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Alaska

Next act for Palin unclear after Alaska House losses | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state’s U.S. House seat. She had a lot going for her: unbeatable name recognition, the backing of former President Donald Trump in a state he carried twice, an unrivaled ability to attract […]

Mayor

Popular Istanbul mayor on trial, could face political ban

ISTANBUL — A prosecutor on Friday repeated a demand for Istanbul’s mayor to be convicted on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council, during the third hearing of a trial critics allege is an attempt to remove a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from the political scene. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a […]

Alabama

Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Ga.; Walker skips | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By BILL BARROW – Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Libertarian Chase Oliver isn’t going to win Georgia’s pivotal U.S. Senate race. But the 37-year-old Atlanta businessman could help determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate over the final two years of President Joe Biden’s term. Oliver is the third name on the ballot in […]

Alabama

In Wisconsin, voters shrug off GOP candidate’s Jan. 6 tie | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By THOMAS BEAUMONT – Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Derrick Van Orden was among the thousands of people who went to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally headlined by then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Afterward, Van Orden was photographed on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, where rioters […]

Alabama

Voters in some key swing states to decide on voting access | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By DAVID A. LIEB – Associated Press All but lost in the shadow of major contests for U.S. Senate and governor, voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the next presidential election. In Arizona, scene of the closest presidential contest in 2020, […]

Alaska

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable | Politics | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away. Fourteen have lost reelection bids. They fell in primaries where redistricting or increasingly dogmatic electorates doomed them. Now with primaries (mostly) behind them, House incumbents and their big-spending outside allies are in full general election mode. […]

Mayor

South Bend mayor hospitalized after unplanned surgery | News

SOUTH BEND — South Bend’s mayor was hospitalized after undergoing an unexpected surgery, according to his office. The surgery on Mayor James Mueller was performed Friday by Memorial Hospital’s cardiothoracic team. A statement from the mayor’s office said he was expected to be released from the hospital in a few days and make a full […]

Alabama

Election skeptics seek Alabama secretary of state’s office | State | #elections | #alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — The Republican runoff for Alabama secretary of state features two candidates who have voiced concerns about election and voter roll integrity while opposing the expansion of early or absentee voting. One candidate, state Auditor Jim Zeigler, is endorsed by a key supporter of former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the […]

Alabama

Alabama runoff features GOP contest for secretary of state | State | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The party nominations for five statewide offices including secretary of state on the Republican side and governor on the Democratic ticket are on the ballot in Tuesday’s primary runoff election in Alabama. Polls close at 7 p.m. Central time in most locations, but polls will stay open until 7:45 p.m. in Montgomery County after a […]

Alabama

Election runoffs: What to watch for Tuesday in Alabama and beyond | State News | #elections | #alabama

By KIMBERLY CHANDLER – Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race. Trump first backed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the spring of 2021. That endorsement stood for nearly a […]