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Democrats are currently outpacing Republicans in early voting in the states that could decide control of the senate, early voting expert Michael McDonald tells Richard Hall.

Strong early voting could point to high turnout in Georgia and nationwide in the 2022 midterms

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More than 1.2 million Florida voters have already cast their midterm election ballots, before the candidates for governor face off in their only debate. It reflects a continuing desire by many to vote from the comfort of their homes, rather than lining up at an early…

ORLANDO, Fla. — The lone debate in the Florida governor’s race could be Charlie Crist’s last real chance to pull ahead against Gov. Ron DeSantis, experts said, with polls continually giving DeSantis the lead. And Crist has to hit hard against an incumbent playing it safe, they added.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

Four years after voters set a modern record for turnout in a midterm election, they seem poised to do so again.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota State Fairgoers fumed. On a few hours' notice, they learned last September that the Doobie Brothers would perform at the grandstand without Michael McDonald, who had just rejoined the group after a 26-year absence.

The celebratory road show kicked off in August 2021, five decades after the release of the eponymous 1971 debut of the San Jose blue-eyed soul band.

Victoria's Supreme Court rules a civil case brought by the father of former choirboy against the Catholic Church and Cardinal George Pell can continue.

The father's case is believed to be the first to test the whether the Legal Identity of Defendants Act, brought in to abolish the defence, applies to secondary victims including family members.

The Victorian court’s decision had been sought before a civil case brought against Cardinal George Pell and the church could proceed