Maryland Governor Larry Hogan accused the Republican National Committee of overprotecting President Trump from a fair primary challenge, but left the door open for a 2020 bid of his own.
He said the RNC and the Trump campaign have become far too entangled as the president is pushing for re-election.
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The Democratic National Committee has issued updated cybersecurity recommendations meant to prevent the party from falling prey to hackers like happened during the 2016 elections, a report said Friday.
Politico reported that the DNC distributed a six-page “security checklist” containing various steps for campaigns to take to safeguards their devices …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the House will vote Tuesday to overturn President Trump’s border emergency declaration, and vowed there are enough votes to clear her chamber.
Democrats officially announced the legislation in a conference call, saying they already have nearly 230 co-sponsors, which signals more than enough …
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – There are 23 new United States citizens following a naturalization ceremony held in the gymnasium of a Vermont middle school.
The people from 13 countries took the oath of citizenship Thursday at the Edmunds Middle School in Burlington.
Vermont Public Radio reports friends, families and students …
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he has instructed his government to assist convicted drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s family in seeking humanitarian visas to visit Guzman in the United States.
Lopez Obrador said Friday that during a visit last week to Guzman’s hometown …
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska lawmaker is looking to help a southeastern county pay a $28 million federal judgment owed to six people wrongfully convicted for a 1985 slaying.
Sen. Myron Dorn of Adams is a former chairman of the Gage County Board. The county has had to raise …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend a meeting of the National Governors Association.
Lujan Grisham spokesman Tripp Stelnicki said the governor planned to attend a panel discussion Friday related to the work of female governors and return Sunday.
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegalese President Macky Sall is seeking a second term in office and hopes to win re-election Sunday in the first round.
He’s touting big infrastructure projects completed under his leadership including paved roads and the gleaming new international airport.
Critics, though, say he may coast to …
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The gender equality initiative Time’s Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against her son.
The group on Friday issued a statement explaining why Lisa Borders stepped down from the organization that was formed last year in response to sexual misconduct …
MOSCOW (AP) – A Moscow court has extended the detention for the American arrested at the end of December for alleged spying.
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, was detained in a Moscow hotel at the end of December. His arrest raised speculation that he could be swapped for one …
