Conservative group runs digital ad to thank Heitkamp

A conservative advocacy group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers has announced a digital advertising campaign for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, whose seat is seen as vulnerable in the midterm election. The group Americans for Prosperity announced that it is running a digital advertisement for Heitkamp.

Politics | The Political Dog Daze of Summer – Sunday Political Brunch June 3, 2018

We've had blistering heat and humidity in much of the nation over the past week. Politics took a very brief break over the Memorial Day weekend, but with primaries and other political events this coming week, we're heading into the "dog days" or perhaps more fitting, the "dog daze" of summer.

Festival of the Arts concert series scheduled at International Music Camp

The International Music Camp's 2018 Festival of the Arts concert series in the International Peace Garden kicks off June 8. All events begin at 8 p.m. and are free and open to the public except where noted. All concerts will be held in the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts unless otherwise noted.

GOP may face uphill battle

It might be an uphill task for Republicans to unseat Democratic incumbents Gov. Tom Wolf and Sen. Bob Casey in November. But with the dust settled from the May primary election, state Republican Party Chairman Val DiGiorgio said he is excited to begin working on get-out-the vote campaigns for gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner and U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta.

Governor Brown Appoints Two District Court of Appeal Justices

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer as associate justice, Division Seven of the Second District Court of Appeal, and Judge Allison M. Danner as associate justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. Gail Ruderman Feuer, 58, of Los Angeles, has been appointed associate justice, Division Seven of the Second District Court of Appeal.

Cox might not be flashy, but hea s running an intriguing race for governor

Looking at the dismal political landscape for Republicans in California these days, I almost forgot that when I moved to Orange County from Ohio, the state actually had a healthy number of Republicans holding statewide office. In 1998, Pete Wilson was governor, Bill Jones was secretary of state, Matt Fong was treasurer, Dan Lungren was attorney general and Chuck Quackenbush was insurance commissioner.

Trump Allies Attack Rep. Gowdy Over FBI Comments

South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy is being hammered by President Donald Trump's allies after he said it was appropriate for the FBI to use an informant to investigate Russian activities during the 2016 presidential election and that the agency did not plant a spy in the Trump camp for political purposes despite the president's claims, Politico reports. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal attorney, on Thursday said Gowdy was "drinking the Kool-Aid," in buying the FBI's story.

Koch brothers group thanks Democratic senator facing tough reelection

Americans for Prosperity, a Koch brothers-backed political advocacy group, is running a digital ad thanking a vulnerable Democratic senator for her support of bank deregulation legislation ahead of the midterm elections. The ad, which launched Friday, thanks North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who is fighting to hold onto her seat in a state that Trump carried by 36 points in 2016, for cosponsoring a rollback of some Dodd-Frank Act regulations.

Conservative group runs digital ad for North Dakota Democrat

A conservative advocacy group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers has announced a digital advertising campaign for a North Dakota Democrat, whose seat is seen as vulnerable in the midterm election. The group Americans for Prosperity announced Friday that it is running a digital advertisement for U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

Trump factor looms large in races for state attorney general

In this May 23, 2018, photo, one of two Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run for attorney general in Colorado, Phil Weiser speaks during a campaign stop at a senior living community in Highlands Ranch, Colo. First-time candidate Weiser, a law school dean, explains in a TV commercial that he's running for attorney general because of President Donald Trump.

Crucial day at state political conventions

DFL delegates gathered here braced for a long day Saturday as three gubernatorial candidates vied for the endorsement, while Republicans in Duluth faced a choice of candidates that doesn't include former Gov. Tim Pawlenty. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer was the day's first speaker in Duluth.