Senator’s daughter wins Democratic nod in closely watched race to replace outgoing Dem incumbent

Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, won a Democratic primary early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District — a high-profile race that’s attracted a crowd of Democratic candidates. Her victory tees up a critical race Democrats need in order to win control of the House of Representatives as the district’s … Read more

European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr

Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation Not all that long ago, Europe was a beacon of liberal idealism. One memoir recalls it as an era “comfortably saturated with confidence in the unfailing and binding power of tolerance and conciliation”. The economic system seemed obviously preferable … Read more

Trump gave $45,000 to Natalie Harp and other White House aides as holiday gifts

The president’s substantial holiday gifts to four White House aides were made public via financial disclosures released by the administration Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration, including $45,000 to executive assistant Natalie Harp. Communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of … Read more

State of play: Retiring Dem senator’s daughter holds slight lead in closely watched race

Two candidates — Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Maura Sullivan, an Obama-era official — remained locked in a Democratic primary race early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. The contested race remains too close to call as both Shaheen and Sullivan, the two frontrunners, vie for a … Read more