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Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

5:00am September 03, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9.

Politics & Government

Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip

1:13pm July 18, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map in 2024 so they are eyeing some tough-to-win states for possible pickups, starting with Texas.

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Left to right: Larry McCallum, Reagan Bunch, AJ Jacobs, Trinity Locklear, Kayla Tran, Bryson Hyman

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

5:06pm July 16, 2023

Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.

Outgoing North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan considering gubernatorial bid

3:33pm June 29, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan, who announced last month he won't seek reelection to the court next year, says he's weighing a 2024 bid for governor.

Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics

6:43pm April 06, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

A ProPublica investigation found the justice accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. The story is renewing the Democrat push for a code of ethics for justices of the Supreme Court.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges.

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Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

12:50pm March 11, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

Voters stand in voting booths as they fill out their ballots at a polling center at the Meadows Mall on Nov. 8, 2022 in Las Vegas.

6 takeaways from the 2022 midterm election that's not over yet

11:16am November 09, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

These midterm elections show why it's always important to never assume you know exactly what's going to happen in advance – and to keep an open mind for potential surprises.

A bipartisanship group of senators — (from left) Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., Republican leader Howard Baker of Tennessee, Democratic leader Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, and Birch Bayh, D-Ind. — hold a news conference in 1980.

Politics & Government

You're Going To Hear A Lot About The 'Byrd Rule' Soon — Who Is This Byrd Man?

8:10am August 08, 2021

by Ron Elving

As Democrats try to pass their massive multi-trillion-dollar spending bill with a simple majority vote, lots of things might be included but other things might not. And it all goes back to one man.

Empty hallways outside the U.S. Senate chamber, where the body will consider major pieces of legislation that could allocate trillions of dollars for infrastructure and other priorities.

Politics & Government

As Biden Aims To Pass 2 Big Bills, Things Are About To Get Really Complicated

3:16pm August 05, 2021

by Ron Elving

Seemingly arcane exercises in the days and weeks ahead will in fact represent – and may even resolve — real conflicts over national issues of enormous importance.

Politics & Government

Sen. McKissick Resigns To Take NC Utilities Commission Post

5:03pm January 07, 2020

by Associated Press