Elections

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa on Tuesday with some subtle and not-so-subtle messages about what's changed since he ran in the state's 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses. His speech included mentions of his adopted twins, a boy and... Read More

Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year's ballot in some states. A new Arkansas law will bar initiative... Read More

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a miscarriage she had about eight years ago — an experience she... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati’s mayor faces a primary challenge Tuesday from two first-time candidates, including the half brother of Vice President JD Vance. Meanwhile, voters across the state will decide the fate of a 10-year, $2.5 billion infrastructure spending ballot measure.... Read More

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Many days over the past two weeks, no one answered the phone at any of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry’s four offices. Perry's team did not share details about the Republican congressman's public appearances until they were... Read More

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A self-styled election integrity organization has been ordered to remove private voter information from a website it operates, the Minnesota secretary of State announced on Thursday. Minnesota Election Integrity Solutions is a 501(c)(3) organization operating out... Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those in charge of the nation's voting... Read More

This misconception has stubbornly dominated American political thinking for decades. Recent electoral contests have delivered the latest in a series of stunning repudiations of this assumption. From April’s Florida legislative races to a high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court contest and even... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will hear arguments in three cases from national Democrats and voting rights groups that are challenging President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on elections, which, among other changes, would require proof of citizenship to register... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next governor, a contest that could be dramatically reshaped if former Vice President Kamala Harris becomes... Read More

A trio of elections on Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsize role being played by billionaire Elon... Read More

PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic base is angry. Not just at President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the “Make America Great Again” movement. Rank-and-file Democrats are mad at their own leaders and increasingly agitating to replace them. Arizona Democrats pushed out their party... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s special elections will fill two vacancies in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. Democrats are defending a state House seat on friendly turf with control of the deadlocked chamber on the line, while Republicans look to maintain their comfortable advantage in... Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of post-election drama over chamber control decisively chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday, tying the House and ending a short-lived Republican majority. The Democratic victory will force the... Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump -endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts. Republicans are expected to hold the seats... Read More

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just weeks after former Rep. Abigail Spanberger left the U.S. House for good, she strolled onto the floor of a different political chamber: the Virginia House of Delegates. The three-term congresswoman, now vying to be the state’s next... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country. The high court declined to... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina on Tuesday blocked the certification of a Democratic candidate’s slim-margin victory for a seat on the state’s highest court. Instead, by a 5-1 vote, the court said it would hear... Read More

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made something of a spiritual homecoming on Thursday, delivering what could be interpreted as valedictory remarks to a group that played a critical role in his rise in American politics. “The moments I remember best... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance's election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years, setting off a scramble for the appointment among the state's ruling Republicans. GOP Gov. Mike... Read More

LOS ANGELES — Social media company X is suing in federal court to block a new California law intended to prevent deepfakes from interfering with elections. The law that takes effect Jan. 1 requires online platforms to remove deepfakes or... Read More

WASHINGTON — After a long season of twists, turns, rallies, and polls, tomorrow marks the final day of the 2024 general election. Whichever candidate you prefer, this time likely creates stress and anxiety. Waiting for the election results (historically, it... Read More

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon resumed his “War Room” conservative podcast Tuesday hours after being released from prison. He was convicted two years ago of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee that... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling world financial leaders that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trump’s policies two weeks before the U.S. election. Yellen... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing a plan to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm. Harris'... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two... Read More

WASHINGTON — The November election is still more than 50 days away, but that didn’t stop lawmakers, voting rights leaders and advocates from vowing on Tuesday that they’ll pass federal election voting rights reforms in the next Senate. During a... Read More

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an abortion-rights amendment, Amendment 3, will remain on the ballot, summarily ending a few anxious days for supporters of the measure. “Today’s … decision is a victory for both... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be a well-rehearsed zinger, a too-loud sigh — or a full performance befuddled enough to shockingly end a sitting president's reelection bid. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That's according to a White... Read More