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Nicholas Burns prepares his table at Bridgepointe Church during an event Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

September 19, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that...

This photo taken with a smartphone shows Steve Perry, of Kansas City, holding a sign in opposition to Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Mid-decade redistricting put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says

September 17, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans, according to a new study.

FILE – This photo combination shows Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., left, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, Abbie Parr, file)

The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states

July 13, 2026 at 8:21 a.m.

The increasingly bitter contest will be among the next races where progressive candidates are facing more moderate rivals.

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor primary election during an election night party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises

June 19, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

Democratic Socialists of America has seen its membership ranks swell from a few thousand to more than 100,000 nationwide over the last decade after an influx of younger Americans joined...

FILE – A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump

May 25, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

After three terms in the U.S. House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Colin Allred said he’s heard plenty about voters’ suspicions that politicians are just trying to...

NAACP President Derrick Johnson arrives at the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 28, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

NAACP calls for boycott of college sports in Southern states where Black voting rights are restricted

May 19, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group...

FILE – Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks to reporters, March 4, 2024, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

April 22, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.

Kamala Harris, former Vice President and 2024 Presidential candidate, arrives during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York on April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid

April 10, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)

House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol

February 20, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens as President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the South Court Auditorium in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

February 8, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at...

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