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A Democratic Senate candidate in Arizona was hit and killed Friday by a driver suspected to be impaired, according to news reports. Senate candidate John McLean, who ran as the Democratic challenger to represent the Tucson-area District 17 seat, was driving a Toyota Rav4 around 6 a.m. Friday when he was struck by a Ford Explorer, The Arizona Daily Star …

Daily Show's Jon Stewart chides Dem senator for last-minute bail on Election night show

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart opened his live election night coverage by cracking a joke about his own audience's enthusiasm — as former President Donald Trump took a commanding lead over Vice President Kamala Harris — and chided a Democratic senator who apparently canceled on the show seconds before he was to appear. As the audience erupted into cheers, …

The 2024 electoral vote count will likely come down to whoever wins the three so-called "Blue Wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Daily Beast's Michael Daly recently spoke with Leelanau County, Michigan resident Willow Al-Shamma, a Democratic voter who lives in the rural Northern Michigan county with her husband who is also a Democrat. If Vice President Kamala …

'Daily fare for him': Dem strategist can't believe Trump's latest 'laughable' complaint

An anti-vaccination activist who carried around a flamethrower has now been arrested after he planned to go around the country conducting "citizens arrests" of Democratic governors. The Daily Beast reports that anti-vaxxer Christopher Paul Key was arrested on a criminal trespassing charge in Birmingham, Alabama, where he is now being held without bond. I am a free man.” As The …