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CONCORD, N.H. — In a surprise announcement, longtime Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire says she won’t seek re-election to the House of Representatives this year. “I always said I was not going to stay in Congress forever — I will not be seeking re-election in 2024,” the six-term representative in the key general election battleground state said in …

NBC News’ dramatic decision to hire and then immediately fire former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel in the span of four days shows just how far left the media juggernaut has drifted in recent years, particularly as the 2024 presidential election steadily approaches. On Friday, the network announced McDaniel would be joining the Peacock family as a political analyst across all …

Donald Trump won a huge legal victory with hours to spare – but you wouldn’t know it from much of the coverage. A striking number of anchors and pundits, especially on MSNBC, reported Trump’s appeals court victory when it broke on Monday, but soon were describing it as a bad ruling and lamented the fact that once again he seemed …

Maryland’s newly elected Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, who many believe has ambitions for higher office, was thrust into the national spotlight on Tuesday and reacted to the first catastrophic event on his watch when a container ship toppled a bridge causing several deaths. “This morning, our state is in shock and I want to take this moment to speak directly …

Longtime Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who many refer to as a “moderate” Democrat that often works across the aisle, has a voting record in lock step with President Biden nearly 100% of the time, sparking allegations of hypocrisy from his opponents. Brown, who began serving in the U.S. Senate in 2007, is often referred to in media publications as a …

A new national poll indicates that Republicans are more enthusiastic about former President Trump returning to the White House than Democrats are about President Biden serving another four years in office. But Trump stirs more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans, according to the findings in an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey. Fifty-four …

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., cuts a different figure in the U.S. Senate. And we’re not referring to his hulking, 6-foot-7, nose tackle frame. Or Fetterman’s signature, ever-present hoodie. We’re talking about Fetterman crafting a distinct image in the Senate. Not a “progressive,” as most voters thought. A Democrat who is willing to endorse most of H.R. 2, the House’s strict …

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that “we got to make sure that funding is not an obstacle” and that “we tear down any administrative barriers” to get the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore rebuilt as soon as possible. Buttigieg made the comment as divers are currently in the frigid waters of the Patapsco River searching …

A divided appeals court said in a late-night ruling that a controversial Texas immigration law cannot go into effect as the state appeals a ruling that blocked it. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the 2-1 ruling regarding Senate Bill 4 on Tuesday night, just a week after it had previously blocked the law, which – if enforced …

A local New Jersey Democrat is facing calls to resign from her post after she shared a meme on social media mocking Easter with references to drag and abortion. “Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children to worship,” said the meme shared by Glen Rock Borough Councilwoman Paula Gilligan on Instagram last week. …