Trump schedules Lubbock, Waco rallies as Texas Senate race tightensTrump to make fourth visit to Texas to rally for Ken Paxton as recent polls show a tight U.S. Senate race against James Talarico. Here's what we know.Lubbock Avalanche-Journal4d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas senate race
7 in 10 doubt Trump would accept GOP losses in midterms: SurveyA new poll shows that most Americans surveyed doubt President Trump will accept the midterm election results if Republicans sustain losses in Congress and lose their majority. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 70 percent of respondents are not confident Trump will accept the results, including 36 percent of Republicans, 77 percent of…The Hill4d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Black Voters Bear Brunt of GOP’s Midterm Redistricting EffortsMid-decade redistricting battles are having an outsized impact on Black voters, who are more likely to have been shifted into new congressional districts in order to create more safe seats for Republicans ahead of the US midterm elections.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmidterm elections redistricting
Harry Enten Skewers Vance Over Latest Gas Price Excuse: 'Nobody's Buying That'The CNN data guru highlighted numbers showing voters are dissatisfied with Vice President JD Vance, not the former president he’s blaming.HuffPost4d agoWhole story →Governmentvance gas price excuse
Frantic Week in Tight Michigan Senate and Gubernatorial Races as Election Day Closes InMichigan is entering the critical and final stretch of the midterm campaign, with key races deciding which party controls the Senate and who will be running the state during the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. This week features a Fox News town hall, a second Senate debate, the start of early in-person voting,...The Daily Signal4d agoWhole story →Governmentmichigan midterm elections
Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...The Hill4h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…Raw Story4h agoWhole story →TechnologyFood
All-out fight for critical battleground states ramps upFormer President Barack Obama appeared in Ohio Saturday at his first campaign rally for this fall’s midterm elections, hoping to drum up support for Democratic candidates in key battleground races. It comes as the president cast his early ballot on Saturday in Florida. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster reports from battleground Michigan where the former…NBC News4h agoWhole story →Government
Trump casts his midterm ballot early in FloridaTrump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail despite his long history of railing against that method of submitting ballots.PBS NewsHour3h agoSources (3)Whole story →Government
'Lying to YOU': Arizona Republican torches GOP official over citizen voter purgeArizona’s top election official and attorney general have dropped their lawsuit asking a judge to force Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap to reinstate the voting rights of 25 people who were falsely flagged as noncitizens by a federal database. The resolution came after court-ordered mediation on Friday. At the heart of the matter is the Systematic…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Clarence Thomas says race shouldn't dictate how Black people thinkSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejects the idea that Black people must think a certain way, likening such mandates to racial segregation in a talk with Ted Cruz.Fox News2mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentClarence Thomasclarence thomas interview
Why California's Racial Justice Act isn't just enough just yetThe Golden State’s approach to racial bias in the courts has been widely praised. Sadly, a series of court decisions have weakened its protections.The Hill6d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentracial justice act challenges
Kagan diagnoses American democracy with a Supreme Court problemJustice Elena Kagan said the high court had created a democracy that does not work as it should.Courthouse News Service4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court election law rulings
Sen. Kennedy wants ban on naming buildings for living politiciansSen. John Kennedy says politicians should not have buildings named after them while alive. "I think that would settle a lot of this controversy."USA TODAY26d agoWhole story →GovernmentJohn Kennedykennedy center naming dispute
Justice Kagan says Supreme Court has damaged democracy with recent rulingsWith pivotal midterm elections two weeks away, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Tuesday that the high court’s recent decisions on voting and campaign finance have damaged the nation’s democracy.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentElena Kagan
Opinion: John Kennedy speaks boldly, carries small stickNo matter how tough U.S. Sen. Kennedy talks, columnist Stephanie Grace writes, you pretty much know what he’s going to do when it comes to staking out independence from President Donald Trump: nothing.Baton Rouge Advocate1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJohn KennedyDonald Trump
Trump has been trashing election results, democracy from the startIn 2016, Trump claimed Ted Cruz stole the Iowa Republican caucuses. Also, the city parking meter deal.Chicago Sun-Times23d agoWhole story →GovernmentTed Cruz2020 election integrity
The Vice EconomyIs the GOP Abandoning Its Traditional Values?The Dispatch2d agoWhole story →Government
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