Nov 12 In one Utah county, redrawing voting maps led to the historic shift for Navajo lawmakers By Rachel Parsons, University of Southern California A historic shift took place in San Juan County, Utah, on Tuesday, when more than 100 years of control by white conservatives on the county commission came to an end. Continue reading
Nov 12 ‘Public hanging’ remark by Mississippi’s Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith draws rebuke ahead of runoff By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Hyde-Smith, who faces a black Democratic challenger in a Nov. 27 runoff, was recorded on video praising someone by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Mississippi has a bitter history of… Continue reading
Nov 12 Battle for House seat tests Maine’s new way of voting By David Sharp, Associated Press The four-way political battle won't conclude until a computer algorithm has the final say this week on whether Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin wins re-election or is ousted by Democratic state lawmaker Jared Golden. Across the country, voting reform advocates are… Continue reading
Nov 12 AP fact check: Trump’s rhetoric on voter fraud is misleading By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Facing closely contested election races in Florida and Arizona, President Donald Trump is spreading misleading rhetoric regarding voting fraud. Here's a look at his claims the past week. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 25:00 November 10, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 10, wildfires rage in northern and southern California, forcing tens of thousands to flee, and the vote count continues across several states where key races are too close to call. Also, a home built… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 8:38 Election results in these states are yet to be finalized Although Election Day has passed, races in several states have yet to be finalized--and may not be without legal action. Florida’s Republican governor, Rick Scott, has already filed a lawsuit in a tight Senate race against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 12:43 Shields and Brooks on midterm results and GOP ‘lockstep loyalty’ to Trump Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the staff shakeup at the Justice Department and an ‘ugly moment’ between the president and the press. Continue watching
Nov 09 Meet some of the newest members of the 116th Congress By Tess Conciatori At least 88 new House members will join Congress next year. Here are profiles on several freshmen lawmakers headed to Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Nov 09 Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count By Bob Christie, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Arizona Republicans and Democrats agreed Friday to give rural voters an extra chance to fix problems with their ballots in the count of the state's tight Senate race, resolving a GOP lawsuit that sought to stop urban voters from using… Continue reading
Nov 09 Florida is again at the center of an election controversy By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race. Continue reading