saying he was 'pawn' in election fraud scheme
Read full article: Independent in key House race suspends campaign, saying he was 'pawn' in election fraud schemeA congressional candidate who says he was tricked by Democrats into running as a spoiler in a competitive House race in Minnesota is suspending his campaign and endorsing his Republican rival.
Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
Read full article: Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticketCongressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to help Vice President Kamala Harris and counter Republican Donald Trump.
Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majority
Read full article: Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident of holding majorityDemocratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection.
To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
Read full article: To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol HillThe Democratic Party has not fallen in line behind President Joe Biden, even after the events that were set up to reset his imperiled campaign and show everyone he wasn’t too old to be president four more years.
Man who attacked Minnesota congresswoman in her Washington apartment building gets 27-month sentence
Read full article: Man who attacked Minnesota congresswoman in her Washington apartment building gets 27-month sentenceA man who pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars.
US Rep. Cuellar of Texas is back at work after being carjacked by 3 armed attackers near the Capitol
Read full article: US Rep. Cuellar of Texas is back at work after being carjacked by 3 armed attackers near the CapitolU.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is back at work after being carjacked by three armed attackers less than a mile from the Capitol.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment building
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment buildingA man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February.
GOP stumbles with independents contributed to midterm woes
Read full article: GOP stumbles with independents contributed to midterm woesA sweeping national survey of the electorate, AP VoteCast, shows that Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38% of independent voters during last month's midterm elections.
Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions
Read full article: Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributionsLawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers.
Biden tries to reassure on COVID as he sells spending plan
Read full article: Biden tries to reassure on COVID as he sells spending planPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday went to Minnesota to pitch his completed infrastructure deal an a giant social spending bill that he’s still trying to get passed, but also found himself reassuring the nation he would fight the evolving COVID-19 threat without resorting to “shutdowns and lockdowns.”.
Even in death, pot candidate upends Minnesota US House race
Read full article: Even in death, pot candidate upends Minnesota US House raceThe Star Tribune obtained a voicemail that Weeks left for his friend, Joey Hudson, four weeks before Weeks died last month. “There are not that many third-party candidates running, and if you look at where they're running it's disproportionately in some of the most competitive districts in Minnesota,” Evans said. “The efforts of the marijuana legalization parties has been hijacked by Republican operatives seeking to game the system,” they said. Craig first ran for the seat in 2016, losing to a Republican by two points with a third-party candidate drawing nearly 8%. Two years later, without a third-party candidate, Craig beat the same Republican by 5 points in a rematch.
US Rep. Craig asks supporters to vote despite snag in race
Read full article: US Rep. Craig asks supporters to vote despite snag in raceIn a statement, Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig urged voters to mark their ballots in her race anyway. "You should continue to vote for the entire ballot, including for this congressional race. Simon said the special election would be Feb. 9. Craig hinted that a legal challenge to the special election may be getting planned. Someone could argue that the state law violates that federal law, he said.
Vulnerable Democrats air impeachment concerns to Pelosi
Read full article: Vulnerable Democrats air impeachment concerns to PelosiWASHINGTON (CNN) - Vulnerable House Democrats privately met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday to air out their views about the impeachment process with some still resistant to the notion about impeaching President Donald Trump. Rep. Angie Craig, a vulnerable freshman Democrat from Minnesota, who said earlier this week that she supported the impeachment inquiry said Pelosi and Democratic leaders mostly listened to the views raised by the lawmakers. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, told CNN that he wouldn't -- at this point -- vote for articles of impeachment. Rep. Anthony Brindisi, a freshman from New York, who has resisted calls for an impeachment probe, told CNN that he's "not yet" there on impeaching Trump. More than half the members of the US House of Representatives have said they support an impeachment inquiry, according to a CNN count.