Abortion foes take aim at ballot initiatives in next phase of post-Dobbs political fights
After a string of recent ballot-box victories for abortion rights groups, opponents of the procedure are redoubling their efforts --…
Supreme Court declines to block California’s ban on flavored cigarettes
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from tobacco company R.J. Reynolds to challenge a California law that bans…
Here’s what voters in these states decided about rules for future elections
Voters in several states on Tuesday were asked whether to amend rules that will determine how elections will be run…
It’s Election Night in America
A person walks out of a polling site at Brown University hours before the polls...
Election Brief: What role will crime play in November’s midterm elections?
Five weeks from election day, the midterms are heating up as Democrats try to hold their slim House majority and…
Majority of Democrats in key midterm state oppose banning noncitizens from voting in local elections: new poll
A new poll shows a majority of Democrats in Ohio would oppose a planned ballot initiative banning noncitizens from voting…
Dem Chair Hakeem Jeffries says Republicans are ‘running scared’ ahead of midterms
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries claimed Republicans were "running scared" ahead of the midterms amid a series of special…
Michigan Supreme Court orders abortion rights initiative to appear on November ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered Thursday that a citizen-initiative ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution…
These efforts to depolarize the US are well underway
American democracy is changing right now in important and optimistic ways in red and blue states.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls on Democrat politicians to pass pro-abortion laws before Supreme Court issues Roe v. Wade decision
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on other Democrat politicians to pass laws protecting women's access to abortion before the…