Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules

A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive. The decision by D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, represents a setback for Democratic groups, lawmakers and other groups including the NAACP that have sued to […]

States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case

The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to wade into a legal fight between the Republican National Committee and […]

Biden’s back, Buckel’s upset, Moore signs a baseball — or a crystal ball? — in notes

In political notes, Joe Biden is back to keynote for Maryland Democrats, House Minority Leader Jason Buckel (R-Allegany)is upset that people outside District 1B are donating to his challenger, and Gov. Wes Moore will find out, if you sign it, will they vote?

Trump elections order would create chaotic ‘nightmare,’ Democrats and allies tell court

WASHINGTON — Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling citizenship lists and creating traceable mail-in ballots in a federal court hearing Thursday. Lawyers for the Democratic National Committee, Democratic minority leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, and interest groups argued […]

Tax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts

WASHINGTON — The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill hailing success under last year’s massive tax cuts law, while Democrats said any benefits have been wiped out by skyrocketing gas prices, inflation and more. More than 53 million Americans claimed at least one new benefit, averaging […]

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DNC Kills Resolution Condemning AIPAC Influence in Elections

A Democratic National Committee panel on Thursday killed a resolution condemning the “growing influence” of dark money groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC—even as an overwhelming majority of Democrat voters have an unfavorable view of the country that has committed genocide in Gaza, started a war in Iran, and continues to bomb civilians in Lebanon.

“The use of…

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Democratic states sue Trump over mail-in ballot order, joining rush to courts

President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots faced a fresh challenge on Friday, as a coalition of Democratic states filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order that experts say is an extraordinary attempt by the president to assert authority over elections. More than 20 states — led by California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington […]

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DNC’s 2024 Election Autopsy Blames Kamala Harris’s Stance on Gaza

The Democratic National Committee’s secret report on why Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election has reportedly found that the Biden administration’s approach to Israel’s massacre in Gaza cost her key votes.

DNC personnel who worked on the report met with the pro-Palestinian IMEU Policy Project in a closed-door meeting, Axios reports, and the group told them that Biden’s and Harris’s support for…

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