Latest Coverage

• 

  Louisiana governor’s race heads to a November runoff

  Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards falls short of majority, will face Republican Eddie Rispone in 2nd round ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com BATON ROUGE (CFP) —…

• 

  Louisiana Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards aiming for knockout in Saturday’s jungle primary

  Trump making election-eve visit to Lake Charles to rally Republicans and force Edwards into a runoff ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com BATON ROUGE (CFP) — Unless…

• 

  Montgomery elects first African-American mayor in city’s history

  Steven Reed wins runoff to claim helm of the cradle of the civil rights movement ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor MONTGOMERY (CFP) — Voters in…

• 

  Call it a “Texodus”: 6th Lone Star U.S. House Republican bows out of 2020 race

  Departures follow exits of 8 Texas House Republicans in 2018 ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — With a sixth U.S. House Republican from…

• 

  2 Virginia freshmen U.S. House Democrats say Donald Trump may have committed “impeachable offense” in dealings with Ukraine

  Abigail Spanberger and Elaine Luria are part of a group of freshmen denouncing Trump’s actions in the Washington Post ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com WASHINGTON (CFP)…

• Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax sues CBS over interviews with sexual assault accusers

  Fairfax also accuses Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney of involvement in a scheme to make charges public ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com RICHMOND (CFP) — After seven…