congressional election

North Carolina’s most infamous political story lines of recent years are merging into a congressional race this summer that pits the architect of the state’s “bathroom bill” against a Democrat who was granted an electoral do-over after evidence of ballot fraud tainted his prior opponent’s campaign. State Sen. Dan Bishop topped nine other Republican candidates seeking the 9th Congressional District...

North Carolina’s elections board Thursday ordered a new election in the nation’s last undecided congressional race after the Republican candidate conceded his lead was tainted by evidence of ballot-tampering by political operatives working for him. The State Board of Elections voted 5-0 in favor of a do-over in the mostly rural 9th Congressional District but did not immediately set a...

A Justice Department official gave shocking testimony in an election fraud hearing into his father’s campaign for the North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. John Harris said he warned his father, Republican Mark Harris, against hiring an operative now accused of running an illegal ballot-collecting operation.

London’s Heathrow Airport says flight departures have been suspended as a precaution after a reported drone sighting. The suspension of takeoffs from Britain’s busiest airport was announced shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Airport officials say they are working closely with police to clarify the situation.

Affidavits released Sunday by North Carolina’s elections board allege absentee ballots were collected from voters by the man at the center of vote fraud allegations or those working for him. These latest documents focus on last month’s disputed 9th Congressional District race, the year’s only unresolved congressional election. Investigators are looking into whether McCrae Dowless and others working on behalf...

Justice Department policies that made it harder for immigrants to claim asylum if they were victims of domestic or gang violence were dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge who found they violated existing immigration laws, NBC News reported. The policies were announced in June by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said that fear of domestic abuse or gang violence was...

Two teenagers who were staying at a migrant center in central Tijuana, Mexico, were killed in an attempted robbery, NBC News reported. The two boys, estimated to be ages 16 and 17, were stabbed and strangled Saturday, according to Baja California Deputy Attorney General Jorge Alberto Álvarez Mendoza. Their bodies were found shortly after 7 p.m., he said. A third...

Dan Crenshaw, the Texas Republican congressional candidate who was made fun of by Pete Davidson during the “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night Live,” won his race. “I have to imagine that it probably helped,” Crenshaw said on Fox News Wednesday of the attention he got following the “SNL” skit. Crenshaw, a former U.S. Navy SEAL who lost an eye...

Ahead of Florida’s 2018 mid-term election, check out some key facts about Florida’s Hispanic registered voters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren believes that U.S. trade policies “have not been written to enrich Americans.” In an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the Massachusetts Democrat criticized trade deals that prioritize the interest of corporations, and also shared details about a new bill she introduced on Wednesday called the Accountable Capitalism Act.

The money is part of a $380 million national election protection program President Donald Trump approved in March.

The Democratic National Committee is planning to contact 50 million voters before the midterm elections in November, trying to harness nationwide antipathy for President Donald Trump, NBC News reported. The DNC will announce the “IWillVote” plan Wednesday. It plans to focus on partnerships with a wide range of groups, from ones focused on key demographics to newer anti-Trump “resistance” groups,...

Democrats had blow-out victories in Virginia and across the country Tuesday, leaving party officials in the unfamiliar position of winning as they prepare for next year’s midterm elections, NBC News reported. The party came up short in every special congressional election this year, much of which was spent fighting each other as much as Republicans. But now it’s starting to...

Seth Meyers tapes ‘Late Night’ early in the evening, so on Tuesday, he prepared for both outcomes of Georgia’s special Congressional election: Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff winning and losing.

A special congressional election in Georgia is currently billing at an estimated $40 million and counting between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel, making it easily the most expensive in history, NBC News reported. The 6th congressional district has been held by Newt Gingrich; Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who left the...

Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte on Wednesday apologized to the reporter he is charged with assaulting the night before last month’s special congressional election in Montana. “I write to express my sincere apology for my conduct on the evening of May 24,” Gianforte wrote to Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. “My physical response to your legitimate question was unprofessional, unacceptable, and...

U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte of Montana will plead guilty to assaulting a reporter the day before being elected the state’s only congressman last month, a prosecutor said Friday....
The Republican technology entrepreneur will enter his plea in court on Monday, when he is scheduled to be arraigned and sentenced on the misdemeanor charge, Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert told The Associated...

Republican Greg Gianforte won Montana’s special congressional election late Thursday barely a day after he was charged with misdemeanor assault following accusations that he body-slammed a reporter, NBC News reported. Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur, claimed a roughly 6 percent lead over Democrat Rob Quist. “Tonight, Montanans are sending a message to the Washington, D.C., establishment,” Gianforte told a cheering crowd...