Tag Archives: Elections

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward, for now, with plans to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, handing the White House a significant legal victory while leaving the ultimate fate of the policy unresolved. The divided court issued an unsigned emergency …

Republicans in Florida on Tuesday nominated Rep. Byron Donalds, a close ally of President Donald Trump, to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, while Democrats chose former Rep. David Jolly, a former Republican who left the party amid his opposition to Trump. The primary results offered a mixed picture of the …

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend. The conflict appeared to make it even more clear the issue will have to be settled by the …

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to revive President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting vote-by-mail after a federal appeals court refused to allow the policy to take effect ahead of November’s midterm elections. The emergency appeal comes just two days after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court …

New Jersey officials said Tuesday that approximately 6,600 people who identified themselves as noncitizens while obtaining driver’s licenses or state identification cards were mistakenly registered to vote because of a software error in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system. Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, said a preliminary review found that …

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has hreatened to withhold federal election-related funding from states that refuse to cooperate with the Trump administration’s voter roll investigations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, while also warning that election officials could face fines or even criminal penalties. Speaking to reporters, Mullin said states …

Republican officials overseeing North Carolina elections are facing accusations of attempting to make voting more difficult for students and Black residents after proposing changes to early voting locations and hours in several counties, reigniting a partisan battle over election access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The controversy follows efforts …

President Donald Trump on Thursday released a series of declassified intelligence documents that he said expose vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems and Chinese efforts to gather voter information. But the records stop short of supporting his long-standing claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Speaking from the White House, …

Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud. “Free and fair elections are a cornerstone of a thriving republic, and with the authority granted to my office …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may continue counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day so long as they were postmarked by the voting deadline, preserving election laws used across much of the country and rejecting a Republican-backed legal challenge. In a 5-4 decision, the justices upheld a …

Voters in several states head to the polls Tuesday for a series of closely watched primary elections that will test the strength of progressive Democrats, the influence of President Donald Trump within the Republican Party, and the growing role of outside spending from cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and pro-Israel advocacy groups. …

President Donald Trump notched several important victories in Tuesday’s primary elections, but one of the night’s most closely watched races underscored that his endorsement remains influential — not invincible. In Georgia, billionaire businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Republican gubernatorial runoff, delivering a rare setback …

California and Iowa voters delivered a series of closely watched primary results Tuesday that could shape the fight for control of Congress and key statewide offices in the 2026 midterm elections. While California’s slow vote-counting process left several contests unresolved, early returns provided a clearer picture of the state’s gubernatorial …

In the past two years, a dozen states have either approved new U.S. House maps or are moving toward doing so — a highly unusual mid-decade revamp prompted by President Donald Trump and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling late last month. And the situation isn’t settled yet — even as …

President Donald Trump flexed his political muscle in Indiana on Tuesday, as Republican primary voters ousted five state senators who had defied his push to redraw congressional maps, according to NBC News projections. The results mark a significant victory for Trump and his allies following a high-profile clash with GOP …