State Beacon Zach Kessel
Zach Kessel is politics editor at the State Beacon. He can be reached via email at [email protected] and on X at @zach_kessel.
Dem House Candidate Fundraises With Groups That Called To Defund Police While Saying She Doesn't Support Defunding Police
The fundraisers came as Arizona's JoAnna Mendoza attempted to distance herself from comments she made in 2020 calling for a 'reallocation of funding' from cops
Dem House Nominee in Pennsylvania Operated Business Without Workers’ Comp Insurance in Apparent Violation of State Law, Records Show
Bob Brooks, who has made his lawn care company a centerpiece of his campaign, went more than four years without insurance after canceling his policy
‘I Would Not Spend One More Dime’: Arkansas Dem Senate Candidate Calls To Defund ICE
Hallie Shoffner, who is challenging Tom Cotton, also said she does not ‘care whether these are folks that have documents or not’
Democratic Socialists of America Descend on Michigan To Boost El-Sayed for Senate
One socialist consultant said Michigan is 'absolutely the next focus of this national movement'
Wisconsin Dem House Candidate Touts College Students 'From Minnesota' as Crucial 'Voting Bloc': 'Let's Re-Register Them, Like, That's Great'
Rebecca Cooke told donors at a recent fundraiser that Wisconsin Dems 'put a lot of resources' into policies that allow out-of-state students to register to vote more easily
James Talarico, Running for Senate as a Crusader Against Billionaires, Holds Big-Ticket Fundraiser With Billionaire Hyatt Heir JB Pritzker
The Hyatt Hotels heir and Illinois governor once removed five toilets from his mansion to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
'All Cats Are Gay': Meet the Radical Activists Producing Government-Approved Resources for 'LGBTQIA2S+ Young People' in Oregon
One of the groups recommended by the Oregon Health Authority is run by a biological man who posts photos in women's underwear to Facebook
‘Climate of Fear’: California Dem House Candidate Suggested Conservatives in His District Created ‘Hostile’ Environment for ‘Latinx Immigrant Communities’
Randy Villegas made the claim in a doctoral paper that lamented the popularity of Gadsden flags and shamed a teacher who referred to 'illegals'
Yale's 'Nonpartisan' Budget Lab Was Founded By Biden Officials—and Its Staff Has Given More Than $100K to Dems
Mainstream media outlets have described the research center as ‘nonpartisan’ when citing its report criticizing President Donald Trump’s tariffs
