Elections

Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days…
/ February 27, 2023
Votes were cast in multiple Nigerian states even as the counting of ballots was underway Sunday in places where polls…
/ February 26, 2023
In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor are focusing on tough-on-crime policies as they debate how to make…
/ February 26, 2023
Nigeria's election commission said Thursday it now has received much of the cash it needs to carry out this weekend’s elections.
/ February 24, 2023
Opponents of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell rushed 10 boxes of petitions into City Hall on Wednesday and declared they…
/ February 23, 2023
Lori Lightfoot Harvard
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has accused an opponent of using the "ultimate dog whistle" as they make their final pleas…
/ February 21, 2023
Tuesday’s primary will feature two conservatives and two liberals running for the seat of a retiring conservative justice.
/ February 19, 2023
Barbara Lee race for Senate
Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat serving her 12th term, is gearing up to be the state’s first Black woman…
/ February 12, 2023
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes was reelected for a third two-year term Saturday as the state prepares for key…
/ February 12, 2023
California Democrats seeking to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has yet to announce future plans, hit the campaign trail.
/ February 12, 2023
Rather than row after row of white men in suits, the House GOP majority increasingly has added elected minorities to…
/ February 7, 2023
Wisconsin Black voters, theGrio.com
We ever talk to Black people before? I don’t think so,” Andrew Iverson said.
/ February 3, 2023