elections

Tight Mayoral Vote In Atlanta Leaves Both Candidates Uncertain

7:56pm December 06, 2017

Atlanta's mayoral race is likely on its way to a recount. The tally separating the two candidates was fewer than 800 votes. The election has featured a lot of discussion about race. The candidate currently trailing, if elected, would be the first white mayor of Atlanta in decades.

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Atlanta mayoral candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms declares victory during an election-night party on Wednesday, but with a margin of about 750 votes, opponent Mary Norwood is calling for a recount.

Politics & Government

Recount Likely In Close Atlanta Mayoral Race

1:36pm December 06, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms declared victory early Wednesday, but her margin is 759 votes and opponent Mary Norwood says she will call for a recount.

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont (center) is seen in Belgium last month, where he has been living in exile since October. On Tuesday, a Spanish judge withdrew the international warrant for Puigdemont's arrest.

Spain Withdraws International Arrest Warrant For Catalan Separatist Leader

5:16pm December 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Carles Puigdemont and four other former Catalan ministers have been fighting extradition from Belgium. But national warrants remain, meaning the five will face detention if they return to Spain.

Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones meets with supporters last month in Talladega, Ala.

Running Against Roy Moore: Can Doug Jones Win Over Alabama's Weary Voters?

11:37am December 05, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The Democrat is trying to piece together a coalition that welcomes disaffected Republicans but still appeals to traditional Democrats.

President-elect Donald Trump calls out to the media as Mitt Romney leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., shortly after Election Day. Romney was under consideration for secretary of state at the time. Now, he's eyeing a Senate rac

Politics & Government

Is Trump Waging A Hidden Campaign Against Mitt Romney?

7:26pm December 04, 2017

by Mara Liasson

When the president went to Utah on Monday, he may have been working to keep Romney from having a path through that state to the Senate — and a perch as the top non-Trump Republican in Washington.

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After 20 Years, What It Would Take For A Democrat To Win An Alabama Senate Race

4:42pm December 04, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

A Democrat hasn't represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 20 years and Doug Jones thinks he can break the party's drought. But to win, he needs to convince Republicans, who are upset with allegations of sexual abuse by GOP candidate Roy Moore.

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The formal printed 2016 Republican platform is placed on the chairs of the state delegates on the floor of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland. One part of the platform that changed was about U.S. assistance to Ukraine.

2016 RNC Delegate: Trump Directed Change To Party Platform On Ukraine Support

3:36pm December 04, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

A Republican delegate to the convention says a Trump campaign aide claimed Trump had directed him to weaken support for U.S. aid to Ukraine. Congressional investigators are looking into it.

President Trump echoed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's denials of sexual misconduct and blasted his opponent, Democrat Doug Jones, before leaving the White House on Nov. 21. He explicitly endorsed Moore on Monday morning in a tweet.

Removing Any Qualifications, Trump Endorses Roy Moore

3:32pm December 04, 2017

by Scott Detrow

A week before Alabama's special Senate election, President Trump is urging voters to back Republican Roy Moore, despite allegations Moore pursued sexual encounters with teenage girls.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month in Washington, D.C.

'Chaos' Is At The Heart Of The Trump Camp's Defense. But It Can Cut Both Ways

10:58am November 30, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Campaign aides and administration officials have said the 2016 campaign was so frantic that things happened almost too fast to consider. Does that strengthen their case in the Russia investigations?

3 Weeks After Election, It's Unclear Who Will Control Virginia House Of Delegates

8:25am November 28, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Who will control Virginia's House of Delegates? Nearly three weeks after the state's election, it's still not clear thanks to three close races and administrative errors that have muddied the outcome.

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