The battle over election integrity is heating up again in Washington after a late-night Senate vote showed that President Donald J. Trump’s SAVE America Act now has majority support in the upper chamber, even as Senate procedure continues to stand in the way of final passage. The legislation,

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Packwood, the Oregon Republican whose long political career ended in disgrace after accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct, died Saturday at the age of 93. His family provided media outlets with an obituary announcing his death. A cause of death was not disclosed. Packwood’s

A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked one of President Donald J. Trump’s boldest attempts to overhaul the H-1B visa system, delivering a major legal setback to the administration’s push to protect American workers from abuse in the high-skilled labor market. U.S. District Judge Leo

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is joining a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing California’s vote-counting process, warning that the state’s prolonged delays are damaging public trust in elections. During an interview with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on WABC 770 AM, the former Republican speaker from California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Democrats backed an aggressive redistricting plan designed to help Democrats gain as many as five U.S. House seats. But one newly called race has already delivered an embarrassing setback for the party. Two Republican candidates in California’s 40th Congressional District have advanced

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major ruling in favor of Mississippi death row inmate Terry Pitchford, finding that he was denied a fair opportunity to challenge the prosecution’s removal of Black jurors during his trial. In a narrow 5-4 decision in Pitchford v. Cain, the Court

Republicans are raising serious concerns after late-arriving ballots dramatically reshaped the Los Angeles mayoral primary, pushing right-leaning candidate Spencer Pratt out of the top two after he had led the field shortly after Election Day. The latest ballot update elevated two left-wing Democrats above Pratt, even though

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing growing pressure as Republicans continue racking up wins on immigration enforcement, border security, and election integrity. Just days after the Senate showed majority support for the SAVE America Act, Republicans delivered another significant victory for President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Lawmakers

California Democrats suffered a major setback in the state’s 40th Congressional District after nearly a week of ballot counting ended with two Republicans advancing to the general election. The result shuts Democrats out of the November contest for a seat they had hoped to target as part of their

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to decide a major election case that could reshape how states handle mail-in ballots received after Election Day. The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, asks whether states may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive days