• Democrat Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Republican Dan Sullivan in Senate race

    Democrat Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Republican Dan Sullivan in Senate race

    Jan 12, 2026 05:53 PM EDT

    ... While serving in Washington, Sullivan has been involved in military and resource development issues, and he was endorsed by then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. "Senator Sullivan has spent years delivering real results for Alaska: historic investments in our state's health care, major funding for our Coast ...

  • 2020 campaigns go digital amid fears of coronavirus spread

    2020 campaigns go digital amid fears of coronavirus spread

    Mar 20, 2020 10:45 PM EDT

    ... reset the race. But he lacks the robust digital operation that Sanders and Trump have. And his early experiments in online campaigning have had mixed results. Biden aimed to appear presidential during a livestream Tuesday night, when he won primaries in Florida, Illinois and Arizona. Standing before a podium with ...

  • Voters mourn women candidates' losses in 2020

    Voters mourn women candidates' losses in 2020

    Mar 05, 2020 08:35 PM EDT

    ... people for who they are and then not be rewarded for their work." Williamson worried how students at her all-girls school will process the results of the primaries. "I think they would question why there is such a bent toward choosing a white man all the time," she said ...

  • Why 2018 is looking like a wave election for House Democrats

    Why 2018 is looking like a wave election for House Democrats

    Sep 03, 2018 05:55 PM EDT

    ... holding the country's final primaries of the cycle on Sept. 13. So, how are these midterms shaping up historically? Based on past predictions and results, the battle for the House of Representatives in particular looks more and more like it will be a wave election. Democrats could make major ...

  • New poll shows growing number of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran war

    New poll shows growing number of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran war

    May 06, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... 20 points. This is a district where Democrats carried by just seven points four years ago. That enthusiasm, they say, could matter in remapped districts like this one in Ohio. This race is now set after primaries. This is a rematch for Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. She hopes to keep her ...

  • These Republicans have united to defend the legitimacy of U.S. elections and election officials

    These Republicans have united to defend the legitimacy of U.S. elections and election officials

    May 04, 2024 10:29 PM EDT

    ... the rule of law?" He said an aim is to have a structure in place to support election officials who might find themselves in situations like that of Georgia' secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger in 2020, when he supported Trump but rejected false claims that the election was stolen. Prosecutors ...

  • Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing

    Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing

    Nov 22, 2022 07:40 PM EDT

    ... who don’t have insurance and can’t afford to pay for care out of pocket. An expansion of Medicaid coverage would reduce costs that result from uncompensated care. Gov. Tate Reeves and other Republican leaders have killed proposals to expand Medicaid, which primarily covers low-income workers whose jobs ...

  • Control of Congress still hangs in the balance, pending outcome of several races

    Control of Congress still hangs in the balance, pending outcome of several races

    Nov 09, 2022 06:25 AM EDT

    ... night calling Democrats to congratulate them on their wins. In governors' races, the GOP faced unexpected headwinds in flipping the office in conservative Kansas, while Democrats were nervous about their prospects in the race in Oregon, typically a liberal bastion. Despite their liberal history, states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois ...

  • 3 voter trends that helped Biden

    3 voter trends that helped Biden

    Nov 10, 2020 12:49 AM EDT

    The process that guards American democracy was designed to be boring and bureaucratic, from registering to vote to having your vote counted. But 2020 has been anything but boring. A once-in-a-century pandemic that has killed more than 237,000 in the United States also threatened to compromise ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy

    Aug 15, 2020 06:13 PM EDT

    ... observing the count say that thousands of ballots were disqualified because of technical errors voters wouldn’t have encountered if they had voted in person, like problems with their signature. New York City’s Board of Elections ultimately certified the results six weeks after the election. ___ Associated Press writers Amanda ...