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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist has won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida, putting him in position to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign the Republican incumbent is eyeing as the first step toward a potential White House run. In selecting Crist on Tuesday, Florida Democrats sided with a candidate backed by many in the party’s establishment...

Primary elections across seven states Tuesday could set up November showdowns in dozens of races

The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives

Democrats know they may lose control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.

Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona.

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests has been elected Chile’s next president after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.

Generation Z voters are the least likely to identify as conservative, but they’re also the most likely to disapprove of the job President Biden is doing, and that’s a growing problem for Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterms. NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky breaks down why Gen Z feels this way and what Dems are doing to fight it.

The 17-year-old son of Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin twice tried to cast a ballot on Election Day even though he is not yet eligible to vote, election officials confirm to News4. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to vote. News4 is not naming Youngkin’s son because he is a minor and has not been charged with a crime. Fairfax...

This story was updated on Nov. 3, 2021, at 5:20 p.m. ET. Minneapolis residents hit the polls yesterday to vote for mayor, ultimately reelecting Democrat incumbent Jacob Frey, and to weigh in on several ballot measures, one of which would’ve replaced the city’s police department with a “Department of Public Safety.” Results of the police reform ballot measure came in…

Losing Virginia’s governor race isn’t the only development from Tuesday’s elections that has Democrats concerned heading into a vital midterm year. Turnout among their youngest, most progressive voters was down by stunning numbers in an otherwise high-turnout gubernatorial race. The share of votes coming from Virginians under the age of 30 was just 10%, according to preliminary NBC News...

The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany’s national election

Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners’ consent in the 2020 election. The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that the proposed fine for Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman and Burkman’s lobbying firm would be the largest ever for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The men already face…

The Republican now leading the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run

President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican proposals that he says would restrict voting access. “What I’m worried about is how un-American this whole initiative is,” he said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. Deciding in some states that you cannot bring water to people standing in line waiting to vote.”

The international elections equipment company said in a statement that Fox was “responsible for this disinformation campaign, which has damaged democracy worldwide and irreparably harmed Smartmatic.”

President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th commander-in-chief Wednesday. Here are some of the key moments from the inaugural ceremony.

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., acknowledged Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden won the election. “Joe Biden will be sworn in as president in one week because he won the election,” McCarthy said.

According to a report, Jessica Campbell, who acted alongside Reese Witherspoon in “Election,” passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 38.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday said: “[Biden] is the legitimate president of the United States. I cannot convince people, certain groups by my words, but I will tell you by my actions. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become the president and vice president of the United States on January the 20th.”