Tuesday, May 7 2013 9:35 PM EDT2013-05-08 01:35:30 GMT
Election day is well underway as voters head to the polls to choose a new congressman or woman. Being a special election, polls are expected to be relatively busy, but election officials are not expectingMore >>
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat. Sanford defeated Elizabeth Colbert Busch Tuesday in the state's 1st Congressional District.More >>
Friday, November 9 2012 6:29 AM EST2012-11-09 11:29:38 GMT
As with any election, there are a number of theories as to why things went the way they did. We have been hearing from a number of people who have been telling us that hundreds of thousands of militaryMore >>
As with any election, there are a number of theories as to why things went the way they did.More >>
Thursday, November 8 2012 12:06 PM EST2012-11-08 17:06:20 GMT
It was no surprise when fairly early in the night, television networks projected Louisiana's eight electoral votes would go to Republican Mitt Romney; but of course, not everyone voted for the challenger. RomneyMore >>
It was no surprise when fairly early in the night, television networks projected Louisiana's eight electoral votes would go to Republican Mitt Romney; but of course, not everyone voted for the challenger.More >>
Wednesday, November 7 2012 9:48 AM EST2012-11-07 14:48:58 GMT
(RNN) – Obama took on a variety of issues during his first term in the Oval Office, and he pledged to continue his plan of economic recovery in the next four years. His campaign rode the theme of "Change"More >>
"This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation," said Mitt Romney in his concession speech.More >>
Voters today will decide the next President of the United States as well as other critical measures that have become major issues in the campaign. More >>
Voters today will decide the next President of the United States as well as other critical measures that have become major issues in the campaign. The following is a look at what is happening at polls around the country and the last-minute efforts to get highly coveted votes.More >>
Monday, November 5 2012 3:58 PM EST2012-11-05 20:58:38 GMT
A picture on WLBT's Facebook page posted by commenter's is creating a stir online and in the community. The picture is of a effigy of President Barack Obama, hanging outside a gas station. Those postingMore >>
A picture on WLBT's Facebook page posted by commenters is creating a stir online and in the community. The picture is of a effigy of President Barack Obama, hanging outside a gas station.More >>
Friday, October 26 2012 5:07 PM EDT2012-10-26 21:07:17 GMT
Governor Bobby cast his vote on Friday after standing in line for about 15 minutes with other voters. The Governor says he voted in favor of several hot button issues, including amendments to protect allMore >>
Governor Bobby cast his vote on Friday after standing in line for about 15 minutes with other voters.More >>
Friday, October 12 2012 1:47 PM EDT2012-10-12 17:47:30 GMT
The retirement of Judge Bruce Bolin has opened up the 26th Judicial District judgeship, with three men challenging for the position: Mike Nerren, John Slattery and Whit Graves.More >>
The retirement of Judge Bruce Bolin has opened up the 26th Judicial District judgeship, with three men challenging for the position: Mike Nerren, John Slattery and Whit Graves.More >>
Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.More >>
Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.More >>
Zimbabwe's highest court says it has received an application from the president's party to delay crucial elections by at least two weeks.More >>
Zimbabwe's highest court said Wednesday it has received an application from longtime President Robert Mugabe's party to delay crucial elections by at least two weeks following pressure from regional leaders.More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: "Not so fast."More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.More >>
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to vote on its first immigration bill this year, a tough enforcement measure giving state and local officials new powers to act against people here illegally.More >>
Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an...More >>
The abortion wars are returning to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches 20 weeks of age.More >>
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More >>
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.More >>
Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed an outside political group encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016, saying it was important for Democrats to build a groundswell of support for the former secretary of...More >>
The leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out...More >>
Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought.More >>
A Pakistani spokesman says a bomb blast at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 people.More >>
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target,...More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More >>
Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met his newly elected successor Hasan Rowhani.More >>
Iran's president has discussed transferring power in a meeting with his newly elected successor, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.More >>
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