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News · US
Four Republicans joined nearly all Senate Democrats, but the chamber defeated a House-passed resolution requiring U.S. troops to leave the Iran conflict.
News · US
Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis supported a war powers resolution that failed in the Senate.
News · LA
Police are looking for Ricky Hughes, 69, who has a cognitive impairment and was last seen at a Longview hospital.
News · MD
Maryland expects nearly more this fiscal year, though state leaders say the increase will not eliminate the budget shortfall.
News · MD
Maryland is adding guardrails for data centers as more states respond to the industry’s fast expansion.
News · AR
The bipartisan measure would set national NIL and revenue-sharing rules while adding protections involving scholarships and health care.
News · IL
The Illinois Democrat proposes a new Department of Community Safety and shifting at least billion toward community programs.
News · KS
A proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot has become a point of debate in the race for Kansas Secretary of State.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent Frank Ciccone is running in Rhode Island Senate District 7 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · OH
Frost is one of 10 candidates listed in the contested 2026 election for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · NV
Democrat Kathy L Durham is running in the contested 2026 general election for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Lloyd Larsen is running in Wyoming House District 54 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Jay Hooper and Larry Satcowitz are running in the district’s contested Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Cory Chun is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Hawaii House District 35.
Race preview · ND
Todd Porter and Nathan Toman, both Republican incumbents, are candidates in North Dakota’s contested 2026 House District 34 race.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Joy Garratt is seeking election in New Mexico House District 29 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · NH
Dean Pennington is a Democrat running in the contested 2026 general election for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.
Explainer · NE
What Nebraska voters should check before registering, reviewing their ballot and voting in the 2026 general election.
News · MT
The federal court action stops Montana’s political “deepfake” advertising law from operating under the terms of the judge’s order.
News · DE
A Wilmington City Council member has asked the county to review a tax assessment through its complaint process.
News · TX
Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for limits on student screen time in Texas schools, raising questions about scope, exceptions and implementation.
News · CA
The newspaper argues that taking on more debt would not solve California’s housing shortage.
News · CA
A Los Angeles Times contributor is urging California to adopt an identification law intended to ensure votes count.
News · MS
Mississippi voters seeking to cast an absentee ballot must meet eligibility rules, applicable deadlines and the state’s new in-person process.
News · MO
An emergency appeal challenges an appellate order reviving new districts after the justices twice blocked their use in November.
News · IA
The case followed Trump’s claims that an Iowa poll was inaccurate and deliberately designed to hurt him politically.
Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Donavon Hawk is running in Montana State House District 72 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · MS
Brice Wiggins is listed as a Republican incumbent, but no race or election is directly connected with this candidate profile.
Candidate profile · MD
Jackson is one of 23 candidates listed in Maryland’s contested 5th Congressional District race in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · LA
Nicholas S. Albares is a Democrat in Louisiana’s contested 2026 election for the U.S. Senate.