While the Ohio 12th congressional district special election took up most of the oxygen on Tuesday night, there were other pivotal contests that helped to shape the contours of the midterm elections. Here are five contests you may have missed.Source: Republicans outspent Democrats by 3 to 1 margin in contested special elections...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday he still wants to have Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sitting on the Supreme Court by the start of the new term in October. “I think he’s going to be confirmed, hopefully before the first Monday in October,” Mr.Source: McConnell still sees speedy confirms for Kavanaugh...
This 2017 file photo shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. The app helps locate and block fraudulent calls, although some robocalls do get through. Source: Federal judge rules Wyoming ban on robocalls unconstitutional...
BREAKING: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting in his own GOP primary vs. Gov. Jeff Colyer. Kobach said Thursday night that the move will be “symbolic,” adding that counties do the work of counting ballots, the Associated Press reported.Source: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting...
Washington (CNN)Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in the Republican primary for governor dropped by more than half to 91 votes after a county clerk discovered a discrepancy in the state's unofficial results.Source: Kris Kobach's lead in Kansas GOP governor's race cut to 91 votes after county clerk discovers discrepancy...
Sen. Bill Nelson said Russian hackers are "right now" in Florida computers, but state election officials say they've heard nothing from the federal government.Source: A Senator Claims That Russian Hackers Are In Florida's Voter Systems. Local Officials Are Skeptical....
The charges against the sitting justices include "unnecessary and lavish" spending of taxpayer dollars, maladministration, corruption and neglect of duty, according to the newspaper.Source: West Virginia House committee votes to impeach entire state Supreme Court...
On Tuesday, the last special election before Election Day in the nation takes place in Ohio, and four states are holding primary elections -- Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Many analysts seen the race for retired Rep.Source: 2018 primary election: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington...
The North Carolina Supreme Court candidate who is suing the state government and legislative leaders won a partial victory in court Monday. Chris Anglin is a registered Republican, and he is running against a Democrat and another Republican, who is the incumbent seeking re-election.Source: Judge hands NC legislators a temporary loss in lawsuit over political labels...
N.C. State University will have an early voting site at the Talley Student Center this fall. The state elections board on Sunday adopted an early voting plan proposed by Democrats in Wake County over a Republican plan that did not include an N.C. State location.Source: NC decides where you’ll be able to vote early in Wake County...
