The Chicago Tribune wasn’t exaggerating in the slightest when it recently described the crowded Democratic primary to replace disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., in Illinois’ scandal-plagued second congressional district as “a varied and fascinating” field. How else might one describe a sixteen-candidate field that […]
State Rep. Carl Sciortino, whose state legislative district includes parts of Medford and Somerville, announced on Friday that he plans to seek U.S. Rep. Edward Markey’s seat in the state’s fifth congressional district if the state’s longest-serving congressman wins the June 25 special election to […]
U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny Davis endorsed former state Representative and Cook County Chief Administrative Officer Robin Kelly yesterday in the crowded 2nd congressional district special Democratic primary. Kelly is one of sixteen Democrats competing in the February 26 primary to replace disgraced former […]
Allyson Schwartz, a five-term Democratic congresswoman representing a suburban Philadelphia district, is seriously eyeing a bid for governor of Pennsylvania next year. Word of Schwartz’s potential candidacy was confirmed late last night by Rachel Magnuson, her chief of staff, at a meeting of the party’s […]
Getting a brief jump on his rivals, Sen. Alan Cranston of California launched a long-shot bid for the White House thirty years ago this week in the marble-columned Senate Caucus Room — the same place that George McGovern had announced his antiwar candidacy more than a […]
An investment in the Cayman Islands could spell trouble for Jack Lew, President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, when he appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. At issue are Lew’s previous holdings — estimated to have been between $50,000 to $100,000 — in […]
Conservative activist Seth Grossman is seriously contemplating a challenge to popular New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the state’s June 4 Republican primary. It’s a daunting task. Grossman, an Atlantic City lawyer and radio talk show host, said that he will make his decision shortly. […]
Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who is now working as a regular contributor on Fox News, is launching a short speaking tour, his office announced earlier today. The short speaking tour will take the 16-year House veteran and two-time presidential candidate to Santa Barbara and Oakland, […]
Vermont’s Bernie Sanders, the progressive firebrand and longest-serving independent member of Congress in American history, introduced legislation on Thursday to prevent U.S. corporations from sheltering income in the Cayman Islands and other offshore tax havens. Every year, said Sanders, corporations and wealthy Americans are “avoiding more […]
If the donuts don’t get him, his Democratic opponent might. “Leaders lead and real leadership means hearing the voices of the other New Jersey,” declared State Senator Barbara Buono on Saturday in kicking off her long-shot bid to unseat popular Gov. Chris Christie. “The hardworking men and […]
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