Though several House Democrats called on Biden to drop his reelection bid throughout early July, Senate Democrats largely stayed mum, though some voiced concerns about the president publicly. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) was the first to call on Biden to leave the race on July...
based on their public slips, appearances, and missteps. It’s a race that once would have been hard to imagine or expect. Close as the contenders are in age, fans of one assert the opponent is in serious decline and that their favorite is not....
governor’s race by Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current August 1, 2024 by Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island CurrentAugust 1, 2024 Two years before the bell rings, Gov. Dan McKee and Helena Bounanno Foulkes are squaring off for what could be the premiere rematch for governor. In McKee’s corner ...
Senate in May 2013. Republican senators who supported him then would likely be asked to justify why they couldn't back him for the Supreme Court. [ 9 Current Affairs – February 2016 News 35: Prof. Yogesh Tyagi: New Vice Chancellor of the Delhi University President Pranab Mukherjee appointed...
But in the presidential race, that doesn't all accrue to President Biden's benefit — or entirely hurt his opponent, former President Trump. Here's why: First, while it is important, abortion isn't seen nearly as important as the economy and inflation for likely voters. In fact it trails...
who resigned the day after the election. Polls indicated a close race, but it turned out to be a rout for Labour. The Conservatives took 331 of 650 seats in the House of Commons, an increase of 24 seats from the 2010 race. Labour won 232 seats, 26 fewer than in 2010. Nick Clegg'...
Peronist Néstor Kirchner, the former governor of Santa Cruz, became Argentina's president in May 2003, after former president Carlos Menem abandoned the race. Kirchner vowed to aggressively reform the courts, police, and armed services and to prosecute perpetrators of the dirty war. Argentina's...
Presidential elections held in April 2007 pitted Socialist Ségolène Royal against conservative Interior MinisterNicolas Sarkozy, the nominee for the Union for a Popular Movement. Late in the race, centrist candidate Francois Bayrou emerged as a contender. Sarkozy, with 30.7%, and Royal, taking 25.2...
because it plays on his credibility and therefore his leadership on terror."He's saying he could run a better war on terror than Bush, but his Senate career shows he has either a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of intelligence or at least doesn't believe it's important," ...
Interestingly, over time, Byrd’s views on race evolved; so that by the time he died in 2010, he was hailed as not only the longest-serving member of the Senate and longest-serving member of Congress in American history, but one of the liberal icons of the U.S. Senate who became a...