Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins Ohio Republican Senate race: NBC News

Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins Ohio Republican Senate race: NBC News

US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, speaks before former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024.  Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images Donald Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno will win Ohio’s Republican Senate primary, NBC News … Read more

Ohio GOP Senate primary offers an early test of Trump’s endorsement strength

Ohio GOP Senate primary offers an early test of Trump’s endorsement strength

Ohio voters are at the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The competitive Senate seat in a red state is considered a must-win for Republicans who hope to regain control of the chamber in November. The race will also serve as an early measure of how much Donald … Read more

Biden targets ‘rent gouging’ landlords, as high housing costs 2024 race

Biden targets ‘rent gouging’ landlords, as high housing costs 2024 race

Democratic presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 22, 2020. RONDA CHURCHILL President Joe Biden will visit the battleground state of Nevada Tuesday to take aim at corporate landlords, who the White House claims are keeping rents artificially high even as overall inflation has eased. Biden’s attack on … Read more

What could Putin do over the next six years?

What could Putin do over the next six years?

Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd during a rally and a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Red Square in Moscow on March 18, 2024. Natalia Kolesnikova | Afp | Getty Images It was among the least surprising political events so far this year, but Vladimir … Read more

Small-dollar fatigue, major donor nerves

Small-dollar fatigue, major donor nerves

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a watch party event to mark the Super Tuesday primary elections at his Mar-a-Lago property, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 5, 2024.  Marco Bello | Reuters Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has begun to see warning signs that the small-dollar donors who fueled his last … Read more

Putin wins Russian election and talks about Navaln

Putin wins Russian election and talks about Navaln

Russian President Vladimir Putin was upbeat after winning a fifth term in power in Russia’s presidential election over the weekend. He chose the moment to make his first public remarks on the death of his political nemesis, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, mentioning his name for the first time in years. Putin won Russia’s presidential … Read more

Former Vice President Mike Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024

Former Vice President Mike Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 28, 2023.  Steve Marcus | Reuters WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he would not endorse his former boss for president in the 2024 election. Pence revealed the … Read more

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote

Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care for minors as GOP leaders seek the last vote

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas are close to banning gender-affirming care for minors over the Democratic governor’s expected veto after winning over previously skeptical GOP colleagues, fueling fears that success will encourage further attempts to roll back transgender rights. Supporters were confident Thursday that the Republican-controlled Senate would approve a bill that would … Read more

Putin sure to win but Kremlin wants a landslide

Putin sure to win but Kremlin wants a landslide

Vladimir Putin at a rally at Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin on March 18, 2018. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images There are no surprises over who will win Russia’s presidential election this coming weekend with incumbent, Vladimir Putin, set to win a fifth term in office, keeping him in power until at least 2030. The heavily stage-managed … Read more

Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans

Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans

Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures attends Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 at San Francisco Design Center on September 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty Images A Republican megadonor on Tuesday threatened to cut off campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a bill that could effectively … Read more