Voters make governors, utility regulators answer for high power bills
A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October 2025 public hearing in Freeport....
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Federal judge rejects Trump administration attempt to pause Alaska’s US Senate election
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration that sought to block the state of Alaska...
Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most...
9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida
U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The...
How to think about the midterms — and the political moment the country is in
Polls show Democrats with an advantage in the midterm election but there are potential limitations and results may take a...
Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere
Voters mark their ballots during the first day of early voting in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Oct. 22, 2026. Experts...
‘Medically frail’ Medicaid enrollees won’t have to prove their inability to work to keep coverage
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at the Department of Health and...
Trump administration has slow-walked 380K potential immigrant voters
New U.S. citizens sing the national anthem during an August 2026 naturalization ceremony in Chicago. Naturalizations began dropping late last...
Chrissy Teigen joins Idaho women who needed abortions in final push for ballot initiative
Chrissy Teigen, a former model and business owner, sits next to Melanie Folwell, lead organizer of the ballot initiative campaign,...
College students in swing states rally against off-campus voting sites, student ID bans
Students at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., begin a 40-minute walk to the nearest off-campus early polling...
Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive
Tennessee resident George Raines works on mobility issues with physical therapist Brad Ellis, standing, in Chattanooga, Tenn., in March 2024....
Some voters with felony convictions face new rules for the midterms
Incarcerated people at the Cook County Jail in Chicago cast their votes in the 2020 Illinois primary election. This year,...
Fired After the Charlie Kirk Revenge Purge, They’re Still Unemployed
The grief Emily Taylor had been holding at bay finally washed over her in January. It had been four months...
