A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps
The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states
2023-09-17 20:17
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party
2023-09-17 15:28
Trump says he supports mental competency tests for presidency amid concerns over age
Former President Donald Trump, the oldest candidate in the 2024 GOP presidential field, said there should not be an age limit for the presidency but expressed support for requiring mental competency tests for candidates.
2023-09-17 10:29
GOP presidential hopefuls flock to Iowa to court Christian conservative voters
With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls have flocked to the Hawkeye State this weekend for Saturday's Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, with hopes of impressing the state's conservative evangelical activists.
2023-09-17 07:17
Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges
Ken Paxton has always denied wrongdoing and called the impeachment a 'politically motivated sham'.
2023-09-17 06:17
Biden seeks to preempt GOP attempts to slash federal workforce with new proposal
The Biden administration is seeking to strengthen protections for federal workers as a host of Republican candidates, including frontrunner Donald Trump, make reducing and altering the federal workforce a key component of their campaigns.
2023-09-16 23:23
These candidates in Virginia could shape how both parties talk about abortion in 2024
The new epicenter of America's fight over abortion rights is Henrico County, Virginia, where candidates in bellwether state elections this fall are staking out positions that could test how both parties will try to appeal to moderate voters in 2024.
2023-09-16 17:24
Sinner, savior or both?: Trump woos evangelicals, women
Former US president Donald Trump courted evangelical Christians and women at two back-to-back Washington events on Friday -- voting blocks whose loyalties to him once seemed contradictory but have now...
2023-09-16 15:50
Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality
Louisiana’s election is just a month away and candidates hoping to break through the pack tried to set themselves apart during a televised debate
2023-09-16 13:59
Trump vows to appoint task force to review cases of those he claims were unjustly prosecuted by Biden administration
Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would appoint a task force to review the cases of people he claimed had been unjustly prosecuted related to their political beliefs by the Biden administration, should he win a second term in 2024.
2023-09-16 12:27
Republican presidential hopefuls generally overlook New Hampshire in effort to blunt Trump in Iowa
New Hampshire’s primary tradition may be little more than a fairy tale in the 2024 presidential race as the Republican presidential field largely overlooks the Granite State in favor of Iowa
2023-09-16 12:27
Florida GOP scraps planned loyalty oath in win for Trump over DeSantis in their shared home state
The Republican Party of Florida on Friday night scrapped plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty oath, siding with former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis in a proxy war that tested the strength of the two rivals' support in their home state.
2023-09-16 11:20