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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is ordering an investigation into an effort to recruit candidates for the Senate race, including one with the same name as the sitting senator.

Two years after returning Trump to the White House, Americans are being asked whether they want to maintain Republican control of Washington or shift the balance of power towards the Democrats.

Missouri voters could ban abortion - after they just removed a ban two years ago. California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.

Legal experts say the subpoenas could be used to contest results in close midterm races, despite scant evidence that noncitizens voting is widespread.

Elector-to-population ratio released officially by Karnataka CEO shows under-enrolment of about 64.5 lakh electors, of whom roughly 38.41 lakh are in the 18 to 29 age group.

President Trump is campaigning for Republicans in Ohio, while former President Barack Obama has hit the road in Georgia. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Skyler Henry are out on the field and have more.

Enrolment closed at midnight on Sunday, October 25.

The Arab parties have long been kept on the political sidelines. But stunning turnout by their supporters makes the Arab minority an Israeli political reality that cannot be ignored.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, in her bid for Georgia governor, has faced pointed criticism of her leadership in Atlanta and disappointment in her decision to leave after one term.

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trying to push as many Democrats to the polls as possible, as 1.2 million early votes have already been cast in Michigan. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has the details.

CBS News' Riley Callanan spoke to potential voters who voiced their sense of discouragement ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

President Trump is on a campaign blitz six days ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Republican strategist Rina Shah and Democratic strategist Robyn Patterson join CBS News to discuss the controversial Ohio race attack ad.

Voters are being bored to death by pathetic political party slogans and posters as we head for the seminal 4 November local government elections.

President Donald Trump is finishing the midterms with a cross-country blitz of campaign rallies that allow him to bask in applause when he's otherwise profoundly unpopular.

President Donald Trump's whirlwind campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress after next week's midterm elections is returning to Ohio on Wednesday for the third time in a month, while former President Barack Obama is rallying Georgia Democrats.

Activists who call themselves the Citizen Justice League said they were testing Minnesota's 53-year-old voter voucher law. Videos from the August primary showed them claiming to be registered voters.

High healthcare costs top the list of financial worries for American voters, a recent KFF poll shows. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder shares her thoughts.

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It is the biggest revenue district in terms of electors

Ask Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe what it's been like to see data center developers descend upon Austin and its surrounding suburbs and he can rattle off project after project facing opposition from locals. There's the fight in Taylor over plans to build a data center at a site that's supposed to be a park. […]

Israeli voters in Tel Aviv expressed mixed emotions as ballots were counted after the election.

Student voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where they register to vote. Advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder of a misunderstanding of those students' rights.

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Democrats have long debated whether progressive candidates are "electable". There could soon be a solid answer.

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

KUCHING, Oct 28 &mdash; The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) has written to airlines and express bus operators to ex...

INEC has begun investigating suspected AI-generated photographs discovered in the preliminary voters’ register published on its website for public scrutiny Read More: https://punchng.com/inec-probes-suspected-ai-generated-photos-in-voters-register/

Officials believe there is plenty of time left to tackle inflation, allowing them to avoid making a move so close to an election.

White evangelical Christians have been among President Trump's most loyal supporters for more than a decade, and our new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that most still approve of him. But signs of slippage are emerging ahead of the midterms. Stephanie Sy reports on the overlap of politics and faith.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged voters to back his Likud party minutes before polls close.

Several economic issues could affect voters' decisions in the midterm elections. Here's what to expect on Nov. 3.

In one social media post, PM Netanyahu accused Arab voters of 'raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections'.

The Osun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has urged the electorate to reject the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-reject-apc-osun-adc-tells-voters/

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has questioned the credibility of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, saying he is not a man you can trust with his words. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-cant-be-trusted-wike-tells-rivers-voters/

Early voting is underway in some states. Ameshia Cross, a Democratic strategist who also served as a communications adviser on former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, weighs in on the 2026 midterm elections.

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

A former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has warned Nasarawa voters against vote buying as he declares his ambition to contest the 2027 govern Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ex-ig-adamu-warns-nasarawa-voters-against-vote-buying/

As many as 1.48 lakh names have been removed in the district after SIR

The final electoral roll has 18.94 lakh voters against the 23.71 lakh before revision

Industries Minister says issues that had remained unresolved for decades were addressed, and measures were being undertaken to alleviate traffic congestion at Bellary Chowrasta, while 900 new electricity poles will be installed throughout the city

Women voters outnumber men in the district with seven Assembly constituencies, according to the final electoral roll

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America’s affordability crisis and corruption are now treated as two sides of the same coin

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Polls have opened across Israel in one of the most momentous elections in its history as voters deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's wartime leadership. Mr Netanyahu is seeking re-election after a four-year term defined by the catastrophic security failure of the attacks on October 7, 2023, Israel's destructive war on Gaza and the co

Israelis have sprinted to the polls to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership, with voter turnout soaring to the highest level in over 50 years.

Arab citizens of Israel make up 20 per cent of the population but have traditionally stayed away from the polls. That is set to change, with major consequences.

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The move is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to involve itself in ballot counting and certification that’s handled by state officials.

President Trump is visiting Mississippi on Monday, a historically bright-red state that he won in 2024, when he gained more than 60% of the vote. Ashton Pittman, a news editor for the Mississippi Free Press, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the midterm elections there.

President Trump is campaigning in traditionally red states as voters worry about rising prices.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the preliminary register of voters for the 2027 general elections online following public conce Read More: https://punchng.com/inec-uploads-voters-register-online-after-outcry/

Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday in what many describe as the most consequential election in years. It's the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel's war in Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been campaigning that he'll keep Israel safe. But the opposition says Netanyahu failed to prevent the 2023 attack and is blocking an investigation