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News Articles: Elections

Republicans have ramped up spending on ads about crime while Democrats have boosted spending on ads about abortion rights as November's midterm elections draw nearer.

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  • Politics

Want to know what message midterm candidates think will win? Follow the money

Ad spending by Democrats on abortion-related messaging took off after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Republican spending on crime ads tripled in September.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz, left, has benefited from millions of dollars spent on TV ads from outside groups to help him close the gap with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania Senate race.

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  • Elections

Key Senate races tighten with a flood of GOP ad spending

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
What are the issues that matter most to you?

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  • Elections

Milwaukee voters, what is driving you to the polls these midterms?

Are you a Milwaukee resident under 30 and planning to vote in this midterm? We want to hear from you. How are you thinking about this election and beyond?

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Karen Zamora and
  • Mia Venkat
Cobb County voters queued up inside on a chilly morning during the 2020 election.

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  • Elections

Election officials largely reject voter eligibility challenges under Georgia’s new election law

The eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters is being challenged ahead of the midterm election on Nov. 8, with Cobb County and Chatham County election boards the latest to reject attempts to remove people from the registrar’s rolls.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Poll workers and voters are seen during Wisconsin's state primary on Aug. 9. While experts say the overwhelming majority of American poll workers are dedicated to a fair and secure election, some officials are worried about poll worker interference.

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  • Elections

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November

The vast majority of American poll workers step up to ensure that elections are safe and fair. But some officials are worried that nefarious actors may infiltrate the worker ranks this year.

October 09, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, speaks to attendees as he endorses New York City mayoral candidate Fernando Mateo during a campaign event on June 3, 2021, in Staten Island, N.Y.

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  • National

Georgia prosecutor seeks testimony from Flynn and Gingrich in state election probe

A Georgia prosecutor filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies, including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

October 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Billionaire Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bid to acquire Twitter advanced this week after he agreed to pay the $44 billion he had originally offered for the social media site.

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  • Technology

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Construction crews make repairs to a bridge on the island of Matlacha, in Florida's Lee County, on Wednesday. Lee County's election officials are scrambling to figure out plans for this fall's election.

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  • Elections

Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election

Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after then-President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the network. Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems indicate they intend to use Scott's words against Fox in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network.

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  • Media

Fox News CEO warned against 'crazies' after 2020 election, Dominion says

Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A Georgia election official examines a ballot during that state's hand-count audit in 2020.

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  • Elections

Hand-counting ballots may sound nice. It's actually less accurate and more expensive

Republicans in some states are pushing to count ballots the old-fashioned way — which experts say would bring a level of chaos to elections not seen in decades.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Miles Parks
President Biden participates in a meeting on Feb. 22. Biden's approval rating is up to 44%, which marks a third straight month of increases to Biden's approval rating.

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  • Politics

NPR poll shows Biden's approval rating is up but there are warning signs for Democrats

The president's approval rating is up to 44%, but 7-in-10 people say the country is going in the wrong direction, and young and Black voters are among the least likely to vote this fall.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Donald Trump listens as Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Politico reports Walker's team knew about abortion allegations months prior

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A new report from Politico claims that Herschel Walker's team knew about the abortion allegation for months. But as his team hopes to recover, Walker is getting different responses from Georgia's top Republicans and nationally.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the Voting Rights Act.

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  • Law

Supreme Court conservatives may strike another blow to landmark Voting Rights Act

At issue in Tuesday's case was Alabama's congressional redistricting plan, adopted by the Republican state legislature after the 2020 Census.

October 04, 2022
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg

Tagged as: 

  • Law

The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court

The law is once again on the chopping block ­— this time on the question of how state legislatures may draw congressional district lines when the state's voters are racially polarized.

October 04, 2022
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
A Republican election challenger at right watches over election inspectors as they examine a ballot as votes are counted into the early morning hours, Nov. 4, 2020, at the central counting board in Detroit. Election officials across the country are bracing for a wave of confrontations in November as emboldened Republican poll watchers, many embracing former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, flood polling places for the general election.

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  • Elections

Election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers

Local election officials across the United States are bracing for a wave of confrontations on Election Day in November. Emboldened Republican poll watchers, including many who embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about the 2020 election, are expected to flood election offices and polling places.

October 03, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Orlando Montoya
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