President Donald Trump launched his second-term assault on mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines on Aug. 18, firing off a series of unfounded claims while announcing an effort to do away with both.

Trump pledged to do away with both mail-in voting — which remains popular and is used by about one-third of all voters — and voting machines — some form of which are used in almost all of the country's thousands of election jurisdictions.

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move likely to disproportionately favor his Republican Party.

Sanctuary cities and states across the United States faced a critical deadline on Tuesday to align with federal immigration policies.

A federal judge has blocked parts of Mississippi's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools while a lawsuit against the law is underway.

President Donald Trump is falsely claiming that the states are mere agents of the federal government in vote counting, and must do as they are directed by the President, a claim that is false according to the principles of federalism and the U.

A federal appeals court signaled Tuesday that it may side with the Trump administration in a closely watched case over the mass firings of probationary federal employees, casting doubt on union-backed litigation aimed at reinstating them.

Donald Trump on Monday announced that lawyers are preparing an executive order aimed at eliminating mail-in voting.

Over the last 250 years, the federal government has encroached on the responsibilities of the states. One way this shows up is the amount of resources used by the federal government.

In a settlement with the federal government, an Alaska fishing guide company paid $900,000 following allegations that one of its guides caused a 2019 wildfire by not properly putting out a campfire.