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As recount looms in key NC Senate race, candidate questions Republican state auditor’s impartiality :: WRAL.com
A North Carolina legislative candidate is questioning the state’s ability to fairly count ballots in his race because the state’s top election watchdog endorsed his opponent. Sam Page leads Senate leader Phil Berger by two votes in the Republican primary for the state’s 26th Senate District, which covers Rockingham and Guilford counties. Page had 13,077 votes and Berger had 13,075…
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Key takeaways from the House hearing on Minnesota fraud with Tim Walz and Keith Ellison
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the state’s Attorney General Keith Ellison faced questions from the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing that focused on the state’s massive fraud scandal and the Trump administration’s recent immigration surge. The questions largely fell along party lines. Republicans asked about the fraud scandal, while Democrats focused on the immigration crackdown, which the…
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How election day went awry for Dallas County voters
It’s Tuesday — election day in Dallas County — and an hour has passed since polls opened for a pivotal set of primaries. At Fretz Park Library on the north side of the city, roughly 90 voters have come and gone. Yet, if the poll workers had to guess, only 15 ballots had been cast. “Most people don’t know their…
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Senators clash over Iran war resolution as vote approaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is headed toward a vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, gives lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional…
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Trump administration could order U.S. manufacturers to make more munitions amid Iran war
WASHINGTON — Concerns over depleting munitions used to defend American forces in the Middle East may lead the Trump administration to force defense companies to produce more weaponry quickly, according to three people familiar with the discussions. In private briefings with Congress, Trump administration officials have discussed the prospect of invoking the Defense Production Act to accelerate the production of…
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Israel believes Iran war could last months, testing U.S. resolve
NEW YORK — U.S. and Israeli officials are privately casting doubt on projections from the Trump administration that the war with Iran could end within a matter of weeks — instead warning that a months-long campaign may be required to destroy the country’s ballistic missile capabilities and install a pliant government, multiple sources told The Times. The prospect of extended combat creates…
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Lawmakers demand answers on Trump administration’s Iran war strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions flared as questions mounted at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for war with Iran as lawmakers demand answers over the strategy, exit plan and costs to Americans in lives and dollars for what is quickly becoming a widening Middle East conflict. Trump officials made their case at the Capitol during…
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California Democratic leader urges weak gubernatorial hopefuls to bow out
Fearing the prospect of a Republican winning California’s gubernatorial race, state Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday urged his party’s candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out. “It is imperative that every candidate honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign,” Hicks wrote in an open letter to the politicians vying to replace termed-out…
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Trump has cornered himself with his war in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal
Donald Trump has trapped himself in his war with Iran by announcing that his intention is regime change. That uncertain objective is linked to his most urgent objective at home. While pursuing regime change in Iran, he is desperately attempting to stop regime change through the midterm elections. He needs a swift victory in Iran to avoid a quagmire, but…
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Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here’s what the Trump administration has said motivated the strikes.
Before the U.S. launched its military offensive against Iran on Saturday, President Trump had expressed frustration with the progress of talks about Iran’s nuclear program and deployed an “armada” to the Middle East. But said he had not said much about the reasons why the U.S. would conduct a bombing campaign against the regime. Mr. Trump on Monday articulated the reasons…
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