WASHINGTON — In its latest chapter on religion in schools, the Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether Colorado may fund private preschools for 4-year-olds but exclude Catholic schools that refuse to serve same-sex parents and their children.

The court’s six conservatives, all of whom were raised Catholic, leaned in favor of ruling the state...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's Proposition 1 became a contentious ballot item in this election cycle, drawing huge donations from supporters and opponents.

A yes note on Prop 1 would expand abortion rights and protect certain reproductive healthcare measures. A no on Prop 1 would preserve Idaho’s law that outlaws abortion in most cases.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tallying votes in the 2026 California general election Nov. 3 could take days — or even weeks.

By state law, county officials have up to 30 days to formally certify election results, the California Secretary of State’s Office said.

The state has in excess of 23 million registered voters — more than any other, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court cleared the Trump administration to potentially resume pressuring state and local election officials to prevent voting by people it claims may be noncitizens as Americans go to the polls in the midterm elections.

In a 6-5 decision on Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a San Francisco ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration in a fast-moving election fight, lifting a ruling that barred the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials with prosecution if they count disputed ballots.

In a decision on Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted a judge’s ...Read more

NEW YORK — Westchester County and New York state officials Tuesday were scrambling to fix a voting machine malfunction on Election Day while insisting all ballots would be counted properly in the closely watched NY-17 district congressional race and other contests.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Westchester County ...Read more

DETROIT — Stevie Wonder is making a last-minute push for the Democratic Party in the midterm elections in a social media video released on Election Day, Tuesday.

The Motown legend appeared in a video posted by the Michigan Democratic Party where he urges voters to cast their ballots for democratic candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson....Read more

NEW YORK — Celebrities including comedian Roseanne Barr, rocker Bruce Springsteen and funnyman Conan O’Brien are reminding Americans to vote Tuesday.

Polls show tight races in several states as Democrats appear poised to wrestle control of Congress away from Republicans. Barr hopes the GOP find a way to keep the Senate, starting with Texas....Read more

WASHINGTON — Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday in a historic set of midterm elections that will determine which party controls the chambers of Congress for the remainder of President Donald Trump's time in office.

Democrats appear poised to make significant gains, with polling showing the party up between 7 and 11 points on the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Control of Congress hangs in the balance as Americans head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a historic set of midterm elections that will determine how power is divided for the rest of President Donald Trump’s time in office.

A robust turnout appeared possible, after months of polls suggesting voters’ frustration with cost-of...Read more

Thankfully, Donald Trump did not get his petulant way to make daylight saving time permanent and standard time returned when the clocks did their “fall back” and ended DST, which began on March 8. We averted a very dark winter, with pitch black mornings. Clocks will again “spring ahead” on March 14, 2027 and return to standard time next ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Sen. Alex Padilla and Congressman Jim Costa visited McFarland for a drop-in visit to the Golden State Annex, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainment facility, but they never made it inside.

The lawmakers said they were turned away because, according to Golden State Annex officials, there weren’t on-site ICE ...Read more

SARAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, holds a narrow lead over progressive challenger Mai Vang in the final hours before the election in Sacramento’s closely watched congressional race, according to a new independent poll.

The poll, conducted by the USC Democracy and Fair Elections Lab and first shared with The Sacramento Bee...Read more

Top officials in California are bracing for unprecedented election interference from the Trump administration in coming days, including potential ballot seizures.

They are warning the public about such actions in striking messages casting President Trump and U.S. Department of Justice officials as threats to the vote and to American democracy. ...Read more

The House Judiciary Committee has released an election eve report on the “consequences of sanctuary policies” in the City of Boston as well as Massachusetts as Mayor Michelle Wu, Gov. Maura Healey and the supermajority Democratic state legislature continue to implement laws to counter President Trump’s nationwide crackdown on illegal ...Read more

DETROIT — Former Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib said he was appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump as an envoy and adviser.

"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to President Trump for appointing me as his Envoy and Advisor for Arab American Affairs, and for his continued trust and support," Ghalib wrote in an Oct. 21 Facebook post.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used a speech on the eve of midterm elections that will shape his final two years in office to tout his months-long renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Located hundreds of miles from the site of many battleground House and Senate races, the pool was an unusual place for the president to make...Read more

NEW YORK — A potential midterm blue wave could transform Washington, D.C. into an unlikely NYC outer-borough power playground with Brooklyn Democrats Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries likely sweeping to top leadership positions in Congress while Queens-bred President Trump occupies the White House.

If Democrats win both chambers of ...Read more