/tags/presidential-elections Presidential Elections en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:33:04 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-05/photos-missouri-illinois-2024-general-election With former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on the top of the ticket, Missouri and Illinois residents are casting their ballots for a far-ranging slate of candidates and issues. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:33:04 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-05/photos-missouri-illinois-2024-general-election Brian Munoz, Sophie Proe, Eric Schmid, Cristina Fletes-Mach /government-politics-issues/2024-03-20/trump-and-biden-win-illinois-presidential-primaries-as-they-gear-up-for-a-rematch Tuesday’s results offered only bragging rights to the candidates after decisive primaries last week in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state made both Biden and Trump the presumptive presidential nominees for their respective parties. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:39:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-20/trump-and-biden-win-illinois-presidential-primaries-as-they-gear-up-for-a-rematch Dave McKinney, Jon Seidel /government-politics-issues/2024-03-04/a-unanimous-supreme-court-restores-trump-to-the-colorado-ballot The decision came only weeks after the justices heard oral arguments in the politically sensitive case that put the high court in the middle of the 2024 presidential election Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:36:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-04/a-unanimous-supreme-court-restores-trump-to-the-colorado-ballot Carrie Johnson /government-politics-issues/2024-01-16/illinois-legislators-call-for-expanding-vote-by-mail-program Currently, eight states across the United States and Washington, D.C. operate elections almost entirely by mail. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-16/illinois-legislators-call-for-expanding-vote-by-mail-program Peter Hancock /government-politics-issues/2024-01-11/missouris-secretary-of-state-cannot-legally-remove-joe-biden-from-the-2024-ballot Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft threatened to unilaterally kick President Joe Biden off of the Missouri ballot if Donald Trump is disqualified in other states for violating the U.S. Constitution insurrection clause. But an appeals court ruling found Missouri law did not give the secretary of state that power. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:47:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-11/missouris-secretary-of-state-cannot-legally-remove-joe-biden-from-the-2024-ballot Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2021-01-07/congress-certifies-biden-victory-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-on-jan-20 Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress' tally of Electoral College votes. Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:15:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-01-07/congress-certifies-biden-victory-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-on-jan-20 Juana Summers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-22/dewey-defeats-truman-depicts-shocking-upset-by-little-man-from-missouri We’ve all seen the photo: A beaming President Harry S. Truman holds aloft a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune from Nov. 3, 1948. The headline: “DEWEY… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:46:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-22/dewey-defeats-truman-depicts-shocking-upset-by-little-man-from-missouri Sarah Fenske /government-politics-issues/2017-07-24/obama-talks-health-care-with-st-louis-patients-nurses This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 10, 2008 - Barack Obama ended his campaign swing through St. Louis on Tuesday after attending a… Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:15:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-07-24/obama-talks-health-care-with-st-louis-patients-nurses pool reports /education/2016-11-11/election-is-teachable-moment-for-washington-u-freshmen On Election Day, as he does every day, Washington University freshman Jordan Phillips called his grandma in Florida. His message was a definite one.“I… Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:28:26 GMT /education/2016-11-11/election-is-teachable-moment-for-washington-u-freshmen Dale Singer /2016-11-09/how-trump-won-according-to-the-exit-polls Men, voters in key counties and white people — particularly less-educated whites — helped Donald Trump vault past Hillary Clinton to win the presidential election. Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:04:00 GMT /2016-11-09/how-trump-won-according-to-the-exit-polls Danielle Kurtzleben