A Texas city is one of the first in the nation to kill LGBTQ+ protections

After delays, a contentious public relations campaign, and quibbling over language, a fast-growing North Texas city has ...

Narrowly divided Arlington City Council votes 5-4 to scrap LGBTQ protections

The Arlington City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to suspend protections for its LGBTQ residents that are enshrined in the ...

Walz boosts Ferguson, rebukes Trump’s Somali slurs at Seattle fundraiser

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned with fellow Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson in Seattle, with both men rebuking Trump's ...
The Texas Tribune

Arlington upholds suspension of protections for LGBTQ+ people

City Council voted 5-4 to continue the temporary removal of language in its ordinance, which was initiated in September in an ...
thederrick.com

Idaho shares voter-roll and food-stamp information with the feds. What we know

The Trump administration wanted to prove that large numbers of undocumented immigrants were voting. So in September, the Department of Justice asked states for voter roll data.
Houston Chronicle

State could overhaul Harris County elections after finding P.O. box voter registrations

Funds for elections in Harris County are on the chopping block after a Texas senator uncovered over 100 voters registered to P.O. boxes. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) took to X earlier this ...
KXAN

Texas Secretary of State investigating possible voter fraud in Harris County

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Secretary of State’s Office notified Harris County election officials it will begin an investigation into possible voter fraud after receiving a complaint. The ...
Governing

“We’re in a time in American history where voters are just very, very fickle.”

Minnesota state Sen. Rob Kupec. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party lawmaker praised Gov. Tim Walz’s record but voiced concern about Walz seeking a third term, a move some Democrats fear could be risky ...
The New York Times

Kamala Harris Hits Campaign Trail in Tennessee Special Election

On Tuesday, the former vice president made her first campaign appearance for another Democrat since leaving office. By Shane Goldmacher Reporting from Nashville Former Vice President Kamala Harris ...
USA Today

I voted for Trump. If the election were held today, I'd vote for him again. | Your Turn

In this Forum installment, we wanted you to focus on elections – not the New York City mayoral race and other contests that have recently dominated headlines – but the one that made history in 2024, ...
Click2Houston

Harris County sees robust voter turnout for odd-year election

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth had a news conference on election day to share everything that voters need to know. (KPRC) HOUSTON – The Harris County Clerk’s Office initially announced that ...
Washington Examiner

Harris urges Californians to vote in favor of redistricting push

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday threw her support behind the state Democrats’ ballot measure to redraw California’s congressional map. Proposition 50, the ballot measure designed to ...