WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s a wife, mother and lawyer, an advocate for children and military families, and first lady of the United States. Now Michelle Obama has added a new gig: magazine editor. The first lady was “guest editor” of the July-August issue of the women’s magazine, More. It was a first for both … Continue reading
DENVER (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday, June 10, that if his wife is elected president he will stop giving paid speeches and, if she asks, step down from the foundation that bears his name and has fueled attacks against her during her nascent campaign. The Clintons have been criticized for raking in … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie faulted his party Wednesday, June 10, for its unwelcoming tone at times to minority voters. In a speech to a Latino Coalition small business conference, the potential Republican presidential contender also boasted about getting 51 percent of the Hispanic vote in his re-election as governor. Christie portrays … Continue reading
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has launched a sweeping national jobs program — for her presidential campaign. In the eight weeks since she announced her run for the White House, Clinton’s campaign has deployed roughly 100 organizers nationwide and opened 15 offices in early-voting states. That’s far more than any other candidate … Continue reading
BERLIN (AP) — Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush is warning Russia that if he becomes president, the U.S. will do more to tamp down Vladimir Putin’s aggression, especially in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and to “isolate his corrupt leadership from his people.” But Bush did little to tip his hand on what those steps … Continue reading
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday, June 9, that he won’t run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Sen. Harry Reid. The announcement ends speculation that the popular Republican would enter the race and clears the way for another top-tier GOP candidate to join with his … Continue reading
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — The rival leaders of Cyprus attended a theatrical play on Monday, June 8, that implores the divided island’s Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities to confront the wrongs of a tortured history to drive home their shared commitment for a reunification deal. In an added touch of symbolism, Nicos Anastasiades, the 69-year-old president … Continue reading
HOUSTON (AP) — Republicans struck back Friday, June 5, against Hillary Rodham Clinton’s suggestions that they have attempted to disenfranchise voters systematically. They accused the Democratic presidential front-runner of running a divisive campaign and favoring lax controls on voting. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a potential GOP presidential candidate, said in Concord, New Hampshire, that … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeb Bush is stepping into the Republican race for president, finally taking his place — after months of hints and relentless fundraising — amid an unwieldy field of GOP candidates unlike any in recent memory. The son of one president and brother of another, the former Florida governor has the rank of … Continue reading
HOUSTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton accused potential Republican presidential rivals such as Jeb Bush of Florida and Scott Walker of Wisconsin on Thursday, June 4, of trying to make it more difficult for millions of Americans to vote, laying down an early marker on voting rights in her Democratic presidential campaign. Clinton, in one … Continue reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers advanced a right-to-die bill Thursday, June 4, giving hope to those who want the nation’s most populous state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives under doctor’s care. The state Senate passed the measure 23 to 14, sending it to the Assembly with a vote that … Continue reading
ADDISON, Texas (AP) â Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, June 4, pledging to “end an era of failed leadership” and hoping this campaign will go better than his last one. The longest-serving governor in Texas history when he left office in January, Perry made … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee plans to formally open his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, June 3, setting off on a quixotic political quest that has left even some of his closest allies scratching their heads. Chafee, a former Republican turned independent who joined the Democratic Party two years … Continue reading
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Leading Republican presidential prospects faced off at an event Tuesday in battleground Florida, a state that could prove pivotal to the Florida heavyweights seeking the nomination, not to mention any rival who manages to win here instead. Jeb Bush, a former two-term Florida governor, and Florida’s junior Sen. … Continue reading
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Turnout for Tuesday’s, June 2, special election runoff to fill a vacant congressional seat in north Mississippi was sparse in some areas, but strong in the county that is home to the longshot Democratic candidate. Republican Trent Kelly and Democrat Walter Zinn are vying to serve most of a two-year term … Continue reading
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The latest from an economic conference in Florida where some of the leading Republican presidential candidates and likely candidates spoke Tuesday, June 2, 2015: ___ 4 p.m. (EDT) Jeb Bush says those who criticize the government’s surveillance powers are going to wish they were in place if the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the biggest donors and fundraisers in the Republican Party, still uncertain who should get their support in 2016, are sprinkling their money around a presidential field that grows by the day. The largesse born of their indecision has a notable exception: Rand Paul. The Kentucky senator has aggressively tried … Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will travel to South Carolina for the first time in nearly five months on Tuesday, June 2, part of a two-day swing through the state that’s likely aimed as much at gathering information as it is about campaigning. The trip kicks off a busy month of … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday, May 30, that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is “wrong” on his efforts to end post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against suspected spies and terrorists. Bush, a likely GOP presidential candidate in 2016, called for the reauthorization of the Patriot Act enacted under the … Continue reading
DOVER, Del. (AP) — He was the privileged son of a longtime U.S. senator and two-term vice president, yet Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III was no stranger to personal adversity. When he was only 3, just weeks after his father, Joe Biden, had been elected to the Senate, the younger Biden was seriously injured … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — He infuriated his party leaders by almost single-handedly delaying the extension of the Patriot Act. Now, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is fighting to transform his recent Capitol Hill victory into momentum with the voters who will select the next president. Tangling with a complicated issue that divides the public, Paul does not … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is blaming his own party for the rise of the Islamic State group. The freshman senator from Kentucky said Wednesday, May 27, that the GOP’s foreign policy hawks “created these people.” That assertion led potential 2016 rival Bobby Jindal, Louisiana’s governor, to say Paul was unqualified to … Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) — President Barack Obama is in South Florida to raise money for the Democratic Party for the 2016 presidential race. Obama was attending two fundraisers Wednesday, May 27, at the Miami homes of supporters who raised thousands of dollars to help re-elect him in 2012. About 30 supporters contributed up to $33,400 apiece … Continue reading
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A look at where former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum stands on some key issues as he opens his race for the Republican presidential nomination: IMMIGRATION Santorum, who often talks about being the son of an Italian immigrant, opposes a pathway to citizenship for those living in the country illegally. He … Continue reading
CABOT, Pa. (AP) — Conservative culture warrior Rick Santorum launched a 2016 White House bid on Wednesday, vowing to fight for working-class Americans in a new election season that will test his influence — and focus on social issues — in a changing Republican Party. The former Pennsylvania senator may have exceeded his own expectations … Continue reading
