After a night of primary victories, Clinton looks ahead
By LISA LERER and CATHERINE LUCEY Sweeping to victory in four key primary contests, Hillary Clinton has solidified her hold on the Democratic nomination, allowing her to begin the work…
State elections
Democratic mayor to challenge GOP’s Rand Paul in Senate race
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray filed to run for Rand Paul’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, giving Paul a viable challenger and complicating his bid for re-election as he lags in…
Arizona students must pass US citizenship test on civics
By BOB CHRISTIE Arizona high school students face the nation’s first requirement to pass the U.S. citizenship test on civics before they can graduate after the legislation sailed through the…
PASADENA, Texas emerges as new battleground on voting rights
By PAUL J. WEBER When the movie “Urban Cowboy” made this refinery town famous in 1980, the honkytonk Gilley’s was booming and wannabe cowpokes from the white Houston suburbs flocked…
JAKARTA GOVERNOR WINS INDONESIAN PRESIDENCY
By NINIEK KARMINI and ALI KOTARUMALOS Presidential candidate Joko Widodo, center, gestures after a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, who captured the hearts of…
Romney tries to re-emerge as force in GOP politics
By STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this May 30, 2014, file photo, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney greets supporters before speaking at a rally for Iowa Republican Senate candidate…
Some black Miss. Dems supported GOP’s Cochran
By JESSE J. HOLLAND FILE – This June 30, 2009 file photo shows Vicksburg, Miss. Mayor, then-State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg speaking at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. With sending…
DEMOCRATS WORK TO RAISE NUMBER OF FEMALE GOVERNORS
By STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan speaks at an Emily’s List town hall discussion entitled “Madam President” in Manchester,…