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Read full article: US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

Laura Loomer speaks during her interview with The Associated Press, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s war

Read full article: Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s war

Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online.

Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Read full article: Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri

Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri

Former Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, Democratic congressional candidate Bob Brooks, center, and U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries raise their hands during a campaign event for Brooks ahead of the midterm elections at a Steelworkers Union Hall in Bethlehem, Pa., Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Erin Blewett)

Read full article: House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda

The stage is in battleground Pennsylvania.

FILE - Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday Nov. 1, 2021. (Andy Buchanan/Pool via AP, File)

Read full article: Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has returned to his country to face corruption charges.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., rushes up the steps at the Capitol for final votes before the House of Representatives leaves for a five-week recess, in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Read full article: How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? It's not easy

How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? It's not easy

House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory to campaign for reelection.

Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro greets supporters as he arrives to the Liberal Party convention where he was confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in Sao Paulo, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)

Read full article: Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro secures presidential bid despite challenges

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro secures presidential bid despite challenges

Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has been confirmed as the presidential candidate for his father's Liberal Party.

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Read full article: Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins

Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine.

FILE - Turbines are visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Read full article: Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

The Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)

Read full article: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.

FILE - Absentee ballots during a count at the Wisconsin Center, Nov. 8, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Read full article: Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late

Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late

A new lawsuit argues that voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots haven't arrived by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their vote is counted.

FILE - The U.S. and South Carolina flags hang in the South Carolina statehouse, March 16, 2021, in Columbia, S.C . (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Read full article: Democrats select South Carolina to kick off presidential nominating contest in 2028, leave Iowa out

Democrats select South Carolina to kick off presidential nominating contest in 2028, leave Iowa out

Democrats have selected South Carolina to hold the first presidential nominating contest in 2028.

Two voters fill out their ballots in Memphis, Tennessee on Wednesday, July 22, 206. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)

Read full article: Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis

Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis

A federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis.

FILE - A sign hangs outside the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Read full article: Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections

Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections

Alaska has sent more than 3,000 letters to residents asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections.

FILE - Ballots are sorted the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Read full article: Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California's primary despite efforts to count every vote

Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California's primary despite efforts to count every vote

Nearly 150,000 voters have had their mail-in ballots rejected for California’s June primary election, a sharp spike from previous primaries.

FILE - People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding

Read full article: More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding

More than two dozen states have sued the Trump administration after it required them to comply with election and immigration conditions to get billions of dollars in federal funding for disasters.

FILE - Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith takes an oath before the House Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

House Republican says Smith may have lied about Trump probe and refers him for possible prosecution

Read full article: House Republican says Smith may have lied about Trump probe and refers him for possible prosecution

A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation of President Donald Trump and that the Justice Department should consider prosecuting him.

Amish Shah, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, speaks to supporters at a friend's home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Wufei Yu)

Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment

Read full article: Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment

Amish Shah has won the Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in Arizona.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks during a campaign event on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Republican Hilton tells Californians they can hate Trump but still vote for him in governor's race

Read full article: Republican Hilton tells Californians they can hate Trump but still vote for him in governor's race

Republican Steve Hilton has kicked off his general election campaign for governor against Democrat Xavier Becerra.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans in Congress continue to back Iran war despite the political risk

Read full article: Republicans in Congress continue to back Iran war despite the political risk

Republicans on Capitol Hill are walking a cautious election-year line on the Iran war as the future of the conflict seems increasingly uncertain and as polls show that most Americans oppose it.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump's push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue

Read full article: House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue

The House has approved legislation that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks.

FILE - Nicaraguan police have their picture taken with President Daniel Ortega, in Masaya, Nicaragua, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cristobal Venegas, File)