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News Articles: Elections

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 23.

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  • Law

Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation

Two sources confirm the Justice Department sent a letter to former Vice President Mike Pence saying the investigation would close without any finding of criminal wrongdoing.

June 02, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A voter and her daughter cast a ballot in Houston during the 2020 general election. New bills passed by Texas lawmakers target how elections are run in Harris County, which is home to Houston.

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  • Elections

Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Schneider
Former Vice President Mike Pence at the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. The former vice president announced he will make a run for the 2024 presidency against Donald Trump.

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  • Elections

Mike Pence expected to announce 2024 run for president

After distancing himself from former President Donald Trump, the former vice president is ready to announce his bid for the White House at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 7.

May 31, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones and
  • Kelsey Snell
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering during a town hall style meeting at New England College in Henniker, N.H., on April 20.

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  • Politics

Chris Christie will seek to be alternative to Trump in expected presidential campaign

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce a presidential run at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, according to a source close to Christie.

May 31, 2023
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl
Voting booths are seen at Glass Elementary School's polling station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2022.

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  • Elections

Is Texas next up? Lawmakers clear the way for the state to leave voter data group ERIC

Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
President Biden takes selfies after a March 28 visit to Wolfspeed Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer in Durham, N.C.

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  • Elections

Biden plans a big push in the elusive state of North Carolina in 2024. Here's why

The Biden campaign plans to try to turn North Carolina blue in 2024. A Democratic candidate hasn't done that since 2008, but a win there would make it easier for Biden in the Electoral College.

May 28, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

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  • National

Republican-led Texas House impeaches state Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by fellow Republicans in a historic vote in the Texas House. He will immediately and temporarily be suspended from his duties.

May 27, 2023
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach.

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  • National

The Texas AG may be impeached by members of his own party. Here are the allegations

Saturday, the Texas House will vote on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton who investigators say allegedly abused his office to help a campaign donor by committing bribery and more.

May 27, 2023
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom and
  • Acacia Squires
Left to right: Turkish presidential candidates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

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  • World

Turkey's runoff election will decide if Erdogan extends his 20-year rule

After an inconclusive round one, Sunday's vote should decide whether citizens still want President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in charge for another five-year term, and he could have an edge to win.

May 27, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Kenyon
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis smiles as he ends his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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  • Politics

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

DeSantis has made the culture wars central to his political identity — and intends to run that way in the GOP primary for president.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
PBS NewsHour DeSantis defends blocking African American studies course in Florida schools

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: DeSantis and Scott widen GOP field; Supreme Court narrows scope of Clean Water Act

Friday on Political Rewind: The GOP field grows as Tim Scott and Ron DeSantis announce their campaigns for the White House. Meanwhile, President Biden leads in a new CNN poll, but his approval numbers continue to drop. And the Supreme Court strikes a blow to the EPA with its ruling on the Clean Water Act.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott holds his first town hall as a declared Republican presidential candidate at Novelty Machine and Supply Co. in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 24.

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  • Elections

Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024

Republicans are showing up in Iowa early and often, trying to stand out against the big personality that former President Donald Trump brings to the GOP primary.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Clay Masters
Supporters and opponents of a GOP-backed measure that would make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution packed the Statehouse rotunda on May 10 in Columbus. That measure is set for an August special election.

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  • Elections

Ohio election officials scramble ahead of August vote on state constitution changes

Ohio Republicans set up an August special election to decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution, before voters might see an amendment on abortion access.

May 25, 2023
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By:
  • Karen Kasler
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

What a DeSantis presidential run means for the 2024 election

Ron DeSantis announced a run for the White House on Wednesday evening on Twitter. His tenure as governor of Florida might give some insight into the kind of candidate he would be.

May 25, 2023
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell and
  • Greg Allen
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., gives remarks at his presidential campaign announcement event at Charleston Southern University on Monday in North Charleston, S.C.

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  • Elections

Republican Sen. Tim Scott is officially running for president

Scott announced his run Monday morning in North Charleston, S.C. He has been endorsed by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second ranking Republican in the Senate.

May 24, 2023
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  • Don Gonyea
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