Politics & Power

Election integrity has become a huge issue for many voters since 2020, and with the arrival of Super Tuesday, many have questions about how safe their votes are. Clay County Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless is one of only a few dozen officials to be part of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Task Force to ensure elections are secure in 2024. Chambless, who has a lengthy history as a top...

Even though former President Donald Trump easily won on Nikki Haley’s turf — it looks like Haley’s going to stay in the race and continue to clash with Trump. “Did (Haley) outperform expectations? Yes. (Trump) was favored by five touchdowns and he won by three touchdowns. That’s still a pretty significant win,” said News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney, who joined me on this week’s “Path to th...

There is a lot of discontent among young voters in the race for the White House. Here’s the bottom line: They don’t want a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Ask them why, and they’re pretty candid. They don’t like Biden’s handling of the economy. They don’t like his support of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and they think he’s too old. As for Trump — they t...

News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney, director of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, stopped by to dicuss how important age is in the race for the White House.

Path to the Polls sat down with Constitutional Law Expert Rod Sullivan as we discussed how a 40-year-old bedrock of administrative law might be in jeopardy. The U.S. Supreme Court is looking at challenges that might ultimately curtail the ability of federal agencies to regulate a host of areas that touch American life, including health care, finance, environmental pollutants and administrative age...

Former President Donald Trump’s legal and political challenges intensify. As for Republican challenger Nikki Haley, to paraphrase musician Tom Petty: She won’t back down. On Tuesday’s live-streaming episode of “Vote 2024: Path to the Polls,” I spoke with Daniel Cronrath, a political science professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Now there are two: Donald Trump and Nikki Haley. The question is, with Ron DeSantis out of the race, who benefits? Going head-to-head with Haley is something many political observers are saying is just the kind of matchup Trump has been salivating for. The question becomes, at the end of the New Hampshire primary day, will the GOP nominee be decided? Historically, New Hampshire is known for dramat...

At one point, he appeared to be Donald Trump’s most daunting challenger — his campaign ran out of steam, support and money. Ron DeSantis ended his struggling bid before this week’s New Hampshire primary. But that doesn’t necessarily mark the end of his presidential ambitions.

In an election year like no other, News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton will discuss debates, trends, election laws and more with political analysts in our new series. The first topic we address, the Iowa Caucuses. The GOP presidential hopefuls are giving their final pitches to Iowa voters in advance of what promises to be the coldest Iowa caucuses in history. The latest Des Moines Register/NBC News Med...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consider a Colorado ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump from its 2024 Republican primary ballot has sparked quite the debate.