#Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed

#Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed

Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed MARION, Iowa — Presidential candidate Nikki Haley defended her proposal for mental competency tests here on Tuesday — in startlingly personal terms. Haley said that one critic of the proposal, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was “exactly the reason we need it.” Sanders,…

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#Battle lines form in Democrats’ race for Feinstein seat

#Battle lines form in Democrats’ race for Feinstein seat

Battle lines form in Democrats’ race for Feinstein seat Democrats are bracing for a fractious race to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), with high-profile party members pitted against one another along battle lines formed by both identity and ideology. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has already drawn the support of former Speaker…

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#Gallego Senate campaign launch sparks progressive hopes — and awkward questions

#Gallego Senate campaign launch sparks progressive hopes — and awkward questions

Gallego Senate campaign launch sparks progressive hopes — and awkward questions Rep. Ruben Gallego’s (D-Ariz.) entrance into the Arizona Senate race has supercharged many Democrats’ hopes of ousting Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) while putting others in a tough position. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Democratic senators and the party’s aligned campaign arm will need to decide…

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