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Shares of Caterpillar, the maker of mining and construction machinery, are up more than 30% since year-end, making it the biggest contributor to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. WSJ’s Jonathan Weil ...

SACRAMENTO — Tom Steyer must solve this dilemma: How does he convince financially struggling Californians they can trust a billionaire to be their governor? Because, after all, the former hedge fund ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns Sunday over President Trump going after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) earlier this week, chalking it up to a friendly disagreement. The president ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The race for New York governor is beginning to take shape. Here’s a list of prominent names in this year’s race. The primary election is set for June 23, with the general election on ...

This year is Brian Kemp's last as governor of Georgia. Who will succeed him could be anyone from a healthcare billionaire to our current secretary of state. Whoever is interested will have to file ...

OGDEN — The world's largest steam engine is coming back to Utah in the spring. Union Pacific unveiled the first few dates of its ambitious transcontinental tour of Big Boy No. 4014 last week, ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s entry into California’s governor’s race further widens an already crowded field of contenders for the state’s top office. With the June 2 primary approaching, voters face a ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Thursday officially threw her hat in the ring to run for governor of Minnesota. “Minnesotans, we’ve been through a lot,” she wrote on the social platform X. “And I ...

Longtime Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday formally jumped into the 2026 race for Minnesota governor, three weeks after the stunning move by Gov. Tim Walz to drop his re-election bid amid ...

Chris Dudley is getting back into the political game. The former Portland Trail Blazer announced on Monday that he’s entering the GOP primary and hopes to be the next governor of Oregon. The news ...

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