[ad_1] Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon and Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, are part of a group of lawmakers unveiling a bipartisan bill banning lawmakers from trading stocks. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images A bipartisan group […]

[ad_1] Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer demonstrates signature verification for early voting ballots to a tour group of Republican women on June 3 in Phoenix. Richer himself faces primary challengers this month. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX — Maricopa County in Arizona — […]

[ad_1] Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad speaks during a press conference in March in association with the World Liberty Congress to urge action on political prisoners around the world, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Masih Alinejad is lucky […]

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Wisconsin Watch. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Wisconsin Pastor Matthew Trewhella has an affable routine when he’s trying to persuade government officials to abolish abortion, ignore gun laws and question election […]

[ad_1] From his perch in the nation’s highest office, the president has positioned himself as the underdog—against elected Democratic representatives. Ad Policy Democratic presidential candidate former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a primary night election rally in Columbia, South Carolina, Saturday, February 29, 2020.(Matt Rourke / AP Photo) After a weeklong bout of near-hibernation, […]

[ad_1] Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer shares her leadership philosophy in her new book, True Gretch: What I’ve Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between. Simon and Schuster hide caption toggle caption Simon and Schuster Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is staying by President Joe Biden’s side, and despite growing concerns over Biden’s age and mental […]

[ad_1] Alaska lawyer Joshua Kindred speaks during a judicial nomination hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, U.S. December 4, 2019. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/via Reuters hide caption toggle caption U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/via Reuters A federal judge in Alaska resigned this week after investigators concluded he […]

[ad_1] Democrats remain divided on how to handle President Biden’s campaign missteps. Party leaders like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, say they back Biden, but even Schumer’s close deputy Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, (left), is among the members questioning Biden’s ability to be the party’s nominee. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption […]

[ad_1] Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference suspending her presidential campaign on March 6 in Charleston, S.C. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is releasing all 97 of her delegates and […]

[ad_1] Texas leaders promised that the ban, enacted 10 months before Roe was overturned, would “save” newborn lives. Ad Policy A protester at Trafalgar Square following the abortion ban in Texas, on October 2, 2021, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Hasan Esen / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Before thousands of anti-abortion protesters at […]