Elections

Voting booths are seen at Glass Elementary School's polling station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2022.

Politics & Government

Is Texas next up? Lawmakers clear the way for the state to leave voter data group ERIC

10:20am May 30, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.

President Biden takes selfies after a March 28 visit to Wolfspeed Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer in Durham, N.C.

Politics & Government

Biden plans a big push in the elusive state of North Carolina in 2024. Here's why

5:00am May 28, 2023

by Tamara Keith

The Biden campaign plans to try to turn North Carolina blue in 2024. A Democratic candidate hasn't done that since 2008, but a win there would make it easier for Biden in the Electoral College.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican-led Texas House impeaches state Attorney General Ken Paxton

9:54pm May 27, 2023

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by fellow Republicans in a historic vote in the Texas House. He will immediately and temporarily be suspended from his duties.

Politics & Government

The state of the 2024 Republican presidential race

5:35pm May 27, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

The GOP field grew by two candidates this week in the campaign for the presidential nomination. But even with more faces in the race, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner.

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Left to right: Turkish presidential candidates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

World News

Turkey's runoff election will decide if Erdogan extends his 20-year rule

8:07am May 27, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

After an inconclusive round one, Sunday's vote should decide whether citizens still want President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in charge for another five-year term, and he could have an edge to win.

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach.

The Texas AG may be impeached by members of his own party. Here are the allegations

8:49pm May 26, 2023

Saturday, the Texas House will vote on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton who investigators say allegedly abused his office to help a campaign donor by committing bribery and more.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott holds his first town hall as a declared Republican presidential candidate at Novelty Machine and Supply Co. in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 24.

Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024

11:25am May 26, 2023

by Clay Masters

Republicans are showing up in Iowa early and often, trying to stand out against the big personality that former President Donald Trump brings to the GOP primary.

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Iowa is an early battleground for Republican presidential contenders

5:29pm May 25, 2023

by Clay Masters

As the Republican field grows and continues to take shape, Iowa is still the first state for candidates to face the scrutiny of voters, so they are all testing the waters in the Hawkeye State.

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Supporters and opponents of a GOP-backed measure that would make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution packed the Statehouse rotunda on May 10 in Columbus. That measure is set for an August special election.

Politics & Government

Ohio election officials scramble ahead of August vote on state constitution changes

5:01am May 25, 2023

by Karen Kasler

Ohio Republicans set up an August special election to decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution, before voters might see an amendment on abortion access.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis smiles as he ends his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7in Tallahassee, Fla.

Politics & Government

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

6:42pm May 24, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

He made the announcement on Twitter. "I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," he tweeted, along with a video.