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Ballots are inspected the day after California's primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order

Read full article: Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order

A group of Democratic governors is asking the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw its proposed rule to comply with an executive order that seeks to create a federal list of eligible voters, including those eligible to receive a ballot by mail.

FILE - Georgia general election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election HUB, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election

Read full article: The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election

The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County.

FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with attendees during an election night watch party for U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
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A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to New Orleans courts

Read full article: A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to New Orleans courts

Louisiana’s attorney general has been indicted over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city.

A worker inspects a ballot at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center during the California primary election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting

Read full article: Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting

California has enacted many changes over the years that were intended to boost voter turnout.

President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Burning Hills Amphitheater during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

Read full article: Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections

President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans are reviving attacks on Democrats, labeling them communists.

FILE -President Donald Trump greets Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
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Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks

Read full article: Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks

U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence.

FILE - An Iranian mourner goes into a frenzy just after the body of the Ayatollah Khomeini was removed from Beheshte Zahra Cemetery in Tehran, June 6, 1989. The burial was delayed when thousands of mourners crowded the imam's body in an effort to touch their leader. (AP Photo/Greg English, File)
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AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Read full article: AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

FILE - Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban are delivered to a room in the state Capitol, July 5, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)
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Challengers score victories in lawsuit against Arkansas' restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives

Read full article: Challengers score victories in lawsuit against Arkansas' restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives

A federal judge in Arkansas is throwing out some state laws that put extra restrictions on efforts to gather signatures for ballot initiatives.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a presidential memo to the EPA on pollution control in vehicles, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

Read full article: Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September

President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

Read full article: Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

The Supreme Court has erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that's more than 50 years old.

President Donald Trump addresses the crowd as he departs after speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's policy conference at the Washington Hilton, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections

Read full article: Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections

President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress.

Attendees celebrate after Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros won the Democratic nomination during a primary election night watch party at The Broadway, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Rebecca Slezak)
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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado

Read full article: Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has defeated U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary.

FILE - Ballots are counted at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center during the California primary election, June 2, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)

Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots

Read full article: Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.

FILE - John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

Read full article: Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

John Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump.

FILE - Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

Read full article: Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.

FILE - Members of the Arizona State University Barrett Choir wave Arizona state flags during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Arizona's statehood, Feb. 14, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

The Supreme Court says it will consider Arizona voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election that impose proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and regular purging of state voter rolls.

FILE - Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announces his plan to run for Colorado's governorship in the 2026 election at an event outside the Museum of Nature and Science, April 11, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primary

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primary

Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives ahead of the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color

Read full article: Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color

The Democratic Party is confronting its long-standing dilemmas over identity and ideology as it wrestles with populist challengers in communities of color.

From left, Michael Kives, Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher, and Ted Sarandos pose on the red carpet for the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Bill Maher, Sunday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bill Maher accepts Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

Read full article: Bill Maher accepts Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

Bill Maher has accepted the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Andy Burnham with colleagues from the Parliamentary Labour Party in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament in central London, as he returns to the House of Commons to take up his seat after winning the Makerfield by-election, Monday June 22, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policies

Read full article: Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policies

Andy Burnham has set himself apart from the man he expects to replace as British prime minister.

Dan Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo Friday, June 26, 2026, in Petersburg, Alaska. (AP Photo/Katie Holmlund)

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules

Read full article: Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, standing beside her fiancee Kevin Ainsworth, center right, and her son, addresses her supporters in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, June 27, 2026, after winning the GOP Senate nomination. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

Read full article: US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has won Louisiana’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

In this image from video provided by Sheilia Milledge, Paigelynne Gonyea, right, is presented with a form at a polling place on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Syracuse, N.Y. (Sheilia Milledge via AP)

Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE

Read full article: Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE

A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s party primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.

FILE - John Fleming, a U.S. Senate candidate, current Louisiana treasurer and former Republican House representative of Louisiana, greets supporters at a Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon in Baton Rouge, La., May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s state primary runoff

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s state primary runoff

Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term.

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

Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

Read full article: Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.

President Donald Trump waves after speaking at the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration on 2 immigration cases

Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration on 2 immigration cases

The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

FILE - Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

AP Exclusive: Sen. Van Hollen backs El-Sayed for Michigan Senate in break from Democratic leadership

Read full article: AP Exclusive: Sen. Van Hollen backs El-Sayed for Michigan Senate in break from Democratic leadership

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.