Tag: Political organizations
Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away...
Biden taps GOP former Sen. Jeff Flake for Turkey ambassador
President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican lawmaker who endorsed his 2020 run for the White House, to serve...
Pro-EU party in Moldova wins clear majority in election
CHISINAU, Moldova — A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority in the parliamentary election,...
Left-leaning groups pressure Schumer to act on voting bill
WASHINGTON — Dozens of left-leaning organizations are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a new vote this month on Democrats' sweeping voting...
EXPLAINER: Texas Democrats fled the state. Here’s why.
Texas statehouse Democrats fled Monday to the nation's capitol to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to...
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and...
Alaska GOP leaders endorse challenger to US Sen. Murkowski
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The leaders of Alaska's Republican Party on Saturday endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been one...
In Georgia, Kemp sets out to mend fractured GOP
ATLANTA — Brian Kemp often tells supporters to “keep choppin’ wood,” the way the self-described “country guy” urges a steady, deliberate approach. Yet the...
Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight
WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats gear up for another bruising legislative push to expand voting rights, much of their attention has quietly focused on...
Boston Pride, longtime LGBTQ parade organizer, shuts down
BOSTON — The longtime organizer of Boston’s Pride Parade is shutting down after 50 years.
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