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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

President Trump’s move was unprecedented and came against a former top US official who has been vocally critical of him.  Christine Hallquist defeated three other Democrats to earn the party’s nomination in the governor’s race.   She made history after capturing the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont, making her the first openly transgender candidate to get a major-party gubernatorial nod in US history.

President Trump’s move was unprecedented and came against a former top US official who has been vocally critical of him.  Christine Hallquist defeated three other Democrats to earn the party’s nomination in the governor’s race.   She made history after capturing the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont, making her the first openly transgender candidate to get a major-party gubernatorial nod in US history.

President Trump’s move was unprecedented and came against a former top US official who has been vocally critical of him.  Christine Hallquist defeated three other Democrats to earn the party’s nomination in the governor’s race.   She made history after capturing the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont, making her the first openly transgender candidate to get a major-party gubernatorial nod in US history.

Rep. MORE (D-Minn.) is projected to win the Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney general in a race that was marked by late-breaking allegations that he abused an ex-girlfriend, which he denied. Ellison defeated four Democrats running in the primary to replace Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, a Democrat who’s running for governor, the Associated Press reported.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a staunch ally of MORE, has secured the GOP nomination for Kansas governor after his rival conceded Tuesday night following a hotly contested Republican primary. The state's sitting governor, Jeff Colyer, conceded to his hardline conservative rival a week after the race remained too close to call with all precincts reporting before counting provisional ballots. “This election is probably the closest in America, but the numbers just aren’t there unless we go to extraordinary measures.” Colyer served less than a year in office aft

MORE “that dog” on Twitter on Tuesday morning, intensifying a debate about his combative and often crude language. Critics saw the tweet as racially charged given that Manigault Newman — a former contestant on NBC’s “The Apprentice” who has just published a deeply critical book about the president — was one of the few prominent African-Americans working in the White House. During Tuesday’s media briefing, Sanders said that Trump was “equal opportunity” in his willingness to launch fiery attacks on virtually anyone, regardless of race or gender. Others noted that he h

Democrats rode a wave of firsts on Tuesday, becoming in Vermont the first major party to nominate an openly transgender woman for governor, while potentially picking the first African-American Democrat to serve in the House from Connecticut. They were among the big highlights from a round of primaries across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont that also featured Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim woman who emerged as the Democratic nominee for a House seat currently held by another Muslim, Rep. MORE (D-Minn.). Likewise, in Minnesota, Sen.