Elections & Campaigns News

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), one of the oldest and most respected nonpartisan economic research and educational organizations in the United States dedicated to promoting classical liberal and free market ideas, has appointed Dr. Samuel Gregg as its new President. Gregg served as interim president after the previous incumbent, Dr. William Ruger, accepted the position of Deputy Director of National Intellig...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nina Schwalbe, Democratic candidate for New York’s 12th Congressional District, is the subject of a major profile published April 2, 2026, in The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical journals. The profile highlights Schwalbe’s extraordinary career in global health and her urgent call to restore scientific expertise and evidence-based leadership to the U.S. Congress. The profile details Schwalbe’s trajectory from witnessing a measles outbreak...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hart InterCivic announced Texas certification of its Verity Vanguard™ voting system, the sixth state to approve the VVSG 2.0‑certified system....

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Entravision, a leading global media, marketing, and technology company, announced the expanded relaunch of Politics con Acento, a digital-first bilingual show and video podcast for the Latino voting community. The show, hosted by Entravision’s established White House Correspondent Stephanie Ochoa, will now also air weekly as a one-hour bilingual TV show across Entravision's 21 Univision affiliates, Altavision, WAPA Orlando 26, digital, and social media platforms. T...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amsterdam & Partners LLP, the international law firm acting for Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the of the newly formed Strong Armenia party, have today appealed to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to intervene to ensure that elections set for June this year are not invalidated by heavy-handed official interference. The letter was sent in response to Brussels' announcement that it would deploy a Hybrid Rapid Response Team to monitor the vote. Failure to ensure that...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carolyn (“Carrie”) Xu, a nationally recognized advertising and media leader, today announced the launch of Fortae Co, a full-funnel, full-service integrated media buying agency, with a focus on the political sector. Bridging the gap between sophisticated political mobilization and commercial brand-building, Fortae enters the market with Xu’s proven track record of managing over $200 million in media spend across more than 40 states. As the 2026 landscape faces unpre...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferson County Clerk David Yates announced today that his office has filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking the release of Kentucky’s unredacted voter registration list, which contains sensitive personal information for every registered voter. The federal lawsuit, filed against the Kentucky Secretary of State and the State Board of Elections, aims to compel the release of voter data that includes protected identifiers...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tap water served by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is among the best-tasting in the nation, a panel of judges has determined as part of the 36th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition, which included more than 100 entries of water sourced from five continents. Metropolitan garnered second place in the municipal water category – the eighth medal the agency has won in the international competition in recent years. “Met...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenX Technologies, Inc., one of the world’s leading omnichannel supply-side platforms, today unveiled prioritized access to curated, political-approved inventory with unmatched speed, precision, and scale. Designed for the 2026 midterms, the offering enables values-based voter targeting across all screens, including CTV, with campaigns live in under 24 hours. At the same time, OpenX announced a first-to-market partnership with Givsly, integrating first-party, privacy...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The audit and assurance firm of Grant Thornton in the U.S., Grant Thornton LLP, has named Craig Woodfield national managing partner of Assurance Quality and Risk. In this role, he will oversee all quality control and risk functions for Grant Thornton’s Audit & Assurance business. Woodfield succeeds Jeff Hughes, who will be retiring in June 2026 after a successful 40-year career. “At Grant Thornton, quality is the foundation of all that we do,” said Ron Messenger, C...