Elections

Rep. Mondaire Jones aims to make LGBTQ history again with re-election campaign

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Wisconsin Democrats focus ire on Republican Sen. Johnson

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Illinois governor’s race is also battle among billionaires

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GOP Rep. Mary Miller calls Roe decision ‘victory for white life’

Backed by ex-President Donald Trump, Rep. Mary Miller Miller seeks reelection in Illinois' newly redrawn 15th Congressional District.
/ June 26, 2022
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Rhode Island state senate candidate speaks out after Republican opponent, a cop, assaults her at pro-abortion rally

Rhode Island state senate candidate Jennifer Rourke told theGrio she is recovering at a hospital and is experiencing “a ringing”…
/ June 25, 2022

Why is Walker tied with Warnock in Georgia senate race despite questions about his credibility?

Nsé Ufot, CEO of New Georgia Project, told theGrio that polls on the Warnock-Walker senate race should be taken “with…
/ June 25, 2022

Biden charts strategy to protect abortion rights, including electing more Democrats

Biden vowed to do everything in his power to combat the Supreme Court ruling on abortion but acknowledged his limitations…
/ June 24, 2022

‘Nowhere I feel safe’: Election officials recount threats

Former Georgia elections worker Wandrea “Shaye” Moss testified to lawmakers about how her life was shattered by false accusations.
/ June 22, 2022
Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss

Black woman Trump falsely accused of carrying ‘suitcases’ full of ballots to testify at Jan. 6 hearings 

Former President Donald Trump’s loss in the state of Georgia will take center stage Tuesday during the January 6 hearings.
/ June 21, 2022

New York passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to prevent voter suppression

New York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting…
/ June 20, 2022

Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles, yet their fate is intertwined in the November midterm elections.
/ June 20, 2022

DC mayor’s race reflects Democratic dilemma over policing

With homicide and violent crime rates spiraling, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser finds herself in a reelection fight.
/ June 19, 2022

La. lawmakers failed to create second majority Black voting district that a federal judge ordered

Louisiana lawmakers ended a special session Saturday saying they were unable to agree on a new congressional map that includes…
/ June 19, 2022

Trump endorses Daniel Cameron’s bid for governor in Kentucky

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement Thursday evening in his 2023 bid for governor.
/ June 18, 2022

Race factors into Democratic Party runoff for Georgia secretary of state

Democrats State Rep. Bee Nguyen and former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler are vying to challenge Republican incumbent Brad Raffensperger.
/ June 18, 2022