Stephanie Akin
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California's Jackie Speier won’t run for another term
Speier, who survived a shooting as a congressional aide in Jonestown, chairs two House subcommittees and has battled for women's rights. → Read More
10 most vulnerable senators: Outspent Republicans overrun final list before election
If Democrats don’t retake the Senate, it won’t be for a lack of cash. Most challengers attracted record support from donors against vulnerable Republicans. → Read More
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders drops campaign for president
Self-described socialist Democrat made an impact on party policy with calls for $15 minimum wage and aggressive action on climate change. → Read More
Wisconsin governor postpones Tuesday’s elections until June
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday issued a last-minute executive order calling for a two-month delay of in-person voting for Tuesday’s elections. → Read More
Warren drops presidential bid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign Thursday as the once-sprawling and diverse field narrowed to a contest between Biden and Sanders. → Read More
Klobuchar ends presidential campaign, plans to endorse Biden
The Minnesota senator argued she could win in areas that had supported President Donald Trump but a fourth-lace finish in New Hampshire was her high point. → Read More
Tough political tactics are not criminal, ‘Bridgegate’ defendants argue
Lawyers for two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used a form of the “get over it” defense in an appeal to the Supreme Court. → Read More
Money flows to Kansas Senate campaign with Pompeo out of the race
Contributors were in wait-and-see mode, but Rep. Roger Marshall’s campaign reports $250,000 came in over three days after Pompeo decided not to run. → Read More
Florida Republican Ted Yoho announces he won’t seek a fifth term
Rep. Ted Yoho has decided not to seek reelection in a Florida district that President Donald Trump carried by 16 percentage points in 2016. → Read More
Despite Ukraine heat, Pompeo seen as front-runner if he seeks Kansas Senate seat
Analysts in Kansas say Trump’s secretary of state would be front-runner if he decides to run for Senate despite revelations in impeachmtent transcripts. → Read More
Is tight Kentucky governor’s race a sign of trouble awaiting McConnell in 2020?
Competitive race in red state excites Democrats, but Republicans say there's no comparison between GOP Gov. Matt Bevin and the Senate majority leader. → Read More
Gabbard won’t run again for House seat, stays in presidential race
Tulsi Gabbard, last House member still in the race for Democratic presidential nomination, said Thursday she would not seek reelection for her Hawaii seat. → Read More
After 184 years, Cherokees seek House delegate seat promised in treaty
President Andrew Jackson promised seat, but effort poses both moral and procedural questions, including whether Cherokees would get ‘super vote.’ → Read More
Vulnerable Democrat gets little heat over impeachment at town hall
Elaine Luria knew that many at the Virginia Beach church where she spoke Thursday night weren’t going like what she had to say about impeachment. → Read More
Even Joe Biden was once the upstart
Joe Biden was an unknown lawyer newly elected to the New Castle County Council when he started talking to people about his next move. → Read More
Republican Rep. Bill Flores to retire, continuing exodus from Texas ranks
Rep. Bill Flores said he would not seek a sixth term in 2020 and instead return to the private sector. → Read More
Her father just pleaded guilty to raping her. But Usha Reddi hopes that won’t define her Senate bid
Kansas Democrat Usha Reddi, who revealed that she was repeatedly raped by her father when she was a child, launched her campaign for Senate on Thursday. → Read More
Ben Sasse, one of the Senate’s last remaining Republican Trump critics, to seek reelection
Sasse tweeted out take-downs of Trump in 2016, but he has since tempered his criticism, and his approval ratings in Nebraska have risen. → Read More
Ben Sasse, one of the Senate’s last remaining Republican Trump critics, to seek reelection
Sasse tweeted out take-downs of Trump in 2016, but he has since tempered his criticism, and his approval ratings in Nebraska have risen. → Read More
The next Joe Crowley? Not us, these high-profile Democrats say
Liberal groups say they are pushing longtime Democratic incumbents to be tougher on President Trump, and more focused on climate change. → Read More