Missouri Clerks Caught Between Competing Map Orders After Kavanaugh Denial

Missouri congressional map dispute after competing Sept. 8 court orders

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

Rhode Island primary: 5 things voters need today

Rhode Island primary vote here sign outside a polling place

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

White House asks Supreme Court again to enforce USPS mail ballot rules

USPS mail ballot rules

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