Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant launches congressional campaign Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant says she'll run as an independent socialist in the upcoming race for Washington's 9th Congressional District. Noel Gasca
Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules. Jude Joffe-Block
A Democrat wins in red state Nebraska and becomes first elected Black mayor of Omaha Omaha is considered a blue dot in the red state of Nebraska and now the city will have a new Democratic mayor. John Ewing, Jr., ousted a Republican incumbent and will be the first Black mayor. Kassidy Arena
A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in seven states. Hansi Lo Wang
GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud. Ashley Lopez
Asian American voters backed Trump in Nevada. Here's how they feel about him now After backing Joe Biden in 2020, Asian American voters in Nevada swung decisively toward Donald Trump in 2024. Now, they reflect on how his presidency is going so far. Sarah McCammon
Judge pauses parts of Trump's sweeping executive order on voting A federal judge has paused a key section of President Trump's executive order that makes sweeping changes to voting and elections. Jude Joffe-Block
How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives A DOGE staffer working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing questionable claims about noncitizens voting — apparently using data that court records suggest DOGE shouldn't have. Stephen Fowler
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April. Maddy Lauria
Trump's election order could jeopardize 'hundreds of thousands' of future mail ballots Eighteen states count mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, but a new order by President Trump challenges the practice. Ashley Lopez
