Randy Bryce has won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s first district, beating public school teacher Cathy Myers. The district is currently represented by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Bryce shot to national prominence last June, when his announcement video challenging Ryan to switch jobs with him went viral. He was endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
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Month: August 2018
BREAKING: Ilhan Omar wins primary to replace Keith Ellison in Minnesota’s fifth district
Ilhan Omar has won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s House race to replace Rep. Keith Ellison.
Omar, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was the first Somali-American legislator in the United States. The district has been safely Democratic for decades, making a victory for Omar in November likely. She and Rashida Tlaib, who won her congressional primary in Michigan last week, will be the first Muslim women elected to the U.S. House.
Omar was endorsed by t...
BREAKING: Christine Hallquist wins primary, becomes first transgender gubernatorial nominee
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist has won Vermont’s Democratic primary race, becoming the first openly transgender gubernatorial candidate from a major political party in the United States.
At the time of publication, she was leading the four-person pack by about 25 percent. She will face incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November.
BREAKING: Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont primary election. #APracecal...
BREAKING: Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries sue the Trump administration over work requirements
Three Arkansas residents with Medicaid health insurance are suing the Trump administration for approving an 80-hours-a-month work requirement, as the policy jeopardizes their coverage and livelihood.
This is the second lawsuit filed in federal court against the Trump administration’s work requirements. The first was against Kentucky’s, and plaintiffs scored a victory there when a federal judge temporarily blocked the 20-hours-a-week work requirement in June.
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The Myers-Bryce Online Personality Test for Wisconsin Democrats
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN — “It’s funny living in the same town as Paul Ryan, because every time he burps or farts the media is all over us,” says Paula, a server at the Eagle Inn Family Restaurant.
Paula doesn’t have internet at home, and half-boasts that her cell phone is 16 years old. But when I tell her who I’m here to see, she nods knowingly.
Randy Bryce is just as familiar a name to her as it is to you, if not necessarily for the same reasons. His viral video campaign...
The Health 202: Health-care competition in Charlottesville a dramatic example of Obamacare’s resilience
The law's not actually dead.
Trump signs defense bill but snubs the senator the legislation is named after — John McCain
Trump frequently publicly disparages the senator, although usually not by name, by alluding to his vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
This Illinois Independent candidate bills himself as pro-choice. But there’s a catch.
Voters in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district will have an alternative to incumbent Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski and Republican nominee Arthur Jones, the former head of the American Nazi Party — and his name is Justin Hanson.
Hanson, a write-in Independent candidate, says on his website that the “campaign was formed to take a stand against an avowed member of the Nazi Party who seeks to capture this District’s seat in Congress.” But in addition to provi...
Republican congressman launches extremely dishonest attack on Medicare-for-All
Jared Golden, a Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives who is running for Congress, supports Medicare-for-All. As made obvious by the very phrase “Medicare-for-All,” Golden wants to extend Medicare-style health coverage to every American. If you currently have Medicare, Golden thinks you should keep Medicare. If you don’t currently have Medicare, Golden thinks you should be able to have Medicare.
Nonetheless, a new ad by Golden’s opponent, Re...