Nation Jun 25 Justice department sues Georgia over state’s new election law Republican lawmakers in the state pushed back immediately, pledging a forceful defense of Georgia's law.
Politics Jun 22 WATCH: GOP filibuster halts Democrats’ signature voting bill The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest overhaul of the electoral system in a generation.
Politics Jun 17 Voting bill showdown looms as GOP rejects Manchin plan The Senate will take a key vote next week on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic test of Democratic unity on a top priority that Republicans are vowing to block.
Politics Jun 11 WATCH: Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, vowing to take action on any violations of federal law.
Politics May 11 WATCH: McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems’ voting rights bill The measure would bring about the largest overhaul of U.S. elections in a generation, touching on almost every aspect of the electoral process.
Politics Dec 16 WATCH: Republican senators push baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in election security hearing Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was sealed by the Electoral College.
Politics Nov 03 Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor Election Day in the U.S. is unfolding like no other, with nearly 100 million Americans having already cast their ballots before polls opened. Voters took advantage of absentee balloting and early in-person voting amid a pandemic that has killed more…
Politics Oct 19 Some states will count ballots of those who die prior to Election Day Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before Election Day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they're perfectly legal.
Politics Sep 07 In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple With the coronavirus creating a surge in mail-in balloting and postal delays reported across the country, the number of rejected ballots in November is projected to be significantly higher than previous elections.
Politics Aug 26 U.S. officials say no signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote The remarks from officials at multiple federal agencies amount to a repudiation of claims by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the expected surge in mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic leaves November's presidential election especially vulnerable…