Nov 16 Live Results: Louisiana Governor Election By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — In a race that has become a nail-biter, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards battled Saturday to defy the partisan odds in the ruby red South and win reelection to a seat that President Donald Trump desperately… Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: At rally, Trump says impeachment probe has been 'very hard' on family By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana has the last of three Southern governor’s races this year, all targets of intense interest from the GOP and Trump. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 9:40 The nationwide trends Tuesday's off-year election results reinforced Tuesday's election outcomes represented successes and failures for both parties. In Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear beat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by a very slim margin, while Mississippi elected a Republican governor. And Virginia voters put both houses of the state's… Continue watching
Nov 06 Trump rallies in Louisiana in bid to unseat Democratic governor By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press With voting complete in Mississippi and Kentucky, President Donald Trump is turning attention to the last gubernatorial contest of the year. Watch live here at 7 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:03 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what's at stake for Trump in 3 key governor's races NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the release of transcripts from the impeachment inquiry, what three upcoming gubernatorial races say about President Trump’s support, early… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 8:33 ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance By Joanne Elgart Jennings U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently detaining more than 51,000 people. But with detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border at capacity, more than half of those detainees are being held in remote prisons and jails, often far from legal… Continue watching
Oct 12 Louisiana's Democratic governor forced into runoff By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' quest for a second term as the Deep South's only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters denied him an outright primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election. Continue reading
Oct 12 Fierce battle over rare Democratic governorship in South By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards fought Saturday to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in Deep South Trump territory against a national GOP offensive aimed at forcing him into a runoff. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump talks impeachment at his campaign rally in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump found a sympathetic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of the proceedings hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 09 Louisiana becomes new hub for immigrant detention under Trump By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press These new facilities, a mix of old state prisons and local jails, are several hours away from New Orleans and other major cities in the region, far from most immigrant rights' groups and immigration lawyers. Continue reading