Author: Tim Craig

Washington Post – Politics:

The measure he signed Monday was the second recent expansion of capital punishment; the first allowed non-unanimous jury verdicts in trial sentencing.

Washington Post – Politics:

What once was the nation’s bellwether swing state is now firmly red and potentially slipping out of reach for Democrats in the 2024 presidential contest.

Washington Post – Politics:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration said that the federal government’s involvement would be “counterproductive” and in violation of state law.

Washington Post – Politics:

Since Reconstruction, voters have elected just seven Black U.S. senators and two Black governors. This year, 16 Black candidates — 13 Democrats and three Republicans — are major party nominees for those offices.

Washington Post – Politics:

The Florida governor waded into the usually nonpartisan races, which have turned increasingly contentious.

Washington Post – Politics:

The Florida primary vote offers a lens into Democrats’ strategy against a rising star of the Republican Party.

Washington Post – Politics:

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to manage his statewide and national political fortunes will be complicated if Florida becomes an epicenter of the abortion battle.