It Could Take Weeks to Find Out If Democrats Won the House
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Remember this? Alan Diaz / APIf you’ve been nervously counting down the days until the November 6 election, we’ve got some bad news for you: You might have to wait quite a bit longer before you know who will control the House. That’s because roughly…
Supreme Court Rules That Commerce Secretary Won’t Have to Answer Questions in Key Census Case
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Aug. 27, 2018.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will not have to testify under oath about why he added a controversial question about US citizenship to the 2020 census, after the…
How Democrats Could Beat Back Voter Suppression at the Ballot Box
Voters wait in line for ballots at the Polk County Election office on the first day of early voting for the Iowa general election on October 8 in Des Moines. Charlie Neibergall/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Deidre DeJear announced her candidacy for Iowa secretary of state last August, on the…
Senate Confirmation Appears Likely for Two More Judges Hostile Toward Abortion
Chad A. Readler, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, is sworn in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations on October 10, 2018.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two appeals court nominees with strong anti-choice histories are likely to become the…
Georgia’s Republican Candidate for Governor Is Blocking 53,000 Voter Registrations
Secretary of State Brian Kemp declares victory in the Republican primary for governor in July 2018 in Athens, Georgia.Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tens of thousands of would-be voters in Georgia have had their voter registrations put on hold, threatening their ability to cast a ballot in…
Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Tribal North Dakotans to Vote
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) faces a tougher road to reelection after Tuesday’s ruling.Jay Mallin/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower-court order requiring voters in North Dakota to present certain forms of identification and proof of their residential address in order to cast a ballot in…