Politics May 15 Colorado Gov. Polis commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure Trump has championed the case of Peters, a 70-year-old former county clerk who was sentenced to nine years behind bars after being convicted in a scheme to make a copy of her county’s election computer system. She gets released June…
Economy May 11 Older Americans say it's a good time to find a job. Younger people aren't buying it The schism is likely to continue fueling generational divides in politics, where younger voters have focused on economic issues such as housing costs and have registered less faith in institutions.
Politics May 04 Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all politics straining American democracy The arcane art of drawing legislative lines is the most powerful tool that politicians have for gaming elections.
World Apr 13 Orbán's election loss has ripple effects for Trump and U.S. conservatives Orbán’s defeat has immediate global implications because he was the European leader closest to Russian President Vladimir Putin and had blocked European Union aid to Ukraine.
Politics Apr 09 In this era of political violence, candidate security costs are higher, new report says Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials, ranging from doxing to assassination plots, according to a report released Thursday.
World Apr 09 Once viewed as MAGA allies, some European nationalists distance themselves from Trump's Iran war Many are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order.
Politics Apr 02 Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president's power to control elections.
Politics Mar 05 Colorado Gov. Polis considers releasing Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure Colorado's Democratic governor, facing a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Politics Feb 26 DHS official promises that federal immigration agents won't be at polling places during midterm elections A Department of Homeland Security official on Wednesday told state election administrators that immigration agents will not be stationed at the polls during November's midterm elections, trying to swat down one of Democrats' greatest fears about possible election interference from…
Politics Feb 20 Trump's administration is loaded with people who backed his false 2020 election claims President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories designed to explain away his 2020 election loss. Now that he's president again, Trump has stocked his administration with those who have promoted his falsehoods and in some cases helped him try to overturn his loss.