Politics Dec 23 Congress approves new election certification rules in response to Jan. 6 Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump's violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020…
Politics Nov 25 Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024 Overall, Election Day went better than many expected. But groups focused on threats to American democracy say the biggest challenge is still ahead: the 2024 presidential race.
Politics Nov 12 Catherine Cortez Masto wins Senate race in Nevada, giving Democrats majority Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Politics Nov 09 Election conspiracists seeking key state posts fall short Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained positioned to take those offices in more conservative parts of the country. Doug Mastriano,…
Politics Nov 08 Michael Bennet wins Senate race in Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet won his reelection to the U.S. Senate.
Politics Nov 01 Majority of candidates for top election posts oppose hand counting ballots The vast majority of candidates running to become their states' chief election officers oppose hand counting ballots, a laborious and error-prone process that has gained favor among some Republicans embracing conspiracy theories about voting machines.
Politics Sep 08 Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide office support false election claims An Associated Press review has found that nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the 2020 presidential election.
Politics Sep 01 After Roe’s demise, Democrats hit Republicans who profess to back abortion-rights The few Republican candidates across the U.S. this year who say they support abortion rights still find themselves under attack on the issue.
Politics Aug 17 Donald Trump supporters send death threats to judge who approved Mar-a-Lago search Threats against the judge who approved the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Florida resort are the latest sign of a judiciary branch in the political crosshairs.
Politics Aug 12 GOP spends big in state-level effort to change U.S. Constitution. Conservative groups pushing for a convention of the states as a way to amend the U.S. Constitution have been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state legislative primaries to elect Republican lawmakers sympathetic to their cause.