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Former GOP chairs back bid to move up Michigan's presidential primary

DETROIT — Two former chairmen of the Michigan Republican Party are throwing their support behind the effort to make the state one of the earliest to cast ballots in the presidential primary calendar.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Watergate Inspires Scandal Terms around the World

Around 50 years ago, a failed robbery took place at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington. Since then, the building has been linked to many scandals, including one that was revealed by the Washington Post and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

In DC, Pritzker, Lightfoot pitch DNC on Chicago bid to host 2024 Democratic convention

Top DNC officials also met on Friday with representatives from New York, Houston and Atlanta, the other cities bidding for the convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

‘No presumption of success’: South Carolina Democrats ready to defend early presidential primary date

WASHINGTON — A potential shakeup to the Democratic presidential nominating process could give South Carolina a rare chance to move up the party’s primary calendar and boost its standing with future White House candidates.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 5, 2022

Latino Democrats say Spanish-language campaign needed on gun control

The killing last week of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, renewed calls for stricter gun control.

Axios · Jun 2, 2022

GOP planning ‘army’ of poll watchers and lawyers to descend on blue districts

Poll challengers can force voters to answer questions about residence and voting status

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

New York jumps in race to host 2024 Democratic National Convention: Big competition for Chicago

Four cities bid for the 2024 Democratic convention by the Friday deadline: Chicago, New York, Houston and Atlanta.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2022

Six party committees raised $60 million in April according to recent FEC reports

Six major political party committees raised a combined $1.1 billion in the first sixteen months of the 2022 election cycle. In April, the committees raised $60 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. 

Ballotpedia · May 24, 2022

"Why didn't Trump stop" antifa on Jan 6?

"Why didn't President Trump whip into action? He didn't tweet, he didn't call off the dogs. Why was that?"

Salon · May 23, 2022

Atlanta to bid to host 2024 Democratic National Convention

ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Friday that Georgia’s capital city would compete to host the 2024 Democratic nominating convention, which would give one of the nation’s premier battleground states an even more prominent role in the next race for the White House.

Tribune News Service · May 14, 2022