Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hopes to show Democrats can win even if Biden is unpopular

by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Politics

Michael Swensen/Getty Images(CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky.) — Republicans are hoping to sink Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection bid on Tuesday by tying him to the widely unpopular President Joe Biden. But in this ruby red state that Biden lost by more than...

Gov. Youngkin makes final pitch to Virginia voters with education as top issue

by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(LEESBURG, Va.) — On Election Day eve, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin made his final pitch to voters at a rally, telling the crowd, “We have to stand up for our kids.” The Monday night event, hosted by Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorses DeSantis, giving him a needed boost

by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed Ron DeSantis Monday night at a rally in downtown Des Moines, injecting the Florida governor’s presidential campaign with a boost he hopes will narrow a poll deficit in a state on which...

Special counsel pushes back on Trump’s motions to dismiss Jan. 6 case

by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Politics

Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team filed a lengthy response Monday to former President Donald Trump’s motions to dismiss his federal election interference case on statutory and constitutional grounds, saying the...

Why Brandon Presley thinks he could pull off an upset win in the Mississippi governor’s race

by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — Third-generation pitmaster Brian Jackson knows a few things for certain. He knows how to perfectly smoke fall-off-the bone ribs, the kind that are famous state-wide, slicked just so with his grandmother’s...