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November 2, 2018

Andrew Gillum's Florida Governor bid mired in anti-Semitism accusations, links to radical Palestinian group

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s bid to become Florida’s next governor has been mired with anti-Semitism allegations, with revelations of his extensive ties to a radical far-left group associated with Palestinian terrorists, putting an obstacle to his victory.

October 30, 2018

New Jersey legislature votes to investigate after Gov. Murphy hired staffer despite rape claim

Both houses of New Jersey's state legislature on Monday voted to commence a special commission to look into why a campaign aide to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy scored a plum job in his administration despite an accusation he raped a woman in an apartment last year.

October 27, 2018

Obama slams Trump, Republicans while urging Midwest crowds to vote

Former President Barack Obama leveled his most direct criticism of President Donald Trump on Friday in speeches in Detroit and Milwaukee while stumping for Democratic candidates.

October 24, 2018

Blue-state gov Cuomo paints GOP opponent as Trump's 'Mini-Me' during only debate before election

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo went nasty against his Republican challenger Marc Molinaro, making President Trump his beating stick, while the Democrat was accused of widespread corruption on Tuesday, the only scheduled debate before next month’s election.

October 23, 2018

Cuomo’s campaign to ‘bankrupt’ NRA by targeting insurance program spreads to more states

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is finding new allies in his campaign to “bankrupt” the National Rifle Association, as three additional states follow his call to take legal action against the gun-rights group’s insurance program.

October 4, 2018

Arizona Dem governor candidate's top staffer plagiarized his US congress campaign website

Arizona Democratic Governor candidate David Garcia’s political director has plagiarized significant portions of his campaign website when he ran for U.S. Congress, becoming the latest staffer causing the embarrassment for the Garcia’s bid to unseat Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.

September 30, 2018

California's Jerry Brown signs tough net-neutrality bill, prompting Justice Department lawsuit

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring internet providers to maintain a level playing field online.

September 28, 2018

Man finds Mississippi governor's wedding ring in 'old couch' decades after it went missing, gov says

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday said he’d gotten back his original wedding ring, decades after it first went missing, after someone found it “in an old couch.”

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh confirmation vote should be delayed due to 'sickening' assault allegations, some GOP governors say

A few Republican governors have called on the Senate to delay or take the time to carefully investigate the multiple sexual assault allegations that have recently been levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

September 21, 2018

Obama, at Pennsylvania rally, urges voters to 'restore some sanity to our politics'

Former President Obama took the stage at a Pennsylvania rally on Friday in an effort to help Democrats regain control of Congress and stressed the need to vote in the upcoming midterms: “On Nov. 6, you have a chance to restore some sanity to our politics.”