The Memo: Spencer Pratt comes up short in Los Angeles, drawing hollow claims of fraud

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner vowed not to be an “a**hole” like Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) if elected, escalating their feud. Fetterman, never one to be afraid to differentiate himself from his Democrat colleagues, has been one of the rare congressional Democrats to openly attack the scandal-ridden Platner. On Monday, Platner launched his own attack […]

Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman held off reality TV star Spencer Pratt on Sunday evening for second place in the city’s open primary mayoral race, catapulting her to a position to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff. But in an election that received so much media attention, not much buzz was focused […]

LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman, both Democrats, advanced to the general election in the city’s mayoral race on Tuesday, setting up a clash between one-time political allies and ending the hopes of reality TV star Spencer Pratt. With roughly 93% of the vote counted, Bass and Raman led a crowded […]

Democrats and some Republicans were critical of the president’s defense of his “anti-weaponization” fund on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Others believe the idea is dead.