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Voting & Elections

Nashville reporter arrested by ICE asserts First, Fifth Amendment violations in new legal filings

Attorneys for Estefany Maria Rodríguez Florez have filed an amended petition in federal court that accuses the federal government of First and Fifth Amendment violations in detaining the Spanish-language news […]

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Expert says new Kansas news anti-trans law will also suppress voting rights

Last month, the Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature pushed through a new anti-transgender law that is expected to threaten the voting rights of the state’s trans population.

John James gets 0% Black voter support in new Michigan governor poll

U.S. Rep. John James (R-MI), the presumed Republican frontrunner in Michigan’s gubernatorial race, garnered 0% from Black voters in a recent poll commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber.

Two Wisconsin lawmakers may be illegally living outside their districts

Two Wisconsin Republicans may be living outside of their legislative districts and potentially violating state law requiring lawmakers to live within the district they were elected to represent.

Minnesota gov candidate Kendall Qualls’ new running mate seemingly doesn’t know how old he is

On Tuesday, Republican Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls announced that businessman Brian Nicholson will be his running mate in the race, where Nicholson gave the wrong answer about how old he is.

Democrat Alex Holladay flips key state House seat in Arkansas

On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Alex Holladay won a special election for the Arkansas House of Representatives, continuing a trend of Democratic victories since the beginning of 2025.

Where the Illinois 2026 Democratic Senate primary candidates stand on ICE, Epstein files and more

WCPT 820 and Heartland Signal recently hosted a candidate forum last month featuring the leading Democratic candidates vying for the seat: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D).

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers orders special session for constitutional amendment to ban partisan gerrymandering
Jon Husted had deeper ties to Ohio’s largest bribery scandal than previously thought

New reporting from News 5 Cleveland revealed that U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) met with one of the architects of Ohio’s largest bribery scandal two days before bribery legislation was introduced in the state legislature.

FIRE sues Noem and Bondi, alleging government coerced Apple and Facebook to censor ICE content

Last Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging they coerced Facebook and Apple to censor platforms that documented federal immigration enforcement activity.

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