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PoliticsSome Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a court order blocking the Postal Service from carrying out a revised ballot rule.
PoliticsDemocrats say they have a mandate to deliver change, but as the party gets ready to retake the majority in both the House and Senate, there are divides over who should lead it.
PoliticsElection officials are preparing for the Trump administration's pressure tactics over potential noncitizens on state voter rolls to continue, though recent court rulings pose new obstacles.
PoliticsPete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery. Now the Secretary of Defense has given him a medal.
PoliticsKey voters in North Carolina are pessimistic the blue wave flipping control of Congress will solve their economic woes. Many say President Trump will be the chief obstacle.
PoliticsIn six states across the Deep South, a drastic swing to the left this election was driven by high Black voter turnout and compounded by a sharp decline in voting rates across Republican-heavy areas.