by Alex Duner and Ethan Cohen | Feb 10, 2016 | Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The ballroom at Marco Rubio’s campaign party was full, but as the networks counted more and more votes, the room got quieter and quieter. Rubio was hoping for a second place showing in New Hampshire, leaving the Granite State as the clear...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 10, 2016 | Health & Science, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON – Better police training and specialized criminal justice procedures could cut down on the disproportionately high numbers of mentally ill people who wind up in the nation’s courts and jails, several criminal justice experts told a Senate committee...
by Celena Chong | Feb 10, 2016 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — An agricultural coalition is urging Congress to promote free trade with Cuba by lifting the 55-year-old trade embargo by the end of this year. President Barack Obama has already lifted the ban on travel to Cuba, made licenses to export commodities...
by Alex Duner | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Walking the snowy streets of Manchester, New Hampshire, Ryan McKnight is part of the quadrennial ritual of knocking on doors to convince primary voters to support a candidate, in this case Republican Ted Cruz. But McKnight represents a new breed of...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 8, 2016 | Politics
Ben and Jerry are in New Hampshire today, but they’re not selling ice cream. They’re pitching a 74-year-old candidate for president – their old pal Bernie Sanders. In a recent interview, they recalled Sanders’ first election victory – a sqeaker. “I remember...
by Alex Duner and Ethan Cohen | Feb 8, 2016 | Politics, Topics
MILLSFIELD, N.H. — Most motorists driving north on Route 26 in New Hampshire would roll through Millsfield without realizing it. The unincorporated township doesn’t have a stoplight, let alone a post office or grocery store. It has a single restaurant, a small beef...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 4, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the midst of a deepening investigation of the ongoing public health crisis in Flint, Michigan, U.S. House Republicans Wednesday looked past local and state failures and focused on indicting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While members of the...
by Nick Hagar | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
With the wild ride of the Iowa caucuses behind us, it’s clear that few accurately predicted the outcome on the Republican side. Most of the major pollsters missed calling the Cruz’s victory: FiveThirtyEight didn’t see it, nor RealClearPolitics nor even the vaunted Des...
by Alex Lederman | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Members of the Freedom Caucus urged other Republican lawmakers Wednesday not to negotiate with Democrats, or play games on a budget deal. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said at the Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit that Republicans must break the...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
President Barack Obama made the first visit of his presidency to a U.S. mosque Wednesday, traveling to the Islamic Society of Baltimore — which includes a house of worship, K-12 school and health clinic. Follow along as we live blog Obama’s speech starting at...
by Alex Duner | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
One of the most telling statistics from Monday’s Iowa caucuses was the margin with which Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton among young caucus goers. Entrance polls found that voters ages 17 to 29 overwhelmingly preferred the 74-year-old socialist candidate, 84...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential campaigns should spend more on hiring and turning out people of color as the electorate grows more diverse, a Center for American Progress fellow said Tuesday. In an event at the left-leaning think tank, author Steve Phillips said...
