Blinken: 2 years into Biden term, US ‘in a better place’
January 20, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) —
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that two years into President Joe Biden’s administration, the United States is “in a better place in the world” and better positioned to address global issues including climate change, COVID-19 and dangerous opioids.
Palin resumes court battle with Times after COVID illness
February 4, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin’s libel suit against The New York Times went to trial Thursday in a case over the former Alaska governor’s claims the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Chris Christie aims to shape future for GOP and for himself
November 27, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie is everywhere.
The former New Jersey governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate denounced “conspiracy theorists” during a September appearance at the Ronald Reagan Library in California.
Buttigieg at crossroads after poor finish in South Carolina
March 1, 2020 GMTRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — The window is closing for Pete Buttigieg's longshot presidential campaign...
For Obama and Patrick, a long friendship and political bond
November 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Deval Patrick was in need of a pep talk.
He was staring down reelection as Massachusetts governor in 2010, in the midst of a sluggish economic recovery that would ultimately contribute to sweeping Democratic defeats across the country...
Publisher confirms Halperin book despite intense criticism
August 19, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Mark Halperin's planned book about the 2020 election has been officially announced amid protests that the "Game Change" co-author hasn't earned a second chance since facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment...
Planned book by Mark Halperin faces widespread criticism
August 19, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A reported book deal for Mark Halperin, the "Game Change" co-author and political commentator who has faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment, is being greeted with widespread outrage...
Democrats uneasy about potential Howard Schultz bid
January 28, 2019 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — For a businessman who grew a small coffee roaster into an inescapable global chain, who ensured that even his part-time workers had benefits and who has given about $150,000 to Democratic campaigns, former Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz is generating tepid — or even hostile — responses within the party as he weighs a presidential bid in 2020...