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Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its top election official.
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Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Newsmax has said Smartmatic recently dropped its damages claims by more than $1 billion.
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Georgia State Election Board requiring hand count of ballots for November election
Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.
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FBI investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than a dozen states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states.
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Smartmatic's defamation suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
Smartmatic is suing cable network Newsmax over on-air statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to switch votes.
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Election officials warn that widespread problems with US mail system could disrupt voting
State and local election officials told the the head of the U.S. Postal Service in a letter Wednesday that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.
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Young democrat voters mobilize battleground districts across the tri-state
A team of young Democrats from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are targeting crucial counties that could make or break control of Congress. All 43 congressional districts within these states are on the ballot this November, and young voters are a pivotal voting bloc that can swing the election. The effort includes canvassing in New York’s 3rd, 4th, 17th,…
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New Yorkers embrace cats as a political symbol, rally for the Harris-Walz campaign
Cats are returning to the political stage, reminiscent of the 2016 election, with New York pet owners and animal welfare supporters nationwide pushing the Harris-Walz campaign to defeat former President Donald Trump. This recent cats-in-politics renaissance came to a tipping point when a previous 2021 Fox News interview with then host Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running…
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Mark your calendar: These are the proposed dates for the presidential and VP debates
Dates have been floated for three presidential and two vice presidential debates ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what you need to know.
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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case.
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Recount to settle narrow Virginia GOP primary between US Rep. Bob Good and a Trump-backed challenger
Election officials are recounting votes in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. It will settle whether John McGuire, a state senator backed by former President Donald Trump, narrowly defeated the incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Good.
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What is an open convention?
This rare process occurs when there is no pre-determined nominee for a political party.
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‘For the first time, New York is in play': LI GOP leaders talk election strategy before RNC
President Joe Biden is facing a week of reckoning as a growing number of House Democrats are calling for him to step down just days before thousands of the opposing party congregate and strategize its next moves at the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Convention (RNC) is set in Milwaukee for July 15-18 with an estimated 50,000 delegates, media,…
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‘New York is in play': LI GOP talks 2024 strategy before Republican National Convention
Democrats are torn on President Biden’s future reelection bid. With the Republican National Convention less than a week away, NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino sat with GOP leaders on Long Island to talk 2024 strategy leading up to Election Day.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Colorado Republican primary after switching districts
Boebert beat a group of homegrown primary candidates who had far less name recognition and generally less combative political styles.
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Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
A Nevada judge in Las Vegas has dismissed a criminal indictment against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for first presidential debate
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the first presidential debate hosted by CNN next week.
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What is Project 2025?
The nearly 1,000-page handbook led by the Heritage Foundation seeks to restructure government with conservative policy recommendations if a Republican president retakes the White House.
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Extreme heat sends 11 to hospital outside Arizona Trump rally
Extreme heat in Arizona sent nearly a dozen people to the hospital as they waited to enter a campaign rally with former president Donald Trump on Thursday.
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Election certification disputes in several swing states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
A ghost from recent election cycles — controversies over certification of results — is beginning to re-emerge as the nation heads closer to the fall presidential contest.