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DHS targeting naturalized Americans in voter investigations, civil rights groups say
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day.
13 hours ago4 min read


Time for change? Permanent daylight saving time bill awaiting US Senate action
Most of the nation returns to standard time Sunday morning, and Congress could decide as early as next month whether it will be the last time people have to change their clocks.
24 hours ago5 min read


Courts deciding Trump’s push to control voting in states as Election Day nears
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority.
2 days ago6 min read


Trump’s DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors to 50 states, locations not yet disclosed
DOJ has sued dozens of states to force election officials to turn over voter lists that contain sensitive personal data.
3 days ago4 min read


Study: 49% of families unable to afford basic living costs
As affordability defines this election, a new analysis underscores just how expensive everyday life has become.
4 days ago5 min read


Trump on high gas prices: 'We're making a freaking fortune'
Though regular Americans are paying more at the pump, U.S. oil companies are striking it rich, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
4 days ago1 min read


Halloween candy sales off to slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns
Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices.
5 days ago3 min read


50,000 heat deaths this summer in Europe; climate change blamed for two-thirds of them
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.
6 days ago4 min read


2026 ballot measures are written at a graduate-school reading level, report finds
An analysis of 164 ballot titles across 40 states found readability varies from fifth grade to far beyond a Ph.D.
6 days ago3 min read


Trump says he ordered DOJ lawsuit to block Alaska’s Senate result if Sullivan loses
Federal government’s filing against state would apply if Peltola wins and votes cast for Dan J. Sullivan are enough to change the outcome
7 days ago6 min read


Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals
Deportations are up, but lower than their peak in 2000.
Oct 223 min read


States deciding control of US Senate seeing big early voting boost
Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day.
Oct 224 min read
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