WASHINGTON — Russia is determined to interfere in the November Congressional elections in the United States, top intelligence officials warned on Tuesday. Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia sees the midterm elections as “a potential target for influence operations.” “Foreign elections are critical inflection points that offer opportunities for […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a political maelstrom over Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore, whether to join prominent Republicans in trying to force him to end his candidacy in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations from four decades ago. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan and two former Republican presidential […]
WASHINGTON — Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore is rebuffing a growing number of calls for him to abandon his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in the wake of allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago when he was a local prosecutor in his early 30s. Moore told political supporters Sunday […]
Tuesday delivered a string of high-profile victories for Democrats in gubernatorial races. Democrat Ralph Northam decisively won the Virginia governor’s race in what had become a nail-biter of a contest, defeating Republican Ed Gillespie in the election to replace outgoing Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe. Northam, currently Virginia’s lieutenant governor, held a comfortable lead in many […]