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2026 midterms
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U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is deciding whether to extend a block on Trump administration mail ballot regulations affecting millions of voters. The judge stated she ha
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Senators Alex Padilla and Rep. Joseph Morelle have called on Homeland Security to restore over $39.6 million in congressionally appropriated election security funds, citing cuts th
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The House voted 370-48 on September 1 to pass a continuing resolution funding the government through December 11, 2026, sending the bill to President Trump. The Senate had already
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General Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Senator Elissa Slotkin in a letter that the Pentagon has no plans to send military personnel or National Guard members t
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Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Trump-endorsed Republican state Sen. John Braun advanced from Washington's 3rd Congressional District primary to the November general el
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The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Saturday that the Trump administration cannot enforce key provisions of an executive order tightening mail-in voting rules in 23