Special elections set for vacant Milwaukee Senate, northern Wisconsin congressional seats

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday ordered special elections to fill Wisconsin's vacant 8th Congressional and 4th state Senate district seats. Read More

Alsobrooks, Trone in close US Senate primary race in Maryland

The costliest U.S. Senate primary campaign in Maryland history matched David Trone, a record-breaking self-funder, against Angela Alsobrooks, who was backed by the governor and other leading lawmakers ... Read More

Undergraduate Senators face antisemitism, harassment and election misconduct allegations

Kang argued that improper ties existed between the candidates and the pro-Palestine encampment. “Activities by the encampment inherently doubled as campaign events for them,” Kang wrote in the ... Read More

In Senate District 17, Republican candidates Nunn & Jaddock vie to replace Damon Thayer

A Toyota executive squares off against a church children’s director for the GOP nomination to this district that stretches from Fayette County to Northern Kentucky. Read More

Key races to watch in swing states for the 2024 Senate elections

A look at the top U.S. Senate races in five swing states including Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania ... Read More

Election Updates: Alsobrooks will face Hogan in a Maryland Senate showdown.

Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s Senate seat on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a popular Republican former governor that could ... Read More

Conservative media personality appointed to seat on Georgia State Election Board

A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, on ... Read More

California senate candidate blasts UC Berkeley for 'pandering' to anti-Israel protesters after debate canceled

The University of California, Berkeley canceled a fall senate debate between Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey amid campus safety concerns. Read More

Why America is vulnerable to a despot

America is so big and political power so diffuse, with so much authority devolved to the states, that one-man rule still seems impractical as much as anything. Military coups—dictators’ most common ... Read More

Republicans have chosen their nominees for NC lieutenant governor and auditor

Hal Weatherman is Republican voters’ choice in the runoff election for lieutenant governor, according to the Associated Press. AP called the race for Weatherman about 20 minutes after polls closed. Read More

Election 2024 live updates: Alsobrooks wins Democratic Senate primary in Md.; Justice wins GOP in W.Va.

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for primaries in Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is the projected winner, according to the Associated Press, of one of the ... Read More

Pro-Palestinian students protest during Sen. Ben Cardin’s speech at UMB graduation

The nationwide collegiate discord with the ongoing war in Israel came to Baltimore Friday when a group of University of Maryland, Baltimore social work students waved Palestine flags and held ... Read More