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News Articles: Elections

Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub testifies on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20, 2023.

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  • Politics

Federal election commissioner says Trump is trying to improperly remove her

Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.

February 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
In this file photo from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024, delegates and guests wave signs that say "Vote." On Saturday, the DNC's voting members will elect a new party chair to usher in the future of the Democratic Party.

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  • Politics

The Democratic Party votes for new leadership, choosing Minnesota's Ken Martin as chair

Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair, Minnesota's Ken Martin, will lead a Democratic Party that is still figuring out its future after a bruising election.

February 02, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Standing in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh on Jan. 14, Ted Corcoran reads a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November 2024 election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Democratic Justice Allison Riggs.

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  • Elections

A Republican court candidate in North Carolina wants to toss out thousands of votes

More than 80 days after Election Day, a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains unresolved. That's because the Republican candidate is contesting some 65,000 ballots.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Harrison
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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  • Politics

Trump orders end of humanitarian parole for migrants of 4 countries

Under the Biden administration, migrants from embattled countries could apply for entry for humanitarian reasons, without having to attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Thousands gather to protest Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th president of the United States and other related issues during the People's March on Jan. 18, in Washington D.C.

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  • Politics

With fewer protesters and a renewed focus, activists plan for a second round of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday and Democratic organizers are not seeing the mass-scale opposition they witnessed in 2017. So, they're adjusting with a focus on Trump's agenda.

January 21, 2025
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  • Elena Moore
A sign for voter registration stands in Columbia, S.C., in 2024.

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  • Elections

Trump revokes Biden's order for federal agencies to promote voter registration

President Trump has reversed an executive order by former President Joe Biden that calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration.

January 20, 2025
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th presidential inauguration, which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures expected on Monday.

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  • Politics

Inside Trump's Inauguration Day: How, when and what to watch

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office at noon followed by a presidential parade, signing ceremony and inaugural balls.

January 20, 2025
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  • Luke Garrett
Employees sort ballots in Los Angeles County on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. California regularly takes weeks to count all of its general election ballots.

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  • Elections

A need for speed: Several states are looking for ways to count votes faster

Lawmakers in California and other states want to change vote-counting rules to speed up the process. One key question is whether counting can be sped up without sacrificing access to the ballot.

January 17, 2025
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  • Ashley Lopez
Doug Burgum encourages voters to support Donald Trump during a campaign rally in January 2024 in Laconia, N.H. Burgum ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination but later dropped out and endorsed him.

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  • Politics

Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know

Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.

January 16, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
Cleta Mitchell, head of the Election Integrity Network, speaks during a May 2024 news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to introduce the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who's at left.

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  • Elections

Despite Trump's win, 'election integrity' activists still seek sweeping voting changes

Republican voters say they trust the 2024 election was administered well, yet pro-Trump conservatives are pushing some sweeping reforms to voting systems.

January 13, 2025
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  • Miles Parks
Fox News appears headed for trial over false election fraud claims made after the 2020 election, after a New York state appellate court chose not to dismiss a lawsuit brought by voting tech company Smartmatic.

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  • Media

Fox News headed for trial, again, over 2020 election fraud claims

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate court rules.

January 11, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Then-Vice President Mike Pence reads the final certification of Electoral College votes after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021. A new law clarifies that the vice president's role in the counting of electoral votes is ministerial. Congress will count the votes from the 2024 presidential election on Monday.

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  • Elections

Jan. 6 is set to be different this year — in a big way and more subtle ways too

In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot four years ago, Congress passed new rules to govern the presidential certification process. Those rules will be in effect Monday.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Miles Parks
U.S. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., (left) and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., pose for a portrait together at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C, on Dec. 18, 2024.

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  • Politics

With Trump's return, these House Democrats look for influence outside of Washington

Two moderate House Democrats with national security backgrounds came to Congress in the first Trump era. Now they're running for governor, in races that could be a referendum on Trump's second term.

December 28, 2024
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021.

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  • Perspective

How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)

Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.

December 23, 2024
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  • Derek Mitchell
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Trump claims a 'massive' mandate, but presidents often overread their victories

There's a long history of presidents claiming that their win means the will of the people is behind their agendas. But elections are rarely full-throated endorsements of a candidate's every policy.

December 19, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
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