Politics Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 18 DHS may have violated state election law, Virginia's AG says after whistleblower report Virginia's attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools to hunt for noncitizen voters. By Associated Press
Politics Sep 17 Trump's push to restrict mail ballots failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms continue The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of Trump’s effort to dramatically overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes. But the case was just one example of the Republican president’s numerous attempts to assert federal control over the upcoming midterms. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 09 Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 06 Trump administration makes another appeal to Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press
Aug 25 Watch 6:06 Constitutional law professor explains Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in voting By Liz Landers, Doug Adams The Supreme Court on Monday issued an emergency order that allows the Trump administration to move forward, for now, with plans to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections in November. Opponents say it will bring chaos to the… Continue watching
Aug 13 Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms By Jacob Zimba, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press About 8 million people in the southern African country of 22 million were registered to vote in the one-day election. Voters also were choosing members of Parliament and local government councilors. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:36 State voting officials join CISA security call with election 85 days away By Liz Landers, Doug Adams CISA, the federal agency tasked with protecting the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructure, held a conference call with state election officials to discuss the upcoming midterms. Despite President Trump’s claims about the risk of hackers targeting voting systems, this… Continue watching
Jul 24 WATCH: Trump says Venezuela is 'not ready yet' for elections after U.S. ouster of Maduro By Associated Press “They’re not ready yet for the elections, but at some point they will be,” Trump said before mentioning the country’s prowess in the Miss Universe pageants once he owned. Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press “The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. Continue reading