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 >>
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted...More >>
City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.More >>
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC...More >>
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff...More >>
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's...More >>
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the...More >>
A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front to exploit the White House's latest political problems.More >>
A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems.More >>
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress: He's created a working, productive relationship with Democrats in...More >>
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies.More >>
Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders - proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded - decided whether their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation.More >>
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.More >>
Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor.More >>
Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more until a winner...More >>
Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has been discharged from the hospital roughly two weeks after he sustained serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event.More >>
Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said.More >>
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing...More >>