Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student news organization since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Trump to visit South Carolina ahead of Democratic primary

By MEG KINNARD | February 18, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — He’s not competing in a primary in the state, but President Donald Trump is planning to make an appearance in South Carolina just before Democrats hold their primary election there.Trump told reporters on Tuesday on the tarmac...

Reid says Biden will do well in diverse Nevada’s caucuses

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wouldn’t say Saturday whether he’s told any of the eight Democrats running for president to drop out of the race but said people should not count former Vice President Joe Biden out.Biden...

Iowa Democrats pick interim chair following bungled caucuses

February 15, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democrats on Saturday picked a legislator to serve as interim chairman of the state party, after the previous leader resigned following a meltdown in tabulating results from the lead-off presidential caucuses.The party's...

Diversity test: 2020 Democrats seek their fortunes in Nevada

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the Democratic presidential race hurtles toward Nevada, candidates in the still-crowded field are jumping into their first test in a racially diverse state with solid union muscle and shaky plans for a presidential caucus.Nevada...

Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | February 15, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans hope to recapture seven California U.S. House seats lost in a 2018 rout, but Democrats are gaining ground among registered voters as the party looks to hold districts that could be critical in the fight to control Congress.Registration...

Anti-abortion group flips views on new Georgia senator

By BEN NADLER | February 14, 2020

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An influential anti-abortion group is backing Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia in her November special election, only months after opposing her appointment to the post.Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser...

Austria’s Kurz: German conservatives right to shun far-right

February 14, 2020

MUNICH (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who led a coalition with a far-right party in his first term, on Friday endorsed his German conservative counterparts' refusal to cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany.German politics...

Nevada’s Culinary Union will not endorse in Democratic race

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 13, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses, denying candidates who aggressively courted the group from getting a major leg up in the upcoming...

Nevada Democrats unveil new caucus plan after Iowa chaos

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 13, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democrats have released a revamped plan for the Feb. 22 caucuses, adding measures intended to avoid a repeat of problems that ensnared Iowa's vote. But they will still rely on a complex process involving internet-connected iPads...

Wanted: Texas Republicans need new voters in 2020, and fast

By PAUL J. WEBER | February 13, 2020

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (AP) — It's normal to target new voters ahead of Super Tuesday. Think volunteers holding clipboards at street festivals, malls or outside grocery stores. Democrats in Texas have made it a perennial focus, hoping they can end decades...

In South, Bloomberg aims to move past stop-and-frisk remarks

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and KATHLEEN RONAYNE | February 13, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Bloomberg sought to move past newly resurfaced years-old comments in which he defended the controversial “stop-and-frisk" policing tactic that has been found to disproportionately affect minorities.The billionaire...

Nevada union might not endorse, but it isn’t staying quiet

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BILL BARROW | February 12, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's most politically powerful union, the casino workers' Culinary Union, is so far staying quiet on whether it will endorse a candidate as the Democratic presidential race swings west, but Joe Biden isn't counting on the labor...