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Texas congressional challengers target GOP’s Tony Gonzales, Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrat U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was trying to keep her seat in Congress on Tuesday, months after losing a bid to become Houston’s mayor. The campaign was among a few competitive House races in Texas for Tuesday’s primaries, including for Republican Rep. Kay Granger’s open seat. Along the Texas-Mexico border, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hudson reelected to Arkansas Supreme Court; chief justice race too early to call
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Justice Courtney Hudson has been reelected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in a victory that will also hand Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders a new appointment to the court. Hudson defeated Circuit Judge Carlton Jones in the race for position two on the seven-member court. The two were running to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Stewart wins Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law, has won the Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice. Stewart defeated Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, to secure the GOP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Sen. Ted Cruz awaits winner of Democratic primary after clinching the GOP nomination
By Paul J. Weber And Sean Murphy, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrats in search of flipping a U.S. Senate seat were watching Texas closely on Super Tuesday to see whom voters nominate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, whose underdog challengers have cast as vulnerable after a narrow margin of victory in 2018. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL player and three-term ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore’s win marks big change in state’s congressional delegation
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore won the Republican nomination for Congress in the state’s 14th District on Tuesday, starting what was expected to be a thorough shake-up of the U.S. House delegation. The 14th is one of three congressional districts expected to flip from Democrats to Republicans in the November election after the state’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore wins Republican 14th US House District nomination
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore won the Republican nomination for the 14th U.S. House District in North Carolina on Tuesday, aided by Republican lawmakers who redrew the district to help the Kings Mountain lawyer get to Washington. The district is one of three expected to flip from Democrats to Republicans in the November election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor
By Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground in 2024. Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela sets its presidential election for July 28 as the opposition candidate remains barred
By Regina Garcia Cano And Jorge Rueda, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s highly anticipated presidential election will take place July 28 ““ the birthday of the country’s late fiery leader Hugo Chávez ““ officials announced Tuesday, plowing ahead with a tight campaign season that deepens doubts over the participation of the opposition’s leading candidate as well as of international observers. President Nicolás ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haitian leader who was mysteriously absent arrives in Puerto Rico on his way home to quell violence
By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – It’s the one question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is the prime minister? The embattled Ariel Henry, who assumed power following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, has been notably absent since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New obstruction of justice crimes levied against Sen. Bob Menendez in rewritten indictment
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – New obstruction of justice crimes were added Tuesday to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife that allege they accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for favors the senator carried out to assist three businessmen. The charges were in a rewritten indictment returned against the Democrat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haitian prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as he tries to return home to quell gang violence
By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told The Associated Press that Ariel Henry landed late in the afternoon at the Luiz Muñoz MarÃn International Airport in the capital of ... Read More »
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