The Republican Party in Dallas County, Texas, will switch back to a countywide voting system for the state’s May 26 runoff elections after voters experienced massive disruptions during the primary earlier this month due to the precinct-based system that was in place. In a statement on Tuesday announcing the decision, Dallas County Republican Party Chair … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted mail-in voting as “corrupt as hell” as the SAVE America Act heads to the Senate floor for debate. Trump made the remarks during the Shamrock Bowl presentation with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, telling the crowd “the biggest thing coming up … Read more
1m ago Could the Illinois Senate primary set the tone for other Democratic primaries? The race to fill Dick Durbin’s Senate seat could provide to be a tone-setter for other Democratic midterm primaries on issues like President Trump’s deportation policies and outside spending on state races. It also could reveal how much sway Gov. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are making their case to a critical voting bloc ahead of an election cycle that’s expected to see the GOP fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., was in South Florida late last … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats say they want to end the government shutdown but have repeatedly blocked GOP attempts to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as they push for immigration enforcement reforms. On Friday, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said at a news conference following an antisemitic attack on … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering. Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a … Read more
WASHINGTON — Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans plan to launch a “full and robust debate” next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements, an effort to show Trump that they are serious about the bill even though it doesn’t have enough support to pass. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., … Read more
The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners … Read more
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Wednesday dismissed the SAVE America Act, the controversial elections bill being pushed by the Trump administration and some Republican lawmakers, criticizing what he sees as the GOP’s about-face on mail-in voting. “I don’t support it…in its current state,” Fetterman told CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett in … Read more
The Trump administration is using a 20-year-old report to misrepresent former President Jimmy Carter’s views on mail-in and absentee ballots as it pushes for federal legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship and photo ID requirements for voting ahead of the midterm elections. On two successive days this week, President Donald Trump and White House … Read more