That’s not likely to happen in 2026. Leaders of the Alabama Legislature say they do not expect any bills for a lottery, sports betting, and casinos to get serious consideration in next year’s session, ...

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require ...

Universal suffrage is an ideal that all Somalis share. However, deep political disagreement among groups, persistent security ...

Alabama state Rep. Phillip Ensler has announced he is running for lieutenant governor. He is the first Democrat to enter the lieutenant governor's race.

IN 2017, DOUG JONES DID THE UNTHINKABLE. He won a special election in Alabama for the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Roy ...

A new report warns that if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is struck down, Alabama Democrats could be reduced to just 15 ...

A charter amendment can be placed on the ballot via an initiatory petition, signed by 5% of the city’s registered voters ― that's roughly 26,000 signatures ― or by a 3/5 vote of the Detroit City ...

Twenty-five years ago this month, the words of one good man uneasily brought us all together. Al Gore did not have to concede ...

Come November 2026, Alabama voters could see two familiar names on the ballot for governor. On Dec. 13, former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones announced his candidacy, joining current GOP Sen. Tommy ...

The race for U.S. Senate is well underway in Alabama. With Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) stepping down to run for governor, ...