The genius of our elections is their decentralization. They are conducted at the county level, by local officials answerable to local voters and depended upon by local candidates. Systemic corruption would require the kind of vast conspiracy that makes a conspiracy exceptionally unlikely to succeed. read more >
Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and narrowing President Donald Trump's path. read more >
The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. read more >
A Democratic state senator hopes to flip a House seat in solidly red Arkansas on Tuesday and become the first Black member of Congress from the state. read more >
The phenomenon of women being bulldozed by men is universal. I suspect it’s even more common than the #metoo experience of being sexually harassed (or much worse) in the workplace. read more >
Joyce Elliott has turned what was a longshot bid into one of the Democrats' best chances to flip a seat in the South this year. read more >
Arkansas Business reported last week on what investment professionals thought the presidential election could mean for the markets, so Whispers thought to ask a farmer the same question. read more >
Wealth managers and national experts agree that clients’ long-term goals, rather than political winds, should drive investment decisions. read more >
Hoping to replicate a strategy that has long been seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump announces he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates that he's pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill. read more >
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor who spent $558 million on advertising on Super Tuesday only to drop out of the Democratic presidential race in favor of Joe Biden on Wednesday, ended up spending nearly $5 million in Arkansas. read more >
A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. read more >
David Pryor, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator, and his son, former Sen. Mark Pryor, are supporting Joe Biden's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Biden's campaign said Tuesday. read more >
To be blind to color is to be blind to the reason for so much injustice. We have got to talk and we have got to listen. read more >
Democrats appear to be rallying around Hillary Rodham Clinton after her command performance in the party's first presidential debate, with strong majorities viewing her favorably and more saying she can win the White House than any of her rivals. read more >
In ways both subtle and blunt, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is sending a message to Vice President Joe Biden about his potential presidential campaign: This won't be easy. read more >
Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation about her political future and launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday, according to people familiar with her plans. read more >
Former President Bill Clinton's political family reunited in Arkansas Friday, reminiscing about his two terms in office and relishing the prospect of a first for Hillary Rodham Clinton. read more >
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, is writing to the CEOs of several major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, and asking them to stop selling assault weapons. read more >
Vice President Joe Biden is conducting a series of gatherings this week aimed at building a consensus around proposals to curb gun violence following the deadly shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school last month. read more >
