Top Dem Senate Challengers Silent on D.C. Statehood

Schumer has made capital statehood for heavily Democratic city a 'top priority'

Collin Anderson
July 30, 2020 5:00 AM

A number of prominent 2020 Democratic Senate challengers have refused to take a position on D.C. statehood after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) called the issue a "top priority" should his party gain control of the upper chamber.

Cal Cunningham Touted ‘Merits’ of Communism as Student Leader

Andrew Stiles
July 29, 2020 3:20 PM

Cal Cunningham, the former state legislator who defeated a qualified black woman in North Carolina's Democratic Senate primary, touted the "merits" of communist and Marxist ideology as UNC-Chapel Hill student body president in the 1990s.

Cal Cunningham Caught in Lie After Company Took Millions From Program He Criticized

NC Dem was 'aware' of coronavirus relief after claiming he cut ties with company

Collin Anderson
July 10, 2020 2:30 PM

North Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Cal Cunningham falsely claimed he cut ties with his waste management company before it applied for up to $2 million in taxpayer-funded coronavirus relief.

Despite Rhetoric on Diversity, Cal Cunningham’s Campaign Gives Most of Its Money to White-Owned Firms

Andrew Stiles
July 9, 2020 3:55 PM

Cal Cunningham, the Democratic nominee for Senate in North Carolina, has expressed concern that minority-owned businesses are being left behind. His campaign expenditures, however, suggest that his concern is more performative than sincere.

NC Dem Takes Millions From Coronavirus Program He Criticized

Cunningham's trash firm took $1 to $2 million from 'unacceptable' Trump program

Collin Anderson
July 7, 2020 5:00 AM

North Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Cal Cunningham's company collected up to $2 million in taxpayer dollars in coronavirus relief even as he said that the Paycheck Protection Program "harms communities."