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Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Bar Student IDs
Oct 23, 2026
Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Bar Student IDs
WASHINGTON — New Hampshire can turn away student IDs as proof of identity at the polls in next month's midterm election after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a lower-court order in the state's voting dispute. In a short unsigned order, the justices put on hold a ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph
Outside Money Tops $18M in Arizona Race for Feely, Shah Seat
Oct 23, 2026
Outside Money Tops $18M in Arizona Race for Feely, Shah Seat
PHOENIX — Outside groups have poured roughly $18.8 million into the general election fight for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, one of the state's two most competitive House seats, with most of it aimed at helping Republican Jay Feely. Feely, a former Arizona Cardinals kicker and a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, faces Democrat Amish
Trump Rallies for Hinson in Sioux City
Oct 23, 2026
Trump Rallies for Hinson in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Donald Trump rallied more than a thousand supporters in Sioux City on Thursday night, pressing Iowans to back Republican Ashley Hinson in a U.S. Senate race that has turned surprisingly tight less than two weeks before Election Day. Hinson, a congresswoman since 2021, is running against Democratic state Rep. Josh
Tennessee Amendment 3 Would Expand Crime Victims’ Rights
Oct 23, 2026
Tennessee Amendment 3 Would Expand Crime Victims’ Rights
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee voters this fall are deciding whether to rewrite the part of the state constitution that spells out what rights crime victims have in court. Amendment 3, a version of the measure known nationally as Marsy's Law, was referred to the Nov. 3 ballot by the General Assembly. A yes vote adds
Tennessee Voters Report Touchscreen Picking Wrong Name
Oct 23, 2026
Tennessee Voters Report Touchscreen Picking Wrong Name
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A growing number of Tennessee early voters say the ballot-marking touchscreen highlighted a candidate they did not pick, and state election officials are urging everyone to double-check before the ballot goes into the scanner. Most of the complaints have come from Davidson and Williamson counties, with voters in Franklin, Spring Hill and
Appeals Judges Weigh Tennessee 25-Foot Police Buffer Law
Oct 22, 2026
Appeals Judges Weigh Tennessee 25-Foot Police Buffer Law
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A federal appeals panel on Wednesday took up the fight over a Tennessee law that lets police order onlookers to keep 25 feet away while officers work, a rule a group of news organizations says is too vague to survive. Under the Tennessee Bystander Interference Act, passed in 2025, an officer making
Russia Frees Jailed Michigan Man After Trump Appeal to Putin
Oct 21, 2026
Russia Frees Jailed Michigan Man After Trump Appeal to Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia on Wednesday freed an American from Michigan who had been held since the spring of 2022 on charges that he fought as a mercenary for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the release as he opened talks in St. Petersburg with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, telling the envoy that
Kagan Says Court Election Rulings Have Hurt Democracy
Oct 21, 2026
Kagan Says Court Election Rulings Have Hurt Democracy
WASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday faulted the conservative majority on the Supreme Court for a run of election decisions she said have pushed the country further apart politically and left its democracy working worse than it should. Speaking two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms at the law school of Catholic University, the
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