Tag: Elections
Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA – Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties in support of President Donald Trump, announced Monday he's running to become...
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
WASHINGTON – A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the...
Cameroon heads to the polls as the world’s oldest president bids to extend his rule
YAOUNDE – Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in an election that could see Africa’s oldest leader extend his rule by another 7 years.Around...
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago...
What to watch for in the Virginia governor’s race debate between Spanberger and Earle-Sears
RICHMOND, Va. – Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state's...
Supreme Court seems ready to revive GOP challenge to Illinois mail-in ballot law
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail...
“Tennessee Three” Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime representative from Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them...
Georgia’s ruling party claims landslide win in local vote boycotted by main opposition
TBILISI – Georgia’s ruling party claimed victory in every municipality across the South Caucasus country in a local election that was boycotted by the...
Democrat in Virginia attorney general race apologizes for 2022 texts depicting political violence
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia's Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a...
Georgia’s police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace
TBILISI – Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace,...