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Arizona Business Owners Hesitate To Support Trump Over Immigration Stance

6:29pm March 18, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

Donald Trump's strong language on immigration has found many supporters in Arizona — a state where toughening border control has been popular for years. But that stance has also had a negative impact on the state's business community.

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New Electoral Maps Throw North Carolina's Congressional Primary Into Chaos

4:31pm March 11, 2016

by Tom Bullock

North Carolina's congressional primaries are in chaos after a panel of federal judges threw out the state's electoral maps.

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Some 280,000 voters are expected to cast ballots in Polk County, Fla.

Politics & Government

Flashbacks Of Florida 2000 As Voting Machines Age

12:20pm March 10, 2016

by Renata Sago

In 2000, the nation's biggest election meltdown took place in Florida due to paper butterfly ballots, ancient voting machines and poorly trained poll workers. Old machines are again a worry for some.

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Map: North Carolina's Shifting District Boundaries

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North Carolina's Congressional Primaries Are A Mess Because Of These Maps

11:53am March 10, 2016

by Tom Bullock

Said one observer, "Some sitting members of Congress woke up the next morning after these maps had been released and went, 'Oh, boy, I don't even live in the district now.' "

Brian Barnes, co-director of African American Initiatives for the Ohio Republican Party, speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Cleveland.

Can GOP Strides With Black Voters Survive The 2016 Campaign?

12:13pm March 08, 2016

by Nick Castele

Republicans' outreach to black communities has focused on Cleveland, site of the party's convention this summer. But their modest gains may not last amid the rhetorical fireworks of the 2016 campaign.

Rabbi Daniel Rockoff of Orthodox Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner estimates there about 250 Sabbath-observant families in Johnson County, Kan.

Politics & Government

When A Saturday Caucus Means No Voting For Orthodox Jews

3:17pm March 04, 2016

by Elle Moxley

A community of observant Jews in Kansas got Republicans to change their Saturday caucus rules, but Democrats haven't changed theirs yet.

As Christie Stands By Trump, New Jersey Supporters Wonder Why

2:01pm March 02, 2016

by Matt Katz

The New Jersey governor and former presidential candidate faces a storm of criticism at home for his decision to endorse Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

Politics & Government

Sick Of Political Parties, Unaffiliated Voters Are Changing Politics

5:00am February 28, 2016

More voters identify as independent than Republican or Democrat. And they're changing the political system around the country.

A bilingual sign outside a polling center in Austin, Texas.

Texans Warn Amped Up Rhetoric Is Erasing Republicans' Progress With Latinos

3:29pm February 25, 2016

by Ashley Lopez

As recently as two years ago, Republican candidates in Texas have drawn more than 40 percent of the Latino vote. Now, one strategist says national candidates have a "head in the sand" mentality.

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Meet Donald Trump's Alter Ego

4:46pm February 22, 2016

by Josh Rogers

Until recently, Corey Lewandowski was an obscure political operative. Now, he's engineered wins in South Carolina and New Hampshire for Trump's once-implausible presidential campaigns.