Election

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting.

The special election came four months after Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress amid sexual assault allegations that also torpedoed his campaign for California governor.

A state judge has tossed out the case against six Nevada Republicans who falsely certified Donald Trump as the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential race.

Democrats voted Saturday to shake up their presidential primary calendar, creating a new route for any candidate eyeing the White House in 2028. The new calendar is expected to give Black and Latino voters, as well as union members, a bigger impact on who the nominee will be. 

Animal welfare has emerged as an issue in Los Angeles’ mayoral race between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is expected to lose her leadership role on the Housing and Homelessness Committee as she challenges Mayor Karen Bass in the November mayoral runoff.

The Trump administration suffered its 21st court loss this year in its push for state voter rolls after a judge ruled that states are not legally required to share the data.

President Donald Trump visits California and Nevada for political events as polls reflect voter concerns over high inflation and living costs ahead of the November midterm elections.

Online sports betting companies are starting to become a major player in the 2026 midterm elections. Recent estimates have bettors pouring in more than $72 million into races across the country as the emerging trend from prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are bringing in fresh competition and scrutiny to online betting. 

Mail ballot delays and President Donald Trump’s push for changes are putting the U.S. Postal Service under scrutiny ahead of the midterm elections.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal dispute over federal election rules, to implement an executive order that could overhaul mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.

Justice Department attorneys urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate Executive Order 14399, a directive overhauling national absentee voting rules ahead of the midterms.

President Donald Trump suffered another setback Saturday in the White House’s attempt to exert more control over how states run their elections.

President Donald Trump announced the White House will release documents he says reveal vulnerabilities in the U.S. election system.

The Trump administration is pushing states to alter their election practices using a mix of legal and financial penalties, including state officials facing potential criminal prosecution and local governments losing antiterrorism grants for not following election rules.

The Justice Department has issued a warning to election administrators nationwide, stating they could face federal criminal prosecution if they knowingly allow noncitizens to register or cast ballots.

A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to continue giving four Republican-led states access to a voter citizenship verification database, defying a previous order originally blocking access.