Jackie Kucinich
The Boston Globe
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Walsh helped avoid a rail strike, but now must mend Biden administration relations with angry unions
Martin Walsh, who had been a union leader before becoming mayor of Boston, has been in the middle of the Biden administration’s scramble to keep the trains running, while also trying to retain the support of organized labor that is crucial to the Democratic Party. → Read More
Seattle Is Ground Zero in Debate Over the Best Way to Vote
A crypto billionaire is backing a ballot initiative that would change the way Seattle votes. → Read More
Biden Calls for Laundry List of Gun Bills That Won’t Happen in Primetime Address to the Nation
Few of the president’s proposals seem to stand much chance of making their way through the Senate to his desk. → Read More
Mitch McConnell Is Pulling His Favorite Move After Mass Shootings
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is appealing to bipartisanship in the wake of the Uvalde massacre. That seems to be a recipe for nothing. → Read More
The Squad Gets Love From the Left—and Anger From Voters
They were hailed as heroes by the left, but back home many constituents weren’t clapping their hands for Squad members; they were scratching their heads. → Read More
Youngkin Sends McAuliffe Packing in Virginia Stunner
Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin has defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a state that Joe Biden won by 10 points only a year ago. → Read More
Congressman Who Flew to Kabul Demands Resignations in D.C.
Bill Clark/GettyOn Tuesday, Rep. Peter Meijer secretly flew to Afghanistan and viewed the chaos of the evacuation at Hamid Kharzi Airport firsthand. On... → Read More
‘Tiger Queen’ Carole Baskin Is On the Prowl for GOP Votes
Wearing cheetah-print pants, a cheetah-print blouse, and shoes with calico cats printed on the front, Baskin appeared at ease in her lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. → Read More
John Hickenlooper Flips U.S. Senate Seat With Colorado Win
The former governor never trailed in the polls or the money race. But he benefited, most of all, from the president’s deep unpopularity in his state. → Read More
Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Reports Say
The official announcement will come Saturday, kicking off what will likely be a fast, intense confirmation process that will ignite passion on both sides of the political aisle. → Read More
Kushner Thought Trump Wasn’t Campaigning Enough During COVID Crisis: Book
The president’s son-in-law comes under scrutiny in Bob Woodward’s latest book. And the portrayal isn’t all that flattering. → Read More
‘Too Little, Too Late’: Inside the Nation’s Worst Coronavirus Hotspot
Even in a state with aggressive coronavirus testing behind bars, inmates and their loved ones are terrified. → Read More
Trump Launched a Coronavirus Economic Council Without Telling Members They Were on It
If an economic recovery task force is composed of members who didn’t know they’d been placed on it, does it really exist? That’s the question President Donald Trump confronts a day after he and his staff announced a lengthy list of business heavyweights, labor leaders, celebrities, informal Trump advisers → Read More
An Anti-Sanders Group That’s Ticking Off Bernie Plans Another Round of Ads
Big Tent Project doesn’t have to reveal its donors even as it plows millions into taking down the Vermonter. → Read More
Buttigieg and Biden Strike Same Notes, Different Tones in One Town
Buttigieg drew Kennedy comparisons and won praise for not slamming Trump. Biden went the other route but vowed to help the nation “heal.” → Read More
Pelosi: House Will Proceed with Articles of Impeachment
For the third time in American history a president will face formal impeachment proceedings after the Speaker said she must act to stop Trump behaving like a king. → Read More
House GOP Lawyer Tried to Out Whistleblower in Bill Taylor Interview
Alex Wong/GettyThe lead impeachment inquiry lawyer for House Republicans named the alleged Trump-Ukraine whistleblower during a deposition with a key State Department witness. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor told the lawyer that he did not know the person and had not had conversations with → Read More
Democratic Rivals Tear Down Frontrunner Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Pipe Dream’ Plans
Now leading the polls, the Massachusetts Democrat took heat from all sides Tuesday night—and her opponents were no longer content to let her dodge the tough questions. → Read More
Trump Gets Ready to Ruin the Fourth of July
Trump’s decision to take control of the annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., immediately politicized the event. → Read More
Kamala Harris Shows She’s Here to Capture the Crown
It was clear from the California senator’s first answer at the faster-paced second debate that she was playing to win. But it was her exchange with Biden that will resonate most. → Read More