Tag: Elections

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks with a reporter as he arrives for the Republican policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 in Washington.

Lacking votes, Senate GOP delays vote on Trump judicial nominee Thomas Farr

Susan Ferrechio · November 29, 2018 12:15 pm

In this Jan. 5, 2018 photo, T.J. Cox, a candidate for the 21st Congressional District, speaks at a Democratic Party debate at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto.

TJ Cox defeats California Rep. David Valadao, Democrats flip 40 in the House

Daniel Chaitin · November 28, 2018 7:32 pm

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the 25th anniversary gala celebration for Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Houston.

Obama dubs Texas a ‘champion of gerrymandering’

Daniel Chaitin · November 28, 2018 4:10 pm

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Monday banning state employees from using taxpayer funds to travel to North Carolina on nonessential work.

Andrew Cuomo rules out presidential run in 2020

Caitlin Yilek · November 27, 2018 7:15 pm

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams watch as former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at Morehouse College Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Atlanta.

Lawsuit filed by group backed by Stacey Abrams challenges Georgia’s election process

Diana Stancy Correll · November 27, 2018 6:50 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Washington.

Not dead yet: John Cornyn says vote on Robert Mueller protection bill a ‘possibility’

Kelly Cohen · November 27, 2018 4:17 pm

Nate Silver sits on the stairs at Allegro hotel in downtown Chicago, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Nate Silver rips Associated Press for ‘ass-covering’ after it retracts call in California House race

Daniel Chaitin · November 27, 2018 3:51 am

Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Democratic Caucus, Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.

Schumer flips Supreme Court discrimination ruling 180 degrees to attack Justice Roberts

Pete Kasperowicz · November 26, 2018 10:16 pm

President Donald Trump watches as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a campaign rally at the Landers Center Arena, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Southaven, Miss.

Trump suggests Cindy Hyde-Smith didn’t intend ‘public hanging’ comment as racist

Steven Nelson · November 26, 2018 9:14 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., listens to a question during an appearance at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Boston.

Flake to harass GOP one more time on judicial nominees

Susan Ferrechio · November 24, 2018 5:00 am

An early voting recount damaged duplications needed, bin stir on a shelf at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office during a recount on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Lauderhill, Fla.

Democrats have won raft of late-counted House races thanks to 2002 election law

David Mark · November 21, 2018 7:54 pm

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, displayed on the poster, celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, May 14, 2018. The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission.

The myth of realignment in modern politics

Philip Klein · November 20, 2018 9:57 pm