DETROIT — Two coalitions say they are taking steps to protect Detroit and Michigan elections from "federal interference" during August primary and again during the November general election as President Donald Trump raises concern about possible widespread voting fraud.

A group representing interfaith clergies asked the Detroit City Council ...Read more

Kentucky’s congressional delegation has sent a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to approve a major disaster declaration for flooding, tornadoes and storms that hit the state between June 17 and June 30.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a formal request for federal assistance to Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency July...Read more

Law enforcement agencies around the country are facing new limits on their ability to sweep up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes, as a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a bank robbery case in Virginia found that so-called geofence searches are bound by constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

The ...Read more

The race to represent Kansas’ 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives will feature a longtime incumbent who is being challenged by a fellow Democrat seeking a change.

Two Republicans will face each other in the Aug. 4 primary. The winner will advance to the general election in November.

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Six members of the Massachusetts federal delegation have received failing grades in the Political Integrity Index — an analysis of their stock trading, contributions from corporate PACs, and more.

The index is managed by the independent political advocacy group Political Integrity Project, which states on its website its intent to “get big ...Read more

BANGOR, Maine — As his state was rocked by a shakeup in the Senate race, Democrat Matt Dunlap says he’s focused on affordability concerns in his quest to keep his party’s hold on a red-leaning House district.

Dunlap, the state auditor who is running to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, says his message is resonating with ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When Colorado Republican Rep. Jeff Crank introduced legislation last week aiming to crack down on members of Congress dating staff, not everyone was happy.

“If you talked to the women who are working on this, maybe you’d get it right,” the Democratic Women’s Caucus posted in response, accusing him of “trying to get a ...Read more

In recent years, a growing number of elected officials have questioned or outright denied the results of elections, sought to undermine freedom of speech, and attempted to bend electoral rules to benefit themselves.

Only a sliver of Americans say they support these kinds of antidemocratic actions. For example, just 8% of Americans ...Read more

Whether in an Oval Office proclamation signing about commercial fishing or during a Fox News interview while discussing Iran, President Donald Trump finds opportunities to share his views on transgender people.

During a June 2026 signing event, Trump claimed, in response to a question about proposed legislation regarding election ...Read more

John Jones knows about voter suppression. Currently the president of Dickinson College, Jones – nominated in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate – served for almost two decades as a federal court judge.

In that role, Jones presided over a case, filed just prior to the November 2020 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Few things are certain in Congress anymore. One thing lawmakers can still count on? August recess.

But the five-week-long break for the House isn’t all fun and games — especially ahead of the tight midterm elections battle for the majority.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is packing his bags for a campaign blitz with incumbents...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Congress acts on a stopgap funding bill to keep the government operating beyond Oct. 1 at current levels, unless specified otherwise, it must decide whether to grant exceptions — potentially including $1 billion to start procuring parts for the first of a new line of proposed Trump-class battleships.

But three GOP-majority ...Read more

MILFORD, Mich. — President Donald Trump touted his administration's efforts to boost manufacturing and combat inflation during a speech in Michigan on Monday, telling people they will "see results very soon."

Trump's remarks came eight days before the battleground state's Aug. 4 primary election and 99 days before the November general ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has released audio recordings of interviews that former President Joe Biden taped with his memoir-writing partners years ago after he lost a court fight to prevent the disclosure.

An advocacy group affiliated with the Heritage Foundation on Monday made the tapes available online, ending a yearslong ...Read more

As the Senate speeds toward its upcoming August recess, President Donald Trump is turning up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep his chamber in session and in Washington instead.

So far, that’s unlikely.

“You could stay here till Christmas” and the situation wouldn’t change, Thune said. “If I thought there was ...Read more

The federal judge in Florida overseeing President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times has deferred ruling on the newspaper’s request to toss the case, and instead is allowing Trump to revise his complaint.

The president has until Aug. 27 to file an amended suit, U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled ...Read more

President Donald Trump headed to Michigan on Monday to again try selling the U.S. economy to voters ahead of November’s midterms, hitting the state’s competitive 7th District with control of the House on the line.

After making a campaign stop last week in Georgia, he was back in a state with races that are expected to help decide which ...Read more

Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan came out swinging during their second debate of the U.S. Senate campaign on Monday.

Fraud, endorsements and Israel defined the MPR News debate, as well as questions over which of the two Democrats is best positioned to defeat a Republican in November.

The debate came two weeks before the Aug. 11 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a judge’s order and clear the way for state-by-state lists of citizens who are eligible to vote by mail.

Solicitor Gen. D. John Sauer filed an emergency appeal and said judges in Boston had wrongly intervened too soon.

In March, Trump ordered the U.S. Postal ...Read more