The governor previously served as Lt. Gov. but was elevated to the top post in 2021 when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo was tapped to serve as commerce secretary during the Biden administration. He was elected to a full term in 2022.
On Tuesday's "Why It Matters," a heated debate over Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate in Michigan's U.S. Senate race, and the controversy surrounding his record, rhetoric and policy positions, including U.S. policy toward Israel. Mark McKinnon, creator and executive producer of "The Circus," and Democratic strategist Madeline Somerville join “On Balance” with Leland Vittert to weigh in. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
A double-digit poll lead turned into only a 1% victory in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
House Democratic leaders were blindsided yesterday after two rank-and-file members made the highly unconventional move of voting with Republicans to advance a series of GOP-backed bills. Democratic Congressman Jared Golden of Maine and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted with most Republicans to set up debate on the bills, which included a resolution condemning socialism. Axios congressional reporter Kate Santaliz joins Way Too Early to break it all down. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts won his primary yesterday, fending off a challenge from Congressman Seth Moulton. MS NOW’s Kevin Frey has the latest on the incumbent wins in primary races in Massachusetts.
With the primary season winding down, the anti-incumbent wave spared older Democrats including Sen. Edward Markey, 80, who held off younger challengers.
After Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey triumphed in the Democratic Senate primary, it's off to the Granite State.
Sen. Ed Markey has fended off a challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects. Moulton, a 47-year-old who’s served in the House for six terms, had lodged a generational change campaign against Markey, an 80-year-old who served 20 terms in the House and is seeking a third term in the Senate. #edmarkey #senate #election #primaries #vote #midterms
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.
Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.
The Associated Press projects Sen. Ed Markey to wins the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.