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What Is a Runoff Election and How Does It Work?
A runoff election is a second election held when no candidate wins a majority. Here is how runoffs work, why...
Read moreDetailsGeorgia Set to Certify Its Election This Week as a Recount and a December Runoff Will Settle Democrats’ Slim State House Majority
Georgia election certification is due by Nov. 20, and a 35 vote recount race plus a Dec. 1 runoff will...
Read moreDetailsBaltimore Families Set to Receive Cash for Newborns After Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Baby Fund
Baltimore families with newborn babies could soon receive direct cash assistance after voters overwhelmingly approved the Baltimore Baby Fund, a...
Read moreDetailsSean Duffy Faces Accountability Questions Over Nationwide FAA Ground Stop During Sunday Interviews
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced pointed questions about accountability for the nationwide FAA ground stop Sunday morning, acknowledging that the...
Read moreDetailsMillions of Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could Face Wage Garnishment and Seized Tax Refunds Next Year
More than 9 million borrowers are in student loan default, owing $234 billion, and wage garnishment and tax refund seizures...
Read moreDetailsFetterman Suggests He Could Leave Democratic Party If Chris Van Hollen Becomes Senate Majority Leader
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania suggested Saturday that he could reconsider his future in the Democratic Party if Maryland Sen....
Read moreDetailsThe Week Ahead: Congress Nears the December 11 Funding Deadline as the Supreme Court Readies a Major Voter Registration Case
The week ahead: Congress has under a month before the Dec. 11 funding deadline, states certify results and the Supreme...
Read moreDetailsJudge Rules Trump Administration Violated Federal Laws in Attempt to Shut Down Historic D.C. Golf Course
A federal judge ruled Saturday that the Trump administration violated federal laws in its attempt to close East Potomac Park,...
Read moreDetailsUnited States Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years as Outbreaks Surge
The United States has reportedly lost its measles elimination status for the first time in 26 years, marking a major...
Read moreDetailsA Rough Week for Trump’s Cabinet as Scandals, Investigations and Political Pressure Mount
Multiple members of Donald Trump's Cabinet faced mounting scrutiny this week as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confronted an impeachment effort,...
Read moreDetailsAI Company That Donated to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Son in Law Is Behind New FAA System Under Scrutiny After Nationwide Ground Stop
Air Space Intelligence donated to Sean Duffy's son in law Michael Alfonso before landing an $875 million FAA contract for...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Trump Can Cut Off Asylum at the Southern Border
The Supreme Court will decide if Trump's asylum restrictions at the southern border are legal. Lower courts ruled against them,...
Read moreDetailsSean Duffy Says FAA Contractors “Take Our Money and Provide Really Poor Service” After Nationwide Ground Stop
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says contractor L3Harris may be behind the nationwide ground stop and vows to hold people accountable.
Read moreDetailsFlorida’s Anti-DEI Law Just Canceled a Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade That Has Run Since 1968
Delray Beach canceled its St. Patrick's Day parade and Pride event for 2027, citing Florida's new anti-DEI law. The mayor...
Read moreDetailsDemocrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Wins Alaska Governor’s Race, Flipping Seat Republicans Held for 24 Years
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won the Alaska governor's race, ending 24 years of Republican control of the governor's office and...
Read moreDetails12 Republican States Want to Revive a Rule That Would Let the Postal Service Refuse to Deliver Mail Ballots
Twelve GOP attorneys general are appealing to revive a Postal Service mail ballot rule that could block ballot delivery in...
Read moreDetailsMedicaid Work Requirements Delayed Until July 2027 as States Get More Time to Prepare
The Trump administration is giving states six additional months before they must begin enforcing new Medicaid work requirements that could...
Read moreDetailsLauren Boebert Posts Concession Video Promising Peaceful Transfer of Power to Democrat Eileen Laubacher
Lauren Boebert posted a concession video Friday, congratulating Democrat Eileen Laubacher and promising a peaceful transfer of power in Colorado.
Read moreDetailsThe Filibuster Is a Senate Rule, Not a Law, and Senators Can Change It Without Congressional Legislation
The Senate filibuster is not a federal law, is not required by the U.S. Constitution and can be changed by...
Read moreDetailsMamdani Gets Trump to Delay New SNAP Rules for 90 Days After Warning Thousands of Stores Could Lose Benefits
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has secured a 90-day nationwide delay in enforcement of new SNAP rules following negotiations...
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