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President Trump told the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 9 that the seven-month-old conflict with Iran will end 'very shortly' after the November elections, co
Donald Trump promised to distribute $5,000 to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The proposal would cost appro
Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected an emergency appeal from Missouri Republicans seeking to implement a new congressional map designed to eliminate a Democratic seat before the Novem
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday, September 6, 2026, seeking to reinstate a USPS rule restricting mail-in ballots, two days af
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
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
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
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
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
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