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A data analysis firm hired by a voter registration group said on Tuesday that Indiana's voter database is riddled with errors, including thousands of people over the age of 110 who would likely be deceased but are still on the registration list. TargetSmart conducted a review of the state voter file on behalf of Patriot Majority, a voter registration group with deep ties to the Democratic Party that says it was trying to register black voters.
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson has seen his poll numbers get cut down to nearly half over the past two months, dashing his hopes of winning the White House as an outsider. The former New Mexico governor peaked at nearly 10 percent in September prior to the first presidential debate.
States that many thought would be the crux of their battle ground map, like Ohio and Florida, have moved down or completely off the list. But Democrats have successfully expanded the map enough so that they have multiple paths to the five seats they need for an outright majority - or four if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, which also looks increasingly likely.
The Indiana gubernatorial candidates said during a debate Tuesday that they believe the state should do more to attack the growing abuse of heroin and other drugs. Democrat John Gregg and Republican Eric Holcomb both pointed to proposals they've made for addressing the problem as federal statistics show Indiana saw a 59 percent jump in overall drug overdose deaths between 2006 and 2014.
With just two weeks to go before Election Day, the campaign for New Jersey's 5th District ratcheted up Tuesday with an appearance from a civil rights icon, food-policy advocates canvassing in Maywood, and nearly $1 million in new advertising announced. More than 100 people gathered at the Logan Family Life Center on Tuesday for a campaign rally on behalf of Josh Gottheimer, the Democrat running in a tight race against incumbent Scott Garrett.
The new Kansas home for the American Royal horse and livestock exhibition is being planned as a $160 million project that includes arenas, a museum and an agricultural education centre. American Royal officials and Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced Tuesday that the Royal plans to move from Kansas City, Missouri, to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area.
Democrat John Gregg, Republican Eric Holcomb, of course, Holcomb became the party's nominee when Governor Mike Pence left the race to become Donald Trump's running mate. What started out as a solid match-up between current republican Governor Mike Pence and former state speaker of the House democrat John Gregg changed drastically in July.
A new fundraising email from House Speaker Paul Ryan's political operation, over former Speaker Newt Gingrich's signature, seeks money for Republican congressional candidates by calling the appeal "our very last chance to stop Pelosi and Hillary." Indiana Republican Trey Hollingsworth says in one TV ad that he's running for Congress to stop three Democrats - opponent Shelli Yoder, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - from imposing "higher taxes and government-run health care."
Suddenly armed with fresh political ammunition, Donald Trump and anxious Republicans across the nation seized on spiking health care costs Tuesday in a final-days effort to spark election momentum. The Republican presidential nominee, trekking across must-win Florida, insisted "Obamacare is just blowing up" after the government projected sharp cost increases for President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 file photo, Robert D'Andrea, a retired Army major and Iraq war veteran, holds a frame with a photo of his team on his first deployment to Iraq in his home in Los Angeles. Nearly 10,000 California National Guard soldiers have been ordered to repay huge enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been an expert in insulting almost all his critics, whether be it from within his own party or from the opposite camp. Out of the ones who have fallen under the radar of Trump's slur are Indian American leaders Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley.
As he prepares to head to deep-red Utah to shore up conservative support, GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says it's time for Republicans to "come home" and unite behind Donald Trump. "Hopefully it also gives some Republicans a place to go who aren't quite there with us yet," Mr. Pence said on Monday's "Hannity" program on Fox News.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said people need to elect Donald Trump as the next president and that he's concerned about issues like the U.S. Supreme Court and foreign policy. "I want to see this country change.
In this Aug. 6, 2016, file photo, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, addresses the crowd gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm Ky. McConnell has never had much to say about Donald Trump.
If we're being honest, the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is effectively over. Which means that the big fight over the next two weeks is for control of the Senate, where Democrats need a net gain of four seats to retake control.
North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows will reportedly run for chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, to succeed Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. According to The Hill , Meadows said he would run if he's re-elected to Congress and Jordan steps down from the position.
Republican PAC sends Clinton birthday greetings Republican super PAC sending tens of thousands of Clinton birthday cards to voters in Kentucky state House districts Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cjky.it/2fcJtsM October 26 is Hillary Clinton's 69th birthday and to celebrate it, a Republican super PAC is sending tens of thousands of birthday cards to voters in several Kentucky state House districts. The front of the card notes her birthday and says, "Let's send her a present on Tuesday, Nov. 8th."
Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Democratic challenger Nancy Jo Kemper sparred Monday night over issues from health care to Donald Trump 's fitness to lead America's foreign policy in a hard-hitting televised debate, two weeks from Election Day. Kemper, a pastor, went on the offensive at the start of the hour-long debate, accusing the two-term Republican congressman of running a TV ad in Kentucky's 6th District that took her words from a television interview out of context.