SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is spending the closing weeks of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary making a simple case: she’s the candidate who wins. Stevens flipped a Republican-held House …
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South Florida’s Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A South Florida airport officially changed its name Thursday to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed …
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A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground state
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMADISON, Wis. — Over the last month, Democratic socialists have notched victories in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver. Now Francesca Hong, a single mother who has …
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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other …
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Trump returns from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not jet from Qatar
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy …
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Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in U.S. immigration sweeps
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration officer Tuesday marks at least the eighth death during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign, and the first fatality …
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state’s most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the …
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Nexstar launches its first subscription streaming service with The Hill Insider, aimed at political junkies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNexstar Media Group’s The Hill, the political web site that started as a free newspaper read in most congressional offices in Washington, is launching a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that …
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Graham Platner’s ruined campaign in Maine adds pressures for Democrats
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The campaign of U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner was buckling in Maine on Tuesday after he was accused of rape, injecting uncertainty into a contest that is central to determining …
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McConnell speaks to Republican leaders as speculation swirls about his health
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Senate’s top two Republicans have spoken individually to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to aides, as the former GOP leader remains in the hospital more than three weeks after …