Politics

By Jonathan Ellis | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP WASHINGTON — America’s political landscape underwent a historic transformation Tuesday as Black and Hispanic candidates shattered longstanding barriers to win governorships in some of the nation’s most influential states. Their victories represent more than individual political achievements. They signal a changing electorate, expanding political influence among communities of

By Marcus J. Ellington | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP DETROIT — With control of the U.S. Senate potentially hanging in the balance, Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has delivered an extraordinary political blow to her own party, endorsing Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed just two days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The

By Marcus Ellington | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP The Republican candidate challenging Democrat Oliver Gilbert III for Florida’s 24th Congressional District remains a relatively unfamiliar figure to many South Florida voters. But an examination of her political background reveals something considerably more troubling than a low-profile campaign. With Election Day approaching, Brown’s troubled political history in

By  WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and BILL BARROW CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — Georgia Democrats rallied with former President Barack Obama Wednesday night, at the same time President Donald Trump was in Ohio attempting to energize his base, as both parties began crystallizing their closing messages ahead of next week’s midterm elections. Trump has been on a weekslong sprint around the country, doing 20-plus rallies

By Anthony Williams  As Florida prepares to elect its next governor and U.S. senator, concerns about economic inequality, civil rights, education and political representation are shaping how Black voters evaluate the state’s future. For many Black Floridians, the question heading into the Nov. 3 election extends far beyond which political party controls Tallahassee or Washington.

By Marie Syms TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At Florida A&M University, an institution built on generations of Black achievement, civil rights advocacy and educational opportunity, students are confronting university leadership over a controversial agreement allowing campus police to assist federal immigration authorities. The growing dispute has raised fundamental questions about student safety, institutional responsibility and whether

With Florida’s races for governor and U.S. Senate tightening, Black voter turnout could help determine the state’s political future. By M•I•A MEDIA GROUP Florida’s political future could hinge on a constituency that has historically played a central role in shaping the state’s elections: Black voters. With Election Day approaching Nov. 3, Democrat David Jolly is