Politics Feb 26 North Carolina Republican in disputed Congressional race won’t run again Mark Harris said Tuesday he's skipping the upcoming re-do election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district for health reasons. By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press
Politics Dec 18 Nevada just became the 1st U.S. state to have a female-majority legislature The appointments of Democrats Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice Angela Duran to two Las Vegas-area legislative seats give women 51 percent of the 63 seats in the Legislature. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Dec 04 North Carolina congressional race remains uncalled as absentee ballot probe unfolds The nation's last unresolved fall congressional race is awash in doubt as North Carolina election investigators concentrate on a rural county where absentee-ballot fraud allegations are so flagrant they've put the Election Day result into question. By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press
Politics Nov 28 Divisive race in Mississippi ends with win for GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by her video-recorded remark about "public hanging."… By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nov 27 Lawsuit challenging Georgia election process filed by Stacey Abrams-backed group By Kate Brumback, Associated Press In a fiery speech ending her campaign Nov. 16, Stacey Abrams announced that a lawsuit would be filed against Georgia "for the gross mismanagement of this election and to protect future elections from unconstitutional actions."… Continue reading
Nov 27 Mississippi voters go to the polls in last Senate race of 2018 midterms By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press History will be made either way: Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, 59, would be the first woman ever elected to Congress from Mississippi, and Democrat Mike Espy, 64, would be the state's first African-American U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 9:30 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Mississippi Senate race As the year's final election approaches, Lisa Desjardins reports on the controversy surrounding Mississippi's Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as she takes on Democrat Mike Espy. Then, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy… Continue watching
Nov 26 Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump rallies By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi, where the prevalent themes of President Donald Trump and race have combined for a much closer contest than anyone expected in one of the country's most deeply… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 12:30 Brooks and Marcus on what’s fueling the president’s ‘ramped up’ rhetoric New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s rhetoric on immigration policy and the federal judiciary, his denial of Saudi involvement… Continue watching