Apr 07 Live Results: Wisconsin Supreme Court election Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground state. Continue reading
Apr 06 Utility board elections face surge of attention as electricity rates rise By Marc Levy, Kim Chandler, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities. Continue reading
Apr 06 What to expect in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court and mayoral elections By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Wisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in an election that will either maintain or expand the court’s liberal majority. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 5:35 How young voters feel about Trump's handling of the Iran war By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Kyle Midura The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran has caused a rare rift among conservatives, with several influential figures on the right condemning the war. A recent poll shows that while most Republicans support the war, young Republicans appear to be… Continue watching
Apr 03 Georgia lawmakers fail to settle voting machines conflict before end of annual session By Charlotte Kramon, Jeff Amy, Associated Press The Georgia General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state's voting system by a July deadline, plunging into doubt the future of elections in the political battleground. Continue reading
Apr 03 What Trump's Iran war means for Republicans ahead of midterms By Steve Peoples, Associated Press This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. Continue reading
Apr 02 Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president's power to control elections. Continue reading
Mar 31 Democrats try new tactic to win a House seat in Utah — running as progressives in a red state By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press For decades, Democrats' only chance of getting elected to Congress from the conservative state of Utah was by convincing voters that they were sensible moderates. But the political landscape has changed, thanks to a redistricting shakeup that created a deep blue district… Continue reading
Mar 31 Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate, but some Democrats aren't on board By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Democrats are fighting over whether the party's traditional playbook still works in a country that elected Donald Trump for a second time — and whether leaders like Schumer should remain in charge. Continue reading
Mar 31 What to expect in Arkansas' primary runoff elections By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday. Continue reading