CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political organization is inviting supporters to a “special announcement” on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, a morning that arrives with an $882.4 million projected city budget gap and a crowded field already shaping the 2027 mayoral race. As of Sunday morning, Johnson has not publicly confirmed that he will seek a … Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the City of Lincoln to place three citizen-initiated charter amendments on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, rejecting a push to wait until the May 2027 municipal election. In a 5-2 decision granting Attorney General Mike Hilgers a writ of mandamus, the court said petitions … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The LA mayoral debates dispute intensified Tuesday as City Councilwoman Nithya Raman criticized Mayor Karen Bass for declining most televised mayoral debates ahead of the Nov. 3 election, arguing Angelenos deserve more on-air exchanges over homelessness, housing costs, public safety, and city services. According to Raman’s campaign, the LA mayoral debates schedule … Read more
WASHINGTON — The SAVE voter citizenship dispute took a new turn Tuesday as the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a federal judge’s order that blocks the government from using a modified Department of Homeland Security voter citizenship database, arguing the ruling undermines efforts to keep ineligible voters off the rolls ahead … Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri congressional map fight over which lines will govern the Nov. 3 general election plunged into open conflict Tuesday after two federal actions pointed local clerks in opposite directions within minutes of each other. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied an emergency request from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island primary voting is underway Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in one of the last major state nominating contests before the Nov. 3 midterms. Polls open at 7 a.m. in nearly all communities and close at 8 p.m., according to public election guides. The race drawing national attention is not a Senate … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama absentee ballots are scheduled to begin mailing for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election around Wednesday, Sept. 9, joining a wave of states already putting ballots into the mailstream while a federal court order blocks mandatory enforcement of a new U.S. Postal Service ballot-mail rule. North Carolina began mailing general-election absentee … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to let a U.S. Postal Service rule take effect immediately. The renewed request puts USPS mail ballot rules at the center of a midterms fight as some states have already begun mailing ballots. According to CNN reporting on Sept. 6, 2026 (CNN’s Sept. … Read more