Judge extends Wisconsin absentee cutoff 6 days post election
A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit challenging Nevada mail voting law
The Trump campaign, which has filed lawsuits in several states over voting rules, had asked the judge to block a new Nevada law that calls for mail-in ballots to automatically be sent to all active Nevada voters.
Supreme Court fight could elevate Kamala Harris’ profile
The California senator is in a unique role following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday. She’s Joe Biden’s running mate and a member of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, which would hold a hearing on Trump’s nominee.
Justice Ginsburg's death ignites another partisan fight
The political battle is being quickly joined over replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
Justice Ginsburg's death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
If Trump is able to install his nominee in that seat, both sides agree there’s a better chance than ever that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 decision established a nationwide right to abortion — could be overturned or gutted.
With cash influx, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map
Joe Biden is using a campaign cash advantage over President Donald Trump to add Republican-leaning Georgia and Iowa to his paid media footprint, bringing the Democratic challenger’s television and digital battleground map to an even dozen states.
Fulton County works to avoid another vote debacle
Twice delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia’s primary election earlier this year was marred by dysfunction: Hourslong wait times at polling places. Absentee ballots that never arrived. Votes cast after midnight.
Security camera catches woman stealing ‘Trump 2020’ banner from Long Beach home; running away
A recently-installed security camera caught video of a woman walking into a Long Beach man’s property, ripping down a ‘Trump 2020’ sign, and running away.
Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through nominee to replace late Justice Ginsburg
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Republican effort to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an “abuse of power.”
GOP Sen. Murkowski opposed vote on Supreme Court vacancy before elections prior to Ginsburg's death
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview this week that she “would not vote” to confirm a nominee to the High Court ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Protesters gather outside Mitch McConnell’s home amid pushes to fill late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home Saturday amid pushes to quickly fill the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.
Lawmakers call upon tech firms like Facebook, Microsoft to step in on election security
Lawmakers are increasingly turning to a new ally in their efforts to track foreign election interference.
Ginsburg's death draws big surge of donations to Democrats
Democrats raised more than $31 million in the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, demonstrating how the liberal icon's passing and the contentious nomination fight that lies ahead have already galvanized the party's base.
How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign
With Election Day just over six weeks away, both parties were largely unified in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women's rights.
Which president has selected the most Supreme Court justices?
Here are the presidents who have had the most justice appointees sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Michigan Judge rules absentee ballots delivered late but postmarked before election day must be counted
A judge has cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan. Envelopes postmarked by the eve of the Nov. 3 election are eligible even if they show up days later.
At Pennsylvania town hall, Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus response
Joe Biden is deriding President Donald Trump for his handling of COVID-19, calling his downplaying of the pandemic “criminal.”
Pennsylvania court rules to extend mail-in ballot deadlines by 3 days
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a request to order an extension of Pennsylvania's Election Day deadline to count mail-in ballots for 3 days after the election.
Georgia county elections supervisor says confusion caused some to vote twice
Her testimony during an election challenge gave us a rare chance to pull the voting curtain back and look inside to see what went wrong in the Long County election.
‘Pennsylvania is a genuine swing state’: Keystone State could decide 2020 presidential election, experts say
Experts say the Keystone State continues to change and has increasingly become known as a key battleground state ahead of the 2020 presidential election.