Elections

Democrats aim to make inroads in rural Montana

4:41pm September 04, 2023

by Shaylee Ragar

The Montana Democratic Party left dozens of legislative seats go uncontested last year, helping guarantee a Republican majority. Now, Democrats are organizing to make sure Republicans are challenged.

Politics & Government

A county in California swapped Dominion's electronic voting machines for hand counting

8:17am September 03, 2023

by Roman Battaglia

In Northern California, Shasta County's board of supervisors voted to overhaul their voting system based on unproven claims of election fraud. Their new hand-counting system will be costly.

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Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

5:00am September 03, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

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Stickers reading "I Voted By Mail" are displayed as the Wayne County Board of Elections prepares absentee ballots in Goldsboro, N.C., on Sept. 22, 2022. A Republican-backed bill would eliminate a grace period for mail ballots to arrive.

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Voting in North Carolina faces some big changes with a Republican-backed bill

11:20am September 02, 2023

by Rusty Jacobs

Major changes are likely coming to North Carolina's voting rules. A bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting mail ballots and expand access for partisan poll watchers.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4, 2023, in National Harbor, Md.

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See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

11:11am September 02, 2023

by Benjamin Swasey

To see the extent to which the Republican political calendar and Donald Trump's legal calendar are intertwined, it's helpful to see them laid out together.

Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail Aug. 23, in Atlanta. On Friday, he pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse him of trying to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

2:58am September 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

The former New York mayor waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing. He joins the former president in forgoing an appearance before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.

Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a press conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 31, 2023 in Steinhatchee, Fla.

Politics & Government

Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

11:13pm September 01, 2023

President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.

The Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta is seen on Tuesday.

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In the Trump Georgia case, conflicting legal strategies complicate the path to trial

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

In the Georgia election interference case, conflicting legal strategies of 19 co-defendants and the crowded calendar for Donald Trump's other court cases complicate the path to trial.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington on July 26.

Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

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Former President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on Aug. 24.

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Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges

11:45am August 31, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.