U.S. Elections
The fights over elections, governing power and public trust.
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How redistricting works
Redistricting turns population changes into new political maps shaped by law, local boundaries and party incentives.
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The Senate filibuster can delay or block action unless enough senators vote for cloture, making the 60-vote threshold a recurring fight over power.
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The Electoral College turns state vote outcomes into electoral votes, with certification and close-state math deciding the path.
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Medicaid funding ties federal matching money to state budgets, eligibility rules and local care.
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- Jun 3 · 4 sources Trump Iran war powers vote
The House votes to halt further U.S. strikes on Iran, forcing a Congress-versus-Trump fight over war powers and security
- Jun 3 · 3 sources Bennett wins NJ-7 primary
Rebecca Bennett's NJ-7 primary win opens a district House election fight over voters, Kean's absence, tax legislation and tunnel funding
- Jun 3 · 2 sources Haaland and Hull Face Ballot Test
Haaland's Democratic primary win puts New Mexico voters into a November election for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's open office
- Jun 3 · 3 sources Bitter GOP primary for South
Toby Doeden's advance forces South Dakota GOP voters toward a July 28 runoff over taxes and governing power
- Jun 3 · 2 sources Wiener advances in race for Pelosi's Congress seat
San Francisco voters put state Sen. Scott Wiener into the general election for Pelosi's 11th District House seat
- Jun 2 · 5 sources Turek wins Iowa Senate primary
Josh Turek moves Democrats into Iowa's open Senate election after voters picked him for Joni Ernst's seat
- Jun 2 · 3 sources California holds crowded primary in race
California voters vote on a crowded primary ballot to decide who advances in the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom
- Jun 2 · 2 sources Primaries Test Democrats
Voters in six states vote Tuesday, putting Democratic strategy, House maps, and swing-state matchups under pressure
- Jun 1 · 2 sources Tina Peters Release Fight
Gov. Jared Polis moves Tina Peters toward release after commuting a nine-year sentence, reopening Colorado election-security fight
- May 30 · 2 sources Moulton challenges Markey in Massachusetts primary
Seth Moulton puts a Markey primary challenge on the Massachusetts ballot after clearing the 15% delegate threshold for voters
- May 29 · 6 sources Judge Blocks Trump Name
Judge Christopher Cooper rules Trump signs must come off the Kennedy Center during a federal board-authority lawsuit
- May 29 · 3 sources Des Moines Superintendent Gets Two
A federal judge puts former Des Moines schools chief Ian Roberts under two years after he admitted a false U.S. citizen claim
- May 29 · 1 source Populism After Brexit
Since Brexit, populist parties have moved through the election map from protest votes into parliaments, coalitions, and prime-minister offices
- May 29 · 5 sources Louisiana Map Rewrites House Math
Louisiana lawmakers passed a new U.S. House map after the Supreme Court struck down the two-majority-Black-district plan
- May 29 · 4 sources Trump $250 Bill Test
Treasury says it is preparing a $250 bill design with Trump on it, but Congress must first change U.S. currency law
- May 29 · 7 sources Judge freezes Trump fund
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema blocks DOJ's $1.776B Trump settlement fund before political-targeting payouts can start
- May 29 · 4 sources Bondi Faces Epstein Questions
Congress opens a closed-door Bondi interview over DOJ's Epstein-file release and redaction failures
- May 28 · 2 sources L.A. Race Stays Local
Spencer Pratt rejects Trump’s backing in the Los Angeles mayoral election, saying the local race is about wildfire response and homelessness
- May 28 · 2 sources Voting Order Proceeds
Judge Carl Nichols let Trump's March voting order proceed for now, keeping a federal voter-list plan and mail-voting limits alive
- May 28 · 2 sources Springsteen Sets Protest Festival
At Nationals Park, Springsteen and Tom Morello put Power to the People on the calendar before the midterm election: Oct. 3 near D.C
- May 28 · 3 sources Trump’s DoJ sues four states
Trump's DOJ sues Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington over confidential plates for ICE vehicles, pulling state motor-vehicle offices into a
- May 28 · 2 sources Currency Law Fight
Bessent says a Trump-image $250 note requires Congress because current U.S. law bars living people from currency
- May 28 · 4 sources Conviction thrown out
Supreme Court rules 5-4 in Terry Pitchford’s Mississippi appeal, throwing out his conviction over jury-selection bias claims
- May 27 · 2 sources Billionaire Tom Steyer's ad spending
Tom Steyer puts more than $195 million into California's governor election, aiming TV, cable, and radio ads at voters
- May 27 · 5 sources Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with Trump
Jill Biden puts fresh election scrutiny on Joe Biden during a 2026 interview about the Trump debate
- May 26 · 3 sources Biden Audio Fight
Biden filed a Washington lawsuit asking a federal judge to block DOJ from releasing memoir-interview audio and transcripts
- May 26 · 9 sources Paxton Ousts Cornyn
Texas Republican voters vote for Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the Senate runoff
- May 26 · 3 sources Court Sends Judges to MSPB
Supreme Court rules for Trump's administration, forcing immigration judges' speech-rights lawsuit toward the federal employee complaint board instead
- May 26 · 4 sources Redistricting push stalls
South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's House map while early primary voting puts voters and Clyburn's district in play
- May 26 · 2 sources NFL suit stays in court
Washington: Supreme Court turns away NFL appeal. Brian Flores's discrimination suit stays in federal court
- May 26 · 2 sources Court Rejects CDL Fight
Washington: the Supreme Court rejected Florida's bid to sue California and Washington over commercial driver licenses
- May 26 · 5 sources Alabama Map Blocked
Federal judges in Alabama blocked the 2023 GOP congressional map before the 2026 midterms
- May 25 · 2 sources Trump's $1.8B compensation fund, explained
Federal government: Trump's $1.776B settlement creates a taxpayer fund for people who say Biden-era officials targeted them politically
- May 25 · 2 sources DOJ says it scrubbed news
Washington: DOJ acknowledged removing Jan. 6 case news releases from its website, including records of charges, convictions, and sentencings
- May 25 · 2 sources Massie files to run in 2028 after losing
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lost his House primary after a Trump-backed challenge
- May 25 · 2 sources Rep. Thomas Massie warns GOP
On Meet the Press, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie warned Republicans could be very vulnerable in the 2026 midterms
- May 25 · 2 sources Maureen Galindo’s ‘Zionists’ comments, explained
Party leaders accuse Galindo of antisemitic rhetoric after she topped the March 3 primary with 29%; Johnny Garcia had 27%
- May 25 · 2 sources Texas Republican Senate race: 5 big moments
Paxton turned the late endorsement into a final-week push against Cornyn before the May 26 vote