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Republicans file federal case to stop NY even-year local election shift. What to know

New York Republicans and GOP county officials sued in federal court to try to stop a shift to even-year local elections after state courts upheld it. Read More

Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout

GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them control of the House and shave down ... Read More

California Republicans announce legal challenge to Prop 50

Republican legal challenges was underway Wednesday after California voters were projected to approve a congressional redistricting measure that redraws maps in favor of Democrats, starting with the ... Read More

Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump

Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting themselves. Read More

A GOP request pushes the limits on federal interference in elections

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly pushed for more federal oversight of elections. In March, he issued a sweeping executive order that would overhaul the way elections are ... Read More

NY Republicans make another bid to stop Hochul, Dems from moving local elections

ALBANY – New York Republicans are making a last-ditch bid to stop Democrats from moving most local elections outside New York City to even years, when voters turn out en masse to pick the president. Read More

Proposition 50 could disenfranchise Republican California voters. Will it survive a legal challenge?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Six years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld highly partisan state election maps in North Carolina and ... Read More

New York Republicans file federal challenge to state’s even-year election law

Citizens For A Better Neighborhood, a polling site in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where voters are casting their ballots for New York City Mayor on June 24, 2025. (Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News) BROOKLYN ... Read More

Where Republican election challenges stand in six states

While President Donald Trump vows to press ahead with efforts to overturn the election, judges across the country have consistently swatted down his legal challenges. Trump's campaign has failed to ... Read More

California Republicans announce legal challenge to Prop 50

Two Republican members of California’s U.S. House delegation vowed to continue to fight for control in their districts after voters were projected to overwhelmingly approve a statewide ballot measure ... Read More