Category: Politics
Ohio Gov. DeWine Urges Ramaswamy to Withdraw Campaign Ad Featuring Acton’s Estranged Mother
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called on gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy to remove a campaign ad featuring Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
Read MoreParty Committees Report Roughly $192 Million in Coordinated Midterm Spending After Supreme Court Ruling
FEC filings analyzed by Reuters show roughly $137 million in Republican and $55 million in Democratic coordinated spending from July through September.
Read MoreDOJ Announces Election Monitors in All 50 States; SNN Questions Selection and Oversight
DOJ announces nationwide election monitoring and files its personnel review. SNN examines court safeguards and asks how locations, staffing and oversight were decided.
Read MoreMesa Voters to Decide $285 Million in Bond Questions, Charter Changes and District 5 Runoff
Mesa voters face two bond authorizations totaling $285 million, two city charter amendments and a District 5 council runoff in the November 3 election.
Read MoreFederal Voter-Record Subpoenas Reach at Least 13 States, Reuters Investigation Finds
Reuters found more than 100 federal voter-record subpoenas across at least 13 states as officials weigh election security, privacy and voter protections.
Read MoreTrump Calls for Peltola Prosecution as Alaska’s Two-Sullivan Ballot Dispute Escalates
Trump’s call for prosecution escalates Alaska’s two-Sullivan ballot dispute. Peltola’s campaign denies involvement in the reported recruitment effort.
Read MoreBREAKING: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Out After Five Days Amid Credentials Controversy
Reuters reports a White House official says Katie Zacharia was let go after just days as press secretary, following scrutiny of her legal credentials.
Read MoreAdministration Official Confirms Katie Zacharia Did Not Pass California Bar as Two Groups Seek Review
An administration official confirms an unsuccessful California bar exam as two watchdog organizations seek review of White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s legal-credentials claims. Complaints are not findings.
Read MoreWisconsin Elections Commission Approves Guidance for Clerks if Federal Agents Appear at Polls
Wisconsin election officials have approved contingency guidance for polling places; no deployment of federal agents to polling places has been announced.
Read MoreDOJ Sues California Over Disputed Voter-Citizenship List, Seeks Ballot Restrictions
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit October 15 seeking restrictions on counting certain California mail ballots. California disputes the allegations; the complaint is not a court order.
Read MoreSupreme Court Pauses FCC Deadline in Political Advertising Rate Dispute Ahead of Midterms
A Supreme Court order protects the FCC from a 48-hour deadline to rule on discounted political advertising rates. The justices did not decide whether the underlying FCC guidance is lawful.
Read MoreAppeals Court Clears Way for Florida to Enforce Social-Media Age Restrictions While Lawsuit Continues
The 11th Circuit vacated an injunction against Florida’s social-media age restrictions, allowing enforcement while the underlying First Amendment case proceeds.
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