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News · VA
Virginia voters can begin casting ballots in an election featuring a Senate seat, a congressional race and proposed amendments.
News · VA
West Virginia court documents accuse Andrew Norris Hauler, 23, of abandoning four wild horses he had recently adopted from the federal government.
News · WA
The mayoral order addresses Seattle’s emergency protocols as the city faces scrutiny over how those procedures operate.
News · ID
The court approved new wording for Proposition One in a development not directly tied to a candidate race or election.
News · UT
The Kennedy Center must give 30 days’ notice before beginning any major physical changes under a judge’s order.
News · WA
The mayor announced an emergency management order concerning Seattle government, with no candidate race or election directly linked to the action.
News · CT
A New Haven Register editorial says a high court decision removes an obstacle to broader voting access in Connecticut.
News · AK
Alaska courts are expanding text-message reminders intended to alert people about upcoming court hearings.
News · MO
The Missouri attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering without state authorization.
News · WV
The November measure would place a U.S. citizenship requirement for voting in the West Virginia Constitution.
News · VT
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the federal government has no right to demand Vermont’s statewide voter registration list.
News · ND
The League of Women Voters of North Dakota has released a free, nonpartisan guide ahead of the November 3 general election.
News · ME
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows presented the first formal printing of Maine’s original Constitution since 1876.
News · US
Voters begin casting ballots in midterm elections that could change control of Congress, with the outcome still to be decided.
News · US
Four lawmakers from both parties recognized aides featured on The Hill’s annual Notable Staffers list.
News · MT
The ruling stops Montana from applying its new election deepfake law to a conservative PAC that mailed AI-generated candidate images.
News · CA
Prop. 5 is described as changing California recall elections, but its exact rules and election date are not identified.
News · US
Voting is underway in midterm elections that could change which party controls Congress.
News · US
Trump said he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, naming three news organizations in the announcement.
News · VA
The Virginia Mercury guide concerns the 2026 midterm election but is not directly connected to a specific race, office or candidate.
News · US
The November election covers 470 congressional contests nationwide: 435 House seats and 35 Senate races.
News · KS
State officials concluded a new law reaches voter forms but does not make election officers responsible for enforcing its gender-marker rules.
News · ME
The House Democratic leader did not say whether two members, including Maine Rep. Jared Golden, should face repercussions.
News · AZ
Kyl served in both chambers of Congress during a career that stretched from the Reagan presidency to Trump’s first term.
News · WI
Unified control of state government could break years of stalemate, but constitutional limits would restrict some election-policy changes.
News · US
Partisan redistricting fights that began after a push by President Donald Trump have reshaped House districts across the country.
News · DE
The Delaware Supreme Court will consider a Republican challenge involving the state’s absentee voting rules.
News · NC
A divided panel upheld a law moving election board appointment power from the governor to the state auditor.
News · AZ
The justices kept a court order blocking a new Postal Service rule through Arizona’s Nov. 3 general election.
News · AZ
Arizona has taken L’Oréal to court over alleged cancer risks associated with chemical relaxers.