Pete Buttigieg, nominee for secretary of transportation, wins bipartisan praise from U.S. senators

by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg received bipartisan high marks in a Senate confirmation on Thursday hearing while explaining how he will push the Biden administration’s ambitious infrastructure platform if he is confirmed as secretary of...

Biden campaign woos ‘Trekkies’

by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 13, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON- Andrew Wang, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams are pushing supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to live long and donate. The Democratic politicians teamed up with 19 former and current “Star Trek” actors, including Patrick Stewart and...

Inside Buttigieg’s ground game during the last day of his campaign

by Aishwarya Airy and Brian Johnson | Mar 2, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics

FAYETTEVILLE– Hours before former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced he was suspending his campaign for the presidency on Sunday night, Buttigieg campaign staff and volunteers were still optimistic about his chances to win the North Carolina Democratic...

Pete Buttigieg shines in Iowa, but minority support still low

by Sam Cabral | Feb 7, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics

WATERLOO, Iowa, Feb. 7 (UPI) — Before the results of the Iowa caucuses trickled in, one of the main concerns for the campaign of former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg was his lack of support from minority voters. Buttigieg hoped to repair that with the...