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Georgia still struggles with its history of slavery, segregation and racial injustice, but voters in the Deep South state have for the first time selected two Black candidates to represent the major parties in a U.S. Senate race.

Georgia’s secretary of state is expected to appear next week before a special grand jury in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election in the state.

Polling shows majorities of Americans think mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get.

Voters in an Oregon county where a ballot-printing error delayed primary results for nearly two weeks have elected the same county clerk five times in the past 20 years despite missteps that impacted two previous elections and cost taxpayers $100,000.

With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade.

Turkey’s leader has caused a stir by throwing a wrench in Sweden and Finland’s historic bid to join NATO, lashing out at fellow alliance member Greece and announcing plans for a new incursion into Syria.

When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations his military career had ended in disgrace.

Donald Trump began May with a decisive win for a favored candidate in Ohio, catapulting a Senate hopeful to a primary victory.

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss.

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fueled politics in a critical swing state.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will face Republican football legend Herschel Walker for a coveted Senate seat in Georgia after both handily defeated primary challengers to set up a historic, high-stakes showdown.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has won the Republican primary in a bid to keep his job.

Georgia’s high-stakes primary election appeared to be running smoothly with no reports of major problems.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

Residents of the Thai capital Bangkok have elected an independent politician seen as representing opponents of the country’s military-backed government.

Georgia's Stacey Abrams has benefitted from being unopposed in the state's Democratic primary for governor by using the period to spread her message while Republicans have fought.

Voters in the Thai capital are electing a new governor in a contest delayed by a military coup that still reflects a divided country with main candidates either supported by the conservative establishment or the liberal opposition.

Two Republican frontrunners are hoping to clinch primary victories in Georgia.

Herschel Walker boasts of his charity work helping members of the military who struggle with mental health.

Newly discovered emails show that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was more deeply involved in baseless efforts to overturn the 2020 election than previously known.

Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.

Ballots with blurry barcodes that can't be read by vote-counting machines will delay election results by weeks in a key U.S. House race in Oregon's primary.

In a story published May 19, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a group of Democratic congress members on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a state or gain some sort of independence.

Prosecutors in a western Colorado county say they found no evidence of tampering in the 2020 presidential election as alleged by a clerk who has become a prominent voice among those promoting former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.

Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the state’s elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than a printing error that was slowing the tally in one county.

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick are locked in a too-early-to-call race for the Republican nomination to fill an open Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat.

Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday.

House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

Donald Trump’s choice for Pennsylvania governor has won his primary, and his Senate pick is locked in an exceedingly close contest as the former president works to expand his hold on the Republican Party.

Doug Mastriano has won the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania.

First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn has lost to North Carolina state Sen. Chuck Edwards in the Republican congressional primary.

The Federal Election Commission has decided not to take action against former President Donald Trump after commissioners deadlocked over whether his campaign broke the law by masking how it was spending cash during the 2020 campaign.

The last full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested primaries for governor and U.S. Senate is under way, with a top Senate candidate in the hospital and establishment Republicans trying to stave off victories by candidates they view as too toxic to win in the fall.

Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections.

A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party.

Republican Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz is stepping up his criticism of a far-right candidate in Pennsylvania who is gaining traction ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.

Dr. Scott Jensen, a skeptic of the government’s response to COVID-19, has won the Minnesota GOP’s endorsement to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in the November election.

Abby Finkenauer’s bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa wasn’t supposed to be so fraught.

A judge’s ruling that a new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff is unconstitutional has been appealed by the state.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will campaign with Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp the day before this month’s GOP primary in his most significant political break with former President Donald Trump to date.

A series of unforced political and personal errors by GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn has brought the forces of big-name Republicans and traditional enemies to bear on his reelection bid in North Carolina.

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election.

Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Donald Trump has issued a warning that surging Republican candidate Kathy Barnette would upend the GOP’s chances of holding the seat in November.

A Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor says he is ending his campaign and endorsing rival Lou Barletta.

There are signs the insurgent candidate backed by former President Donald Trump appears to be faltering in a crowded field of Republicans challenging the GOP incumbent for a U.S. House seat in conservative central Washington state.

A judge has dismissed conservative cable news channel One America News Network from a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers after the two sides reached a settlement.

President Joe Biden has called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to congratulate him on his apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election.

Several prominent conservative groups are lining up behind Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

New York Congressman Tom Reed is resigning, leaving office more than seven months before the end of his term.

The Tory MP faces charges including failing to stop and failing to report a road traffic collision.

One study found that the U.S. government spends as much maintaining parking facilities across the country as it does running elections.

Retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said Thursday that he’s endorsing Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia to succeed him in the post he’s held for more than 20 years.

Not all Republicans fell in line behind Trump’s assertion that the election had been stolen from him.

A “forensic audit” of election equipment in the largest Michigan county won by former President Donald Trump found no evidence of outside interference in the 2020 election. The Macomb County audit found no evidence of “malicious internet connectivity,” no evidence of file manipulation and no evidence of unauthorized software in the county’s election servers. Pro V&V also audited election machines in Arizona’s Maricopa County and Georgia’s Fulton County, which both featured in false election fraud claims promoted by Trump. Local officials also appointed Nancy Tiseo to the Macomb County Board of Canvassers, which is responsible for certifying election results. She was the Republican Party’s only nominee to the Macomb County Board of Canvassers, despite state law requiring three nominees to be named.

Perlmutter becomes the 26th House Democrat to announce he is leaving before the 2022 midterms.

Several candidates running for office in Michigan attended the January 6 rally in Washington, D.C.

Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed, Somalia's president, attempted to sideline his main rival, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, by suspending his powers.

Jackson had been facing long odds against the former state Supreme Court justice in the battle for the Democratic nomination for the seat of retiring Sen. Richard Burr (R).

Hungary’s Constitutional Court has declined to rule on a motion challenging the primacy of European Union law in a case involving the country’s treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers

The south-east London by-election was prompted by the death of former MP James Brokenshire.

The Republican-hired attorney investigating the 2020 election told Wisconsin lawmakers during a testy hearing Wednesday he has filed a lawsuit to force officials in Green Bay and Madison to provide testimony. The simultaneous meetings come as Republicans in Wisconsin are increasing the pressure on election officials. Lawmakers have called for the resignation of the state's nonpartisan top election administrator and a sheriff who supports Donald Trump called for prosecuting five of the commission's six members.

Nicola Sturgeon still aims to deliver independence - but is her legacy as first minister secure even without it?

The Labour leader says it is up to his predecessor to regain the party whip before the next election.

Former local news anchor Kari Lake earned Trump's endorsement after touting the false claims that Joe Biden stole the 2020 election.

Facebook ex-product manager Frances Haugen says the company prioritises "growth over safety".

Dart's been elected four times as sheriff; Preckwinkle's in her third term as board president.

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI -- Former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, and President Joe Biden won it. One question on the list was whether they believed fraud had reversed the results of the 2020 election. Five -- Articia Bomer, Ryan Kelley, Evan Space, Bob Scott and Ralph Rebandt -- said they did believe fraud reversed the results of the 2020 election. Mike Brown, offered a simple “no” when asked if fraud had reversed the results of the 2020 election. Kristi Noem to Michigan Republicans: Talk to your liberal friendsWhitmer ‘worst governor’ in the nation, says RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel at Mackinac Republican conference‘America is in crisis,’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz tells Michigan Republicans at Mackinac conference

Stella Nyanzi, a 45-year-old academic-turned-activist, left Uganda for Kenya losing a race for a seat in parliament.

All the big numbers from the second quarter of fundraising.

How drama built as Labour retained its Batley and Spen seat by a narrow margin.

A handful of states are still examining 2020 election ballots. Experts worry that continued challenges are eroding confidence for future elections.

A handful of states are still examining 2020 election ballots. Experts worry that continued challenges are eroding confidence for future elections.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Members of the county Board of Commissioners say they don’t like staging a countywide election in May, but a majority have agreed to ask voters to renew a 911 telephone surcharge and to consider a new millage to provide additional mental health services at that time. Commissioners voted 6-2 Wednesday, Jan. 27, to put the renewal of the 911 surcharge of $1.86 per line on the countywide ballot May 4 and voted 5-3 to add a new 0.94-mill property tax request from Genesee Health System to the ballot as well. Commissioners Shaun Shumaker, R-Fenton Twp., and Bryant Nolden, D-Flint, voted against the 911 ballot issue and Commissioner Meredith Davis, R-Flushing Twp., joined them in voting against the GHS millage request. The 911 surcharge supports emergency 911 service and raises about $7 million annually. The GHS millage would be assessed until 2030 and is expected to raise $9.5 million in the first year it is levied, according to information supplied to the county.

“This was a historic election: more than 400,000 members of our community cast votes in this race. I want to say thank you to our elections officials for ensuring that every voter was able to safely participate in this election. Our democracy is precious, and it requires participation.”

The 2020 presidential election was a tight contest that painted a vivid picture highlighting our country's division along racial lines. One would be ignorant to believe that these sentiments do not bleed over into corporate America and the business world at large. It was invigorating to hear both the president-elect and vice president-elect acknowledge the power of the voice of Black voters. In this post-election atmosphere, where Black Americans are left contemplating how we move forward, we must continue to press on toward fostering Black excellence in corporate America by building the talent pipeline of the current and next generation of Black leaders. They too need to remain focused on developing and retaining high potential Black talent, promoting deserving role models so that everyone knows what is possible.

‘I just want someone I can sit with and talk to on the couch and have a great time,’ I’d often remarked to my friends about what I’m looking for in a relationship.

Meanwhile, the election is stretching on as ballot counting continues in battleground states and the winner of the presidency — and some local races — remains unknown. Follow along with the latest results here and national updates here.

Klobuchar: Some in GOP "not questioning" ballots in states they won

The election is less than a week away, which means another round of stimulus may take months to materialize. After confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that the Senate would be recessed until Nov 9. The hiatus means that the next stimulus bill will almost certainly not pass before the election and negotiations will most likely be delayed until at least January 2021, according to Garrett Watson, a senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation. Check out this video to learn how likely Congress is to pass a stimulus bill after the election and to see what the results of the election will mean for future stimulus legislation. More from Invest in You:'Predictably Irrational' author says this is what investors should be doing during the pandemicCoronavirus forced this couple into a 27-day quarantine amid their honeymoon cruiseHow to prepare for a family member with Covid-19Disclosure: NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.

Americans and the right to vote: Why it's not easy for everyone

“Each election, there are always a number of precincts where the previous location cannot host a polling place, because of construction or some other change in operations,” said Marisel Hernandez, chairwoman of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. “This election is similar, except now we had to change many polling place locations to move to larger spaces that allow for social distancing between work stations for election judges and the booths for voters.”

With the political conventions over, the presidential candidates will now be campaigning in earnest. Voters head to the polls in just 100 days. Phillip Bump, a political columnist at The Washington Post, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss what's ahead in the campaign and the impact of the conventions.

Our political panelists Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post, Reihan Salam of the National Review, Molly Ball of The Atlantic, and Jonathan Martin of The New York Times discuss the current Republican front-runner’s campaign strategy, and whether or not it will work in the new year.

The CBS Decision Desk: How we make projections Here at Election headquarters, we'll be looking through all the votes as they're reported and getting the latest from voters from our exit polls. Elections Director Anthony Salvanto explains how his team combs through the stats and trends and how to watch the races as they unfold.

Concerns of violence as Ukraine approaches presidential election Sunday is presidential election day in Ukraine. The election will be held amid concerns that pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country will disrupt the vote. Charlie D'Agata reports.