Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor's race features men who took different paths
Read full article: Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor's race features men who took different pathsFront-runners for North Carolina's major-party nominations for governor in next month's primaries have taken dramatically different paths to prominence.
Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeks
Read full article: Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for the past two weeksResidents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures.
Minnesota Democrats set emergency meeting in response to melee at Minneapolis political convention
Read full article: Minnesota Democrats set emergency meeting in response to melee at Minneapolis political conventionMinnesota Democratic leaders will convene an emergency meeting Thursday evening to respond to the chaos that broke out during a convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race.
Minneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic Party
Read full article: Minneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic PartyThe Minnesota Democratic Party says it will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to nominate candidates for a Minneapolis City Council seat.
EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
New special counsel has long career confronting corruption
Read full article: New special counsel has long career confronting corruptionThe prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes.
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
Read full article: Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and despite facing two unresolved allegations of sexual assault he’s pressing forward with a bid for governor.