Bill Barrow, Author at Valley News

In echo of birther tropes, Trump mocks Haley’s name, questions her eligibility

by Bill Barrow Associated PressJanuary 19, 2024

ATLANTA — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley’s birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.In a post on his Truth…

Trump: NH win puts him on a path

by Holly Ramer Associated Press, and Bill Barrow Associated PressDecember 17, 2023

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gestures during a campaign stop at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., Monday Feb. 10, 2020. Voters in New Hampshire will vote Tuesday Feb. 11th in the nation's first presidential primary. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Hopefuls make push for NH win

by Will Weissert Associated Press, Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press, and Bill Barrow Associated PressFebruary 10, 2020

Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden addresses patrons and media during a visit to the Stonewall Inn, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in New York. Biden paid a visit to the Stonewall Inn ahead of the 50th anniversary of an uprising that helped spark the gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Biden anecdote backfires

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressJune 20, 2019

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, right, pauses with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, left, at a memorial to fallen servicemen on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Rivals rebuke Biden on Hyde Amendment

by Will Weissert Associated Press, Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressJune 5, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks, Friday, March 1, 2019, during a campaign event at A&R Solar in Seattle. Inslee announced that he will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, mixing calls for combating climate change and highlights of his liberal record with an aggressive critique of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington Gov. Inslee focuses on climate change in 2020 bid

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Rachel La Corte Associated PressMarch 1, 2019

This combination of May 20, 2018, photos shows Georgia gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams, left, and Brian Kemp in Atlanta. Democrats and Republicans nationwide will have to wait a bit longer to see if Georgia elects the first black woman governor in American history or doubles down on the Deep South’s GOP tendencies with an acolyte of President Donald Trump (AP Photos/John Amis, File)

Ga. Republican Resigns Amid Gov. Fight

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Kate Brumback Associated PressNovember 8, 2018

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp gives a thumbs-up to supporters, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Abrams Holds Out Hope as Kemp Declares Victory in Ga. Governor’s Race

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Ben Nadler Associated PressNovember 8, 2018

Troy Balderson, Republican candidate for Ohio's 12th Congressional District, speaks to a crowd of supporters during an election night party Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Newark, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Republicans Not Pressing Case for Tax Cuts in ’18

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Bill Barrow Associated PressAugust 8, 2018

Hundreds of activists protest the Trump administration's approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018. Several prominent Democrats who are mulling a bid for the White House in 2020 sought to bolster their progressive credentials this week by calling for major changes to immigration enforcement, with some pressing for the outright abolition of the federal government’s chief immigration enforcement agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Some Democrats With Eye on 2020: ‘Abolish ICE’

by Bill Barrow Associated PressJune 30, 2018