Elections
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Five states considering required voter ID to stop non-citizen voting and boost election security
Only about half of the states require voter photo ID, and just 15 explicitly prohibit non-citizen voting.
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Federal worker layoffs may complicate Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee’s path to victory
Virginia is the state with the second-highest number of federal employees, most of whom are expressing anxiety about being unemployed and losing what many saw as sinecures. In either event, pundits are asking about the effect on state races.
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Buttigieg rules out Michigan governor, Senate bids, keeping open possible 2028 presidential run
Buttigieg called Michigan Democrats Thursday morning to let them know his decision.
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Buttigieg leading potential Democrats in 2026 Michigan U.S. Senate primary election: Poll
A Blueprint Polling memo published by Semafor showed Buttigieg received support from 40% of respondents and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel placed second with 16 percent.
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National Democrats file brief opposing Georgia election changes
The amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of Georgia focuses on two of the rules. One is a required hand count of ballots. The other rule in contention would allow a "reasonable inquiry" into the result.
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GA's dual request on election integrity: Drop DOJ case, DHS help catch non-citizens on voter rolls
The DOJ lawsuit is regarding Senate Bill 202, an election integrity law that was enacted in 2021.
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Harris campaign paid Cardi B and Obama tens of thousands of dollars for campaign appearances: Report
Obama was allegedly paid $95,576 for "travel expenses" through his firm Renegade44, LLC. He appeared with the former VP in November, in Atlanta, Detroit and Pittsburgh.
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Gun control activist David Hogg elected vice chair of Democratic National Committee
Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland high school mass shooting, won after four rounds of voting on Saturday.
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Obama praises new DNC chair, 'lots of work ahead' building 'bold' party telling 'compelling story'
"Together, we need to build a bold, responsive Democratic Party that can tell a compelling story about who we’re fighting for and where we need to go as a country. I am grateful to all who are stepping up to engage. Lots of work ahead!" Obama says
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Ken Martin wins election for Democratic National Committee chair
Martin won the majority of the voting members on the first ballot by more than 100 votes above Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, who finished second.
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Automatic voter registration let non-citizens in South Dakota, Oregon onto voter rolls, report says
24 states and Washington, D.C., have automatic voter registration.
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Republicans from local to federal levels focus on election integrity as new terms, sessions begin
Republicans are prioritizing issues such as ensuring that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections and that the private funding of U.S. elections is prohibited.
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Trump allies win Republican special election primaries to replace Waltz, Gaetz
Gaetz resigned his post last year after he was nominated to be Trump's attorney general, and before he withdrew his name from consideration. Waltz resigned his post last week to serve as Trump’s national security adviser.