Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls

President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.But with Republicans falling behind in the ...

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Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls

President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.But with Republicans falling behind in the ...

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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn • Washington State Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took action that could set the stage for another redrawing of Washington’s political maps.

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US House Dems’ campaign chief predicts they'll gain majority control in midterms

WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power. Democ...

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Republicans Risk First Senate Loss in 94 Years in Reliably Red Kansas

Kansas emerges as a potential Senate pickup for Democrats as the midterm map widens.

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255. Closing the Book on OT2025

As the October 2026 Term begins, it's worth taking a moment to highlight the *real* final statistics for the Court’s output during the October 2025 Term.

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SEB asks Trump administration to push for election system updates • Georgia Recorder

The resolution passed in a 3-2 vote Monday, roughly two weeks before Georgia residents begin heading to the polls for early voting.

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SEB proposal to manually ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails • Georgia Recorder

Election workers said the proposed rule would be impossible to implement before the midterms and would likely create more problems than it solved.

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After a year of redistricting chaos, Missouri is back where it started • Missouri Independent

After a year of lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri will use its 2024 congressional map in the Nov. 3 election.

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Risch campaign says rumors of using 1917 Idaho law to avoid Senate election are ‘completely false’

As the Nov. 3 general election nears, rumors have cropped up that a never-used, 1917 Idaho state law could be used to circumvent the race for U.S. Senate.

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Appeals court denies South Dakota’s defense of ban on abortion pill advertising

An appeals court shut down an attempt from South Dakota’s attorney general and governor to overturn a decision that blocks enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion pill advertising in the state.Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley, both Republicans, filed the appeal in August after a lower court blocked enforcement of the law while a lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality played out.

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Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipment

Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.

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Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Polls of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races

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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a...

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Schiltz: ‘I did not violate any ethics rules’ • Minnesota Reformer

U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz on Friday publicly recounted the challenges of administering justice during Operation Metro Surge, just two days after the Justice Department filed an ethics compla...

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What Red Cloud residents said when Dan Osborn returned after shoving them into national spotlight • Nebraska Examiner

A town of fewer than 1,000 people was shoved into the national spotlight by a bitter Nebraska Senate race between Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn

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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a...

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Thousands of Wayne County voters to get new ballots after printing error • Michigan Advance

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter ...

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Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office.An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local...

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NC election experts warn about voter trust as AI makes political misinformation easier to create • NC Newsline

Artificial intelligence is making it easier to create realistic political images, videos and audio, leaving voters with a new question as they head toward the midterm elections: How do they know what ...

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Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector

DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...

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Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office.An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local...

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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Judge Todd E. Edelman wrote in his ruling that “the observed damage to the Reflecting Pool was due to a contractor's ‘rushed and botched’ installation of the lining while conducting renovations, and Mr. Hearn's actions had no effect on the value of the Pool.”

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Analyst: Democrats show promise in gaining congressional control | News From The States

Analyst: Democrats show promise in gaining congressional control

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Death row inmate Pike's execution halted after nearly two hours • Tennessee Lookout

A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.

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Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops with a Thursday rally in deep-red Oklahoma before heading to other states with strong Republican leanings.The first...

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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in U.S. Supreme Court

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion bans.

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