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Joe Kent, center, a Republican who is challenging Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., for her seat in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, speaks during a "Justice For J6" rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kent has openly displayed ties to far-right and extremist organizations in his election run. That includes groups that have drawn law enforcement scrutiny over their involvement in the Jan. 6. insurrection (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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GOP's links to extremism surface in congressional primary
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Tue,07/26/22-11:15PM , 416 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional candidate whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable loss helped him win former President Donald Trump's support has connections to right-wing extremists, including a campaign consultant who was a member of the Proud Boys.
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A man holds a sign as community members walk around Vander Veer Park during a march following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 26, 2022, in Davenport, Iowa. Democrats and their aligned groups raised more than $80 million in the week after the Supreme Court stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion. The flood of cash offers one of the first tangible signs of how the ruling may energize voters. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP)

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Democrats swiftly raised $80M after court overturned Roe
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-4:13PM , 342 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first week after the Supreme Court stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion, Democrats and aligned groups raised more than $80 million, a tangible early sign that the ruling
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U.S. Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt speaks to supporters after securing the nomination during a runoff against Congressman Mo Brooks on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Tue,06/21/22-10:03PM , 247 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican who was backed by Donald Trump at the last minute prevailed on Tuesday in an Alabama Senate runoff. But in neighboring Georgia, the former president's losing streak deepened.
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Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, speaks at the Taney County Lincoln Day event at the Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Mo., April 17, 2021. Greitens, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, has posted a campaign video ad on Twitter that shows him brandishing a long gun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

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Facebook removes GOP Senate candidate's 'RINO hunting' video
By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press
Mon,06/20/22-12:42PM , 196 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook on Monday removed a campaign video by Republican Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens that shows him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he's hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only.
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