Elections

In this file photo, Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, March 4, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.

Arizona Republican Kari Lake launches 2024 senate campaign

9:41pm October 10, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

After a failed bid for Arizona governor in 2022, Republican Kari Lake will attempt to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Independent, in a 2024 election that could be a three-party contest.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper listens as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks at a rally Tuesday at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina Republicans enact election changes over Democratic governor's vetoes

4:05pm October 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

One law approved by North Carolina Republicans eliminates the governor's power to appoint the State Board of Elections; the other ends a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee ballots.

Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's banquet, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley

2:23am October 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Hurd was the last major candidate to join the already crowded Republican primary field when he announced his run in late June. He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate.

Trump holds a rally in New Hampshire in an effort to solidify early primary support

4:38pm October 09, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Former President Donald Trump help a campaign rally in Wolfeboro, N.H., commenting on current events like the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., appears before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 22. Gaetz introduced a Motion to Vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that led to the first ouster of a sitting Speaker in American history.

Jeered in Washington by his fellow Republicans, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets cheers back home

2:24pm October 07, 2023

by Greg Allen

The Florida congressman is proud to be the one to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That move hasn't won him any prizes with House Republicans but his constituents want to see more just like it.

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Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., speaks during a Capitol Hill news conference on June 15. On Friday, a New Mexico state judge ruled against a Republican Party challenge of congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative region.

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A New Mexico judge rules against Republicans in a redistricting case

5:14pm October 06, 2023

by Nash Jones

A judge in New Mexico has upheld the state's Democratic-drawn congressional map. The decision could be yet another redistricting case that affects the balance of power in the U.S. House.

Nancy Marks leaves federal court, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Central Islip, N.Y. Marks, the ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government and implicated the indicted New York Republican in court with submitting bogus campaign finance reports. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Former campaign treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to federal charges

6:43pm October 05, 2023

by Brian Mann

Nancy Marks, who has served as a campaign treasurer to some of New York's most powerful Republican politicians, admitted committing wire fraud and other crimes. Santos is due back in court Oct. 27.

A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Aug. 14 for a hearing to consider new congressional districts. Federal judges had ruled that the state's 2022 district map diluted Black voters' power.

Politics & Government

Alabama finally has a new congressional map after a lengthy legal fight

4:06pm October 05, 2023

by Stephan Bisaha

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

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Virginia election officials scramble to add back voters mistakenly removed from rolls

10:23am October 05, 2023

by Ben Paviour

Virginia officials say they are working to fix an issue after an unknown number of eligible voters were removed from the state's rolls. The issue centers on people with felonies in their past.

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Former President Donald Trump and President Biden are preparing for a possible rematch in the 2024 election.

Trump's voters are more excited than Biden's. But Trump could lose a lot if convicted

10:30am October 04, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Trump and Biden in a dead heat — but a conviction could change that, as independent voters aren't interested in supporting Trump if he's convicted.

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