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Oct 24, 2026

Appeals Court Sets Saturday Deadline

LOS ANGELES — California has until noon Saturday to answer the federal government in a fast-moving fight over whether about 20,000 mail ballots should be pulled aside before the Nov. 3 midterm election, after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order late Friday. The Justice Department went to the appeals court because

Oct 24, 2026

Intelligence Chief Warns Iran Is Stepping Up Plots

WASHINGTON — Iran has sharply ramped up its effort to go after American personnel outside the United States, and some of its plans to kill U.S. citizens have moved into late stages in the Middle East and in other countries, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a memo

Oct 24, 2026

Justice Department Sues Over Alaska Senate Certification

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Justice Department has gone to federal court in Alaska asking a judge to keep the state from certifying its Nov. 3 U.S. Senate result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan comes up short, arguing that a second candidate with nearly the same name could pull votes away from him. The complaint,

Oct 24, 2026

Georgia Mail Ballot Requests Fall Well Below 2022

ATLANTA, Ga. — The window to ask for a mail-in ballot in Georgia closed Friday, and state numbers show far fewer voters chose that route this year than in the last midterm. Figures from the Georgia Secretary of State showed a little over 160,000 absentee ballot requests heading into the deadline. In the 2022 midterms,

Oct 24, 2026

Ossoff Rallies Canvassers in Downtown Augusta Before Election

AUGUSTA, Ga. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff spent Friday afternoon in downtown Augusta, meeting with campaign canvassers as his closely watched re-election fight against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins heads into its final days. The Democrat used the stop to push an economic message aimed at household budgets. He told supporters he would work to

Oct 23, 2026

Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Bar Student IDs

WASHINGTON — New Hampshire can turn away student IDs as proof of identity at the polls in next month's midterm election after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a lower-court order in the state's voting dispute. In a short unsigned order, the justices put on hold a ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph

Oct 23, 2026

Outside Money Tops $18M in Arizona Race for Feely, Shah Seat

PHOENIX — Outside groups have poured roughly $18.8 million into the general election fight for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, one of the state's two most competitive House seats, with most of it aimed at helping Republican Jay Feely. Feely, a former Arizona Cardinals kicker and a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, faces Democrat Amish

Oct 23, 2026

Trump Rallies for Hinson in Sioux City

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Donald Trump rallied more than a thousand supporters in Sioux City on Thursday night, pressing Iowans to back Republican Ashley Hinson in a U.S. Senate race that has turned surprisingly tight less than two weeks before Election Day. Hinson, a congresswoman since 2021, is running against Democratic state Rep. Josh

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