Oct 26 Thousands of observers from the right and left will descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day By Steve Peoples, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The effort among Democratic and nonprofit groups includes training volunteers to stand watch outside polling places and report activities they consider concerning. Continue reading
Oct 25 Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash By Associated Press Peltola required medical attention after the accident, which happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said. Continue reading
Oct 25 Blanche says Trump isn't trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate race By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Blanche told CNN's “State of the Union” that President Donald Trump, who said Friday that he was "the one that said do it,” is not trying to overturn state election results “in any way, shape or form” on the cusp… Continue reading
Oct 25 California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press The administration has insisted that immigrants voting is a major problem nationwide, when in fact it is quite rare, as even its own investigations have shown. Continue reading
Oct 25 Obama, in Midwest, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign By Jacqueline Ganun, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Obama remains the Democratic Party’s best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House. And he's taking his star power on the road in the final days of the midterm elections, which will help determine the balance of power… Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida By Josh Boak, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail despite his long history of railing against that method of submitting ballots. Continue reading
Oct 24 Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Jackson’s path differs from Donald Trump’s, and the 72-year-old healthcare magnate and investor brings a vastly different persona to his first campaign. Unlike Trump, who was born to wealth, Jackson spent his early years bouncing through foster homes before launching… Continue reading
Oct 24 New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn't a citizen By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Marva Cook was adopted as a toddler and had always assumed she was a U.S. citizen, she told Homeland Security investigators earlier this month, according to the criminal complaint. Continue reading
Oct 24 What's going on with Dan Sullivan and Dan Sullivan? The Alaska Senate litigation, explained By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press One of them is a Republican senator and ally of the president. The other is a retired schoolteacher whom Republicans accuse of being a Democratic plant to siphon away votes. Continue reading
Oct 24 DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections. Continue reading