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Alabama

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field – Shaw Local | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review. They include contenders from one end of the country to the other, often in pivotal swing states, for positions that are […]

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 […]

Alaska

Trump to rally for Palin, Dunleavy, Tshibaka in Alaska | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend a rally in Alaska next week for candidates he has endorsed in the state, including Sarah Palin, who is running for the Alaska’s only U.S. House seat. A statement from a Trump political action committee said the event will take place July 9 in […]

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

4 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC | News | #elections | #alabama

Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump’s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President’s earliest and most loyal supporters. Tuesday’s elections also set the matchups for several key House races in […]

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 […]

Alabama

Trump endorses Katie Britt in Alabama Senate race | News | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Donald Trump endorsed Katie Britt on Friday in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on the former president’s decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary. Trump called Britt “an incredible fighter for the people of Alabama.” The former president had originally backed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in […]

Alaska

More US midterms ahead; here are the key primaries to watch | Politics | #alaska | #politics

Here are the key dates ahead in the 2022 midterm elections, as Democrats try to hold onto and even expand razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and Senate and Republicans weigh the influence of former President Donald Trump. June 14 — Nevada, Maine, North Dakota and South Carolina —Nevada: In the Senate race, vulnerable Democrat […]

Alaska

Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who had held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years. While some of the candidates in this week’s special primary have name recognition, including Sarah Palin and Santa Claus — yes, Santa […]

Arkansas

Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and more

Atlanta, Georgia CNN — Republican voters in Georgia on Tuesday showed there are limits to how seriously the party will entertain former President Donald Trump’s grievances. Election deniers endorsed by Trump were trounced in a series of primaries against Republican officials who had rejected the former President lies about the 2020 election being stolen – […]