Nearly 14% of Michiganders voted “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, with 40% of the vote counted by 11 p.m. Eastern Time. The sizable protest vote is a sign of serious frustration with President Joe Biden over the White House’s policy in Gaza, and a potential warning for the November election in a … Read more
Democrats at the state level are pursuing an ambitious six-year plan to control half of state legislative chambers by 2030, according to a new strategy memo released Monday and shared first with HuffPost. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party arm in charge of winning state-level elections, plans to dedicate roughly a third of its … Read more
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CHARLESTON, S.C. ― Donald Trump easily won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on Saturday, handing Nikki Haley an embarrassing defeat in her home state and bringing him one step closer to officially becoming the GOP’s 2024 nominee for the White House. Trump’s victory in South Carolina was never really in doubt. The former president … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Donald Trump said on the eve of South Carolina’s GOP presidential primary that his criminal indictments ― he faces 91 charges across multiple cases ― are boosting his appeal with Black voters. Addressing the Black Conservative Federation’s Honors Gala on Friday evening, the former president brushed off the federal and state charges … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Donald Trump said on the eve of South Carolina’s GOP presidential primary that his criminal indictments ― he faces 91 charges across multiple cases ― are boosting his appeal with Black voters. Addressing the Black Conservative Federation’s Honors Gala on Friday evening, the former president brushed off the federal and state charges … Read more
John Deaton, a Republican cryptocurrency attorney who announced he was challenging Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday, repeatedly used a racial slur in a memoir published last fall while recounting his impoverished Detroit upbringing. The fifth chapter of his book, “Food Stamp Warrior,” features repeated uncensored uses of the N-word, as Deaton — who is … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. There’s no mystery about who will win Tuesday’s presidential primaries here in my home state of Michigan. But there’s some drama on the Democratic side, because of the push for “uncommitted” votes to demonstrate anger with President Joe Biden over his support … Read more
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) is taking hits from all sides in California’s increasingly contentious Senate race, facing an onslaught of TV advertising backed by wealthy donors who are seeking to ensure that she doesn’t qualify for the top-two runoff election against front-runner Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in next month’s primary. On Monday, a super PAC … Read more
House Republicans voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ― not for any legitimate reason, but because they really want to help Donald Trump look tough on immigration issues ahead of the November presidential election. The final vote was 214 to 213. A handful of Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the effort: … Read more
