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Can MAGA resignations lead to Democrats taking control of U.S. House before 2026 elections?

After Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives effective Jan. 5, following a very public breakup with President Donald Trump, the former MAGA loyalist confirmed reports that several other Republicans could also exit amid growing dissatisfaction with their jobs on Capitol Hill. An exodus of just a handful of Republicans before next year’s midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, could result in them losing their already slim majority in the U.S. House and […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 1

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Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024

LONDON (AP) — When voters around the globe had their say in 2024, their message was often: “You’re fired.” Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year, and in many incumbents were punished. From India and the United States to Japan, France and Britain, voters tired of economic disruption and global instability rejected sitting governments — and sometimes turned to disruptive outsiders. The rocky democratic landscape just seemed to get bumpier as a dramatic year careened toward its end, with mass protests in Mozambique and Georgia, an […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

News

Judge blocks tighter rule on same-day registration in North Carolina elections

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked, for now, a new law recently approved by North Carolina lawmakers that tightens a rule on when a ballot cast by someone who is simultaneously registering to vote is removed from election counts. The preliminary injunction from U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder tells elections workers they can’t nullify ballots by screening citizens who register and immediately vote during a 17-day period before a primary or general election through an altered method unless applicant […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024 1

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What should be on Black voters’ radar ahead of 2024 elections

The 2024 election is just over 300 days away, with plenty of races and policy issues for Black voters to dive into in the months ahead.  In addition to the likely repeat matchup between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to determine who will run the White House for the next four years, elections across all 50 states of America will determine political leadership on the state and federal levels for the next two to six years.  In […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Local Government

Update on the Candidacy For the 92ns District

By: Emily Guiles New developments in the race for the 92nd district election, two of the previous candidates have dropped out. Marcia Hovey-Wright currently serves as the 92nd district representative which includes, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Township, North Muskegon, Fruitland Township, Laketon Township, and Whitehall. Hovey-Wright will not be eligible to run for office in 2016 because of term limits. Currently in the running is Terry Sabo who announced his candidacy earlier in December. One of the first people to […]

todayDecember 22, 2015