Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida each faced lawsuits to compel them to call special elections rather than leave seats vacant; the contests are finally ...

The grant helps fund a law enforcement center that’s drawn criticism over privacy and over data-sharing with ICE. It would also come with new strings to spend money on border control. The post Bid to ...

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Editor’s note (Nov. 4): Mainers rejected Question 1 at the polls on Nov. 4. Sarah Trites, who is approaching her 60th birthday, has made a point to vote in every federal election since she turned 18.

Seattle is poised to continue its experiment in public campaign financing. Voters on Tuesday renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 ...

The Texas legislature began meeting in a special session last week to adopt a new congressional map that will, they hope, provide additional seats to the GOP in next year’s midterms. On Wednesday, ...

The water system that provides for the entire Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota has been contaminated with dangerous levels of manganese that have made the water undrinkable since May. For Lonna ...

When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral Commission will ...

Don’t miss a record-breaking supreme court race, mayoral contests all over the map, congressional special elections in Florida, and more. Also on the menu in April: There are several mayoral contests ...

It has taken nearly a decade for St. Louis’ Civilian Oversight Board to find the footing needed to effectively investigate police misconduct and give residents the tools to hold police accountable, ...

In the nearly three decades Barry Jones spent on Arizona’s death row, he often contemplated how he would die. A series of failed appeals to prove his innocence had culminated with the U.S. Supreme ...