Politico: The Trump campaign has hired its own in-house attorney for its 2020 reelection bid — shifting future business away from Jones Day, the law firm, that has represented Trump since his first run for president.Campaign officials and advisers… Continue reading

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. So well deserved.

Sad news: Dennis Richardson, the Oregon secretary of state and first Republican elected to the position in three decades, died of brain cancer Tuesday night at age 69. Richardson was a respected and well-liked statesman, although at times a divisive… Continue reading

McClatchy reports.

CNN reports.

The Wichita Eagle reports.

Salt Lake Tribune: After nearly 40 years teaching political science at Brigham Young University, David Magleby taught his last class just before Christmas break…. Gehrke: “Peering into the crystal ball, what do you see the future to hold? Can… Continue reading

CNN: New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, an ardent defender of his state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary status, narrowly held off a challenger Wednesday to win re-election to the post he’s held since 1976. Gardner defeated Colin Van Ostern,… Continue reading

Vox: Brenda Snipes — the controversial Broward County, Florida, elections supervisor who oversaw recent recounts for governor and Senate — resigned from her position on November 19, saying that she was “ready to pass the torch” and would leave her… Continue reading

Sun Sentinel: Just hours after finishing a tumultuous election recount, Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation, ending a 15-year tenure full of botched elections, legal disputes and blistering criticism. “It is true. She did send it,” said… Continue reading