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Located less than an hour outside Madison, Wis., Columbia County has both city commuters and people in more rural, small towns. Portage, with a population of around 10,000, is the largest town in the county.

One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin

11:42am May 21, 2024

Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.

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Political divisions among Democrats over the Israel-Hamas war are at the center of several upcoming primaries against liberal members who oppose the war.

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U.S.-Israel politics set to roil Democratic primaries

5:01am April 05, 2024

by Susan Davis

Republican donors and pro-Israel Democrats are working to defeat some of the most liberal members of the House for their criticism of Israel in its handling of the ongoing war with Hamas.

In this file photo, voters deliver their ballot to a polling station in Tempe, Ariz., on Nov. 3, 2020. In the 2024 presidential preference election in Arizona, independent voters are not permitted to vote.

In Tuesday's 'primary', Arizona's independent voters don't get much of a say

5:00am March 18, 2024

by Ben Giles

Arizona holds a presidential preference election to choose how its delegates will be awarded. That means independents don't get to vote - in a state where they are a third of the electorate.

Yaffa Rubinstein, 75, attended a recent pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. She supports President Biden but says she's disappointed with what she calls anti-Israel rhetoric from some Democrats.

As Democrats stay divided on Israel, Jewish voters face politically uncertain future

8:34am November 19, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A strong majority of Jewish Americans are Democrats, but the Israel-Hamas war is highlighting fault lines in the Democratic Party over U.S. policy toward Israel.

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Rep. Vic Fazio, joined by his wife Judy, announces to a gathering of friends and supporters in the Woodland Hote, in Woodland, Calif., on Nov. 17, 1997, that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives next term, following a 10-term caree

An ex-congressman from California who reached across the aisle has died

3:41am March 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vic Fazio, a 20-year congressional Democrat from California, rose to become an influential party leader in the House. He was 79.

Politics & Government

Monitoring Voter Suppression Efforts In North Carolina

3:47pm October 29, 2020

by David Ford

The number of voter intimidation incidents at the polls in Guilford County has died down considerably since the opening days of early voting. But more subtle voter suppression efforts con

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Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg waves during a rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Super Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Bloomberg's Super Tuesday Flop

5:08am March 04, 2020

by Susan Davis

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent more than $500 million to wage a national campaign, starting with the 14 states that held primaries on Tuesday. He lost all of them.

Carolina Curious: What Makes North Carolina A Purple State?

12:33pm February 25, 2020

by David Ford

This week on Carolina Curious, we take a look at what makes the Tar Heel state so purple.

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Wilmot Collins stands in the Helena City Commission chambers before a meeting. He moved to Montana in the early 1990s and is now running for the U.S. Senate.

In Montana, A Liberian Refugee Mounts A U.S. Senate Challenge

2:56pm October 09, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins' strategy is to meet as many people as possible and make connections on common issues such as trade and student loan debt.

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President Trump waves before boarding Air Force One as he departs Albuquerque, N.M., en route to campaign events in California on Tuesday.

Trump Goes 'Behind Enemy Lines' To Raise Money In SF Bay Area

12:42pm September 17, 2019

by Scott Shafer

The president will be attending private fundraisers near Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills. It is his first visit to the San Francisco Bay Area since his election, when he lost California by 30 points.