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Third-party presidential candidates received less than 2% of the overall vote in 2024, slightly less than they received in ...

In the months before the first Republican presidential primary vote in Iowa, my son and I made four trips to the Hawkeye State to support the efforts of Vivek Ramaswamy. I sided with Ramaswamy for ...

Democrat Josh Stein has defeated Mark Robinson and will become the next North Carolina governor. Stein will move from his role as attorney general to the highest seat in the state, according to ...

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race.