Elections
Republican candidates highlight health care in 2026, battling voter distrust
Health care is shaping up to be a vulnerability for the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections, when Democrats hope to capture the House and Senate.
Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist social media post
Several prominent Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned a racist post by Bo French, a GOP candidate for statewide office to regulate Texas’ oil and gas industry.
Missouri court opens contempt probe into Republican official over redistricting fight
The no-holds-barred fight over congressional maps in Missouri has reached a new level of intensity with the state’s high court opening a contempt probe into Secretary of State Denny Hoskins.
Anger over AI data center drives Missouri city’s voters to recall council member
Voters in Independence, Missouri, voted to recall a city council member over his decision in March to back billions of dollars in tax breaks for an AI data center.
Experts cast doubt on findings in census report on noncitizen voting
A census report estimating that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election contains red flags in its methodology that undermine its claim of “high confidence” and raise questions about the politicization of federal data, former U.S. data officials say.
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Texas AG Paxton claims widespread noncitizen voting. Three people have been charged.
Exclusive: Among 53 cases that were referred for investigation, at least five people were listed as American citizens in previous court records.
Election officials fear prediction markets will fuel distrust in the midterms
Election officials are increasingly concerned that the proliferation of prediction markets could further fuel distrust and disruption around the midterm elections in an already contentious political climate.
Newly declassified documents offer scant evidence for Trump’s election claims
President Donald Trump’s sweeping claims of foreign interference in elections and the vulnerability of voting to attacks aren’t fully backed up by the newly declassified files released by his administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatens states over elections
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday threatened state election officials.