Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but…
Meghan Markle Talks ‘Clickbait’ And ‘Toxicity’ In The Media
Meghan Markle just added a new job to her resume: interviewer. The Duchess of Sussex, who once reportedly thought about…
Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida
President Donald Trump is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail following months of…
Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process
Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press July 4, 2020, 12:10 PM 4 min…
Voting starts on referendum to let Putin remain in power until 2036
The vote is taking place across seven days because of the pandemic. June 25, 2020, 3:43 PM 7 min read…
Georgia measure would stop officials mailing ballot requests
Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee have approved a bill to prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request…
Extremely Long Lines At Georgia Polling Places Lead To Claims Of Voter Suppression
Thousands of voters in Georgia participating in Tuesday’s primary elections have experienced major delays, with reports of long lines and…
Mail-in voting delays in primary cause Pennsylvania to sound alarm about November
With Pennsylvania’s presidential and statewide primary June 2 its first election in which any voter could choose to vote by…
Trump ramps up attacks on mail voting, targeting battlegrounds Michigan, Nevada
President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on mail-in voting on Wednesday, targeting election officials in two battleground states over efforts…
Trump threatens funds for states easing voting in pandemic
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two election battleground states that are…
Court: Proof of citizenship for voter registration unlawful
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is…
Virginia gov seeks to delay minimum wage hike due to virus
Citing economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed an amendment to a bill increasing…
Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot,…
Wisconsin GOP vows Supreme Court appeal on extended voting
Wisconsin Republicans say they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday’s primary April 4, 2020,…
New York presidential primary postponed amid record numbers of coronavirus cases
New York — which has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic’s spread in the U.S.– will now be on…
Congress pours $400 million into boosting states’ election efforts amid coronavirus crisis, experts say it’s ‘not enough’
As part of the sweeping emergency funding package, congressional leaders settled on including hundreds of millions to boost states’ efforts…
7 states shelve primary contests — for now — as coronavirus shuffles 2020 election calendar
The far-reaching coronavirus pandemic has thrusted the 2020 campaign into uncharted territory, forcing election officials to choose between upending the…
Super Tuesday live updates: Biden performing well so far in the South, Sanders in Northeast
As Super Tuesday, the single biggest day of voting gets underway, the candidates are competing across 15 contests for a…
SC results reveal challenge for Sanders among black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions were undone in 2016 when he couldn’t line up enough support from black…
Kansas elections chief’s security plan causes local unease
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ elections chief is pushing to make the state’s central voter registration database more secure by changing…
Election security officials brace for possible Iran cyber retaliation
With tensions between Washington and Tehran on the rise, election security officials are warning of possible retaliation from Iran in…
Pete Buttigieg’s youth and optimism is winning over older Iowans
Mixed in among the hundreds, sometimes thousands, of Iowans who attend a single Pete Buttigieg rally is an important voting…
Seth Meyers Slaps Lindsey Graham, GOP With Fake ‘Freedom To Vote’ Bill
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) last month described Democrats who are pursuing the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump as “sore…
Court Seems Skeptical Of Overturning Crystal Mason’s Prison Sentence For Illegal Voting
FORT WORTH, Texas ― A Texas appeals court appeared hesitant on Tuesday to overturn the criminal conviction of Crystal Mason,…
Crystal Mason, Sentenced To Prison For Illegally Voting, Asks For New Trial
RENDON, Texas ― If Crystal Mason’s mom doesn’t cook for their big family on Sundays, Mason stops at a tiny…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffers critical defeat as lawmakers rule out no-deal Brexit
The U.K. Parliament is set to extend the Brexit deadline once again in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, throwing…
White Women, Come Get Your People. (But Who Are Your People?)
On Wednesday, I was on no fewer than three group texts between white women asking what they could do about…
Federal court declares Ohio’s congressional map unconstitutional and must be redrawn
A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was intentionally drawn “to disadvantage Democratic voters and entrench Republican representatives…
Socialists win Spain election, far-right emerges as player
Spain’s governing center-left Socialists won the country’s election Sunday but must seek backing from smaller parties to maintain power, while…
With historic vote, Congress passes resolution to end US involvement in Yemen; Trump expected to veto
For the first time, Congress has passed a War Powers Resolution to stop U.S. involvement in a foreign conflict the…
President Donald Trump calls Democrats ‘sick people,’ takes victory lap on Mueller report during rally in Michigan
Within minutes of taking the stage, President Donald Trump celebrated the attorney general’s summary of the special counsel’s investigation with…
Trump defies Congress with veto, moves ahead with border emergency declaration
President Donald Trump on Friday issued his first veto — over attempts by Congress to block his border emergency declaration.…
Cory Booker pitches unity to Iowa voters, reminding some voters of Obama
Sen. Cory Booker crisscrossed through the state of Iowa, for first time as a presidential candidate promising to pull back…
North Carolina court asked to order GOP win in US House seat
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Next governor will ask Walker to veto lame-duck legislation
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Once Republican bastions, Democrats see gains in traditionally conservative districts
From Orange County, California, to rural Maine, to the congressional district that’s home to one of President Donald Trump‘s golf…
As deadline looms, Florida recount is poised to head into its next phase
As Florida continues to count and recount votes, a key deadline loomed Thursday afternoon – and one key county, Palm…
‘Never Nancy’: Democrats ramp up efforts to sideline Pelosi, without offering an alternative
A band of House Democrats determined to oppose House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s speaker bid are planning to release a…
White Women, Come Get Your People. (But Who Are Your People?)
On Wednesday, I was on no fewer than three group texts between white women asking what they could do about…
White House suspends credentials for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after heated exchange with Trump
The White House has suspended press access for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Trump engaged in a…
How Americans Are Juggling Voting And Work This Election Day
Tuesday is Election Day in the U.S., and voters across the country are waking up early or staying out late…
Voter help hotline gets 10,000 calls about polling place issues, other concerns
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US Border Patrol conducts ‘crowd control’ training exercise near Texas polling station
U. S. Border Patrol said it planned to conduct a “crowd control exercise” Tuesday near a Hispanic neighborhood along the…
Utah mayor’s widow: ‘Fitting’ that remains of husband killed in Afghanistan returned to US on Election Day
The widow of Maj. Brent Taylor said Tuesday that it was “fitting” that the remains of her slain husband were…
Election Day severe weather: Some polling places in Tennessee lost power
Some voters were having to carry umbrellas and wear rain boots to the polls Tuesday as severe storms hit the…
Independents will decide the midterms and 4 other points you need to know: ANALYSIS
The end of this long 2018 midterm election cycle is upon us, and we are about to hear the political…
It’s Democrats +8 in likely voter preference, with Trump and health care on center stage
President Trump’s unpopularity and a broad gap in trust to handle health care are keeping Democrats in the hunt to…
Republicans trumpet pre-existing condition protections despite votes to repeal Obamacare
In the final weeks of the 2018 midterm campaign, Republican candidates across the country have released ads touting concerns about…
Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice amid protests
The Senate officially confirmed Brett Kavanaugh Saturday as the next Supreme Court justice — but the vote, like the controversial…
Kavanaugh nomination live updates: Trump orders additional FBI background probe
President Donald Trump has directed the FBI to conduct a supplemental background check of Judge Brett Kavanaugh – the latest…
Conservatives eyeing midterm elections stand by Kavanaugh amid sexual assault allegations
The drama surrounding the sexual assault allegation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the turmoil it’s caused in his confirmation process,…
GOP senators to Ford: Show up Monday or we vote on Kavanaugh
The overarching message from Republicans Wednesday to Christine Blasey Ford: Show up or we’re heading to a vote. Interested in…
Texan Who Says She Unknowingly Voted Illegally Is Sentenced To More Prison Time
A Texas woman who says she unintentionally voted illegally was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in prison for violating the…
Ferguson councilman defeats prosecutor in Michael Brown case in St. Louis County race
In what is seen as a major upset, Wesley Bell, a member of the Ferguson, Missouri city council defeated 27-year…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – June, 10 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Brazilian riot police fire tear gas…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May,16 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Afghanistan’s election heads for a June…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, other progressive minority candidates could aid ‘blue wave’
Recent primary wins among progressive minority candidates could prove a key part of a broader electoral strategy for Democrats hoping…