Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is trying to hold off her Republican rival, Adam Laxalt, as both parties shovel money into a pivotal contest defined by two of this year’s top issues.
Tag: Obama, Barack
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Top Democrats Question Their Party’s Strategy as Midterm Worries Grow
Leading lawmakers and strategists are openly doubting the party’s kitchen-sink approach, saying Democrats have failed to unite around one central message.
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Distressed Democrats Look to Obama to Boost Turnout
The former president is hitting the campaign trail, beginning in Georgia on Friday night, to try to help Democrats energize voters and regain momentum in key Senate races.
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Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68
Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles.
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The Fiery Brilliance of Obama’s Lost Book Manuscript
At Harvard Law, he wrote a blistering manifesto he never published. Its searing advice could help Democrats escape their current political quagmire.