Trump confidant sees Michael Bloomberg as potential 2020 threat
Corey Lewandowski, an outside adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday he believes former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg could pose a stiff challenge to the president’s re-election in 2020 if Bloomberg were to run as a Democrat….
Jury to hear closing arguments in Manafort case on Wednesday
Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. government’s case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is on trial on financial fraud charges.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 15) – Vukmir, Johnson, Steil
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
As more women run for office, U.S. state legislatures are poised to change
(In Aug 15 story, corrects spelling of name in 11th paragraph)
Turnout in Minnesota, Wisconsin primaries surges to two-decade highs
Voter engagement in the 2018 U.S. midterm races remains feverish, primaries in notable swing states Wisconsin and Minnesota showed on Tuesday.
Midwest battleground states tap candidates for midterm elections
Voters chose nominees on Tuesday in the key battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota, setting up what are expected to be tight races as November’s congressional elections draw near.
Wisconsin, Minnesota races could serve as barometer of voter intensity
Voters had their say in primary races in the upper Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota on Tuesday, two key battlegrounds in November’s congressional elections that could determine control of Congress.
In first, transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
Vermont Democrats made Christine Hallquist the first openly transgender person to win a major party nomination for statewide office in U.S. history as she clinched Tuesday’s primary election for governor.
Trump ally Kobach wins Republican governor primary in Kansas
A staunch ally of President Donald Trump, Kris Kobach, won the closely contested Republican nomination for the Kansas governor’s race on Tuesday when incumbent Governor Jeff Colyer conceded the election.
Kansas Governor Colyer concedes Republican nomination to Kobach
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer on Tuesday conceded the closely contested Republican nomination for the state’s governor race to Kris Kobach, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump.
