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News · US
The Laredo-focused effort seeks to encourage more people to vote in 2026 without being tied to a specific race or candidate.
News · WV
West Virginians will vote for a U.S. senator and representatives in both congressional districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · TX
Texas voters will decide a U.S. Senate seat, all 38 U.S. House seats and three statewide offices on Nov. 3.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that a sheriff may not continue holding ballots that had been seized.
News · MO
The Supreme Court has rejected a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · TN
The new congressional map divides Tennessee’s only majority-Black district, changing how the state’s U.S. House boundaries are drawn.
News · MO
The justices kept Missouri’s post-2020 census districts in place after ballots were mailed and absentee voting began.
News · US
Pollsters and independent handicappers say several current measures point to a favorable midterm environment for Democrats.
News · WV
The Democratic nominee’s plan would pause new data centers nationwide and require local consent before future projects receive approval.
News · US
CNN was excluded from Air Force One travel this weekend as the White House’s dispute with the press intensified.
News · US
Congress is putting off its AI regulation debate as some lawmakers call for action on the fast-changing technology.
News · US
E.W. Jackson said voter ID objections demean Black voters after a review found noncitizens had been mistakenly placed on voter rolls.
News · ME
Maine voters will need to check which 2026 contests use ranked-choice voting and follow the instructions printed on each ballot.
News · US
Leo said journalists were welcome to cover him when asked about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House.
News · US
The former special counsel will make his second appearance before Congress as lawmakers examine his investigation into President Trump.
News · US
With the House away until after the midterms, Roll Call’s Sept. 25 video highlights an unusual week of Senate talk.
News · US
Some polls show the contest tightening as Whatley and Cooper begin the final 40 days before the 2026 election.
News · US
USA Today says polling and analyst assessments show Democrats positioned to take congressional control, but that is not an election result.
News · AL
Alabama’s attorney general says the state has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with TikTok Inc.
News · VA
The attorney general asked Virginia’s State Corporation Commission to extend its review of the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger.
News · NC
Voting-rights groups and voters want a federal court to block two absentee-ballot policies before North Carolina’s November 2026 election.
News · ND
Voters will choose a U.S. House member, secretary of state and attorney general in North Dakota’s Nov. 3 election.
News · MO
The court turned aside a third Republican effort to use a map that could have created an opportunity to gain another House seat.
News · VT
Voters will consider constitutional proposals on collective bargaining and equal protection in November 2026.
News · OK
Oklahoma voters will decide in November whether to end party-based membership limits for the state’s judicial nominating commission.
News · MA
Anne Brensley, joined by Carlos Cesar and Pastor Manny Silva, announced an initiative seeking Portuguese-language ballots across Massachusetts.
News · MD
Maryland’s attorney general will leave closed the investigation into Tawon Boyd’s 2016 death.
News · MO
A new council will focus on human trafficking, with its structure and work now the main issues to watch.
News · NJ
Investigators found credible evidence of sexual harassment and other wrongdoing by New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell.