Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday that some state election officials have “homework to do” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as the Trump administration pushes states to strengthen voter roll maintenance and comply with federal election law. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Dhillon discussed two separate election initiatives announced […]

A big question facing Maine Democrats as they look to replace Senate primary winner Graham Platner on the November ballot is whether they can harness the enthusiasm of his supporters with another candidate. Platner’s defiant, emotional speech in an 11-minute video announcing his withdrawal from the race could either radicalize or demoralize those voters. The […]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore could finally get the mid-decade redistricting he’s long championed to counter similar efforts by GOP-led states, but it won’t be in the fashion or timeline he envisioned. In an about-face and in the aftermath of a grueling primary, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, will support a special legislative session […]

Federal law enforcement at the nation’s borders is on track to stop nearly 20 times as many people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list this year than it did in any year during the Biden administration, according to a Washington Examiner investigation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency under the Department of Homeland Security, […]