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Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries

The federal agency that oversees the security of election systems was largely absent from planning before elections this month in several states. Read More

The next election that will provide midterm clues: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Trump offers Saudi crown prince a warm welcome. And the House overwhelmingly passes the Epstein files bill. Read More

Democrats sweep key races in 2025 elections in early referendum on Trump

Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year. Read More

Experts say recent elections in blue areas bode well for Democrats but Trump coalition holding firm

Political experts say voter enthusiasm on display in races earlier this month in New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere could point to a Democratic edge. Read More

Election Day 2025 live blog on the NJ governor race, others to watch

Visit and refresh this page throughout the day for news and notes on Election Day in South Jersey and across the Garden State. It's Election Day 2025, which means that New Jersey voters are selecting ... Read More

Former Democratic presidential candidate talks about the future of his party after off-year election success

Jason Palmer predicts Democrats will adopt split messaging strategy for 2026 elections, choosing candidates based on regional politics after 2025 wins. Read More

Petersburg election analysis answers 3 questions on political future

To recap, Virginia Democrats captured the governorship (Abigail Spanberger), the lieutenant governorship (Ghazala Hashmi) and the attorney general job (Jay Jones). They also rode that sweep into ... Read More

Democrats’ Chances of Flipping Republican Seat in Special Election—Polls

An Impact Research poll from October showed Van Epps up by 8 points (52 percent to 44 percent). Democrats, however, are more motivated to turn out on Election Day, the poll found. Eighty-three percent ... Read More

Mayor Jones wants to move city elections to November to boost turnout

City Council must vote by Dec. 31 to make the change, which could potentially improve voter turnout and save the city $1 million per election. Read More

NC election officials to take new steps to investigate non-citizen voting

State election officials are looking for new ways to comb through the list of North Carolina’s 7.6 million registered voters to make sure they are who they say they are — despite no proof of ... Read More

Elmore County election winners unchanged after left-out ballots counted

Elmore County Clerk Shelley Essl notified the state on Nov. 14 that she found a discrepancy between the number of ballots cast and the number counted in the Nov. 4 election, Idaho Secretary of State ... Read More