The Latest: Democrats vote down federal funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now at every level,” Hegseth said.

Moldovans to vote in critical parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims

Moldovans will head to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election fraught with claims of Russian interference. The vote Sunday to elect a new 101-seat parliament is set to decide ...
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Caseville city, township to upgrade polling places with $10K ADA grants

Caseville Township and city get $10K grants to add ADA doors, push buttons and a walkway at polling places, with work done by year’s end.

How Second Baptist Church sacrificed its democratic principles: 'You can't fire the king'

Members of Houston’s Second Baptist Church approved new bylaws in 2023 that canceled their vote on church business — a change that slipped by many and ran counter to their religious doctrine.

European soccer body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel

European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday. A majority ...

A populist billionaire is the favorite in a Czech election that could shift stance on Ukraine and EU

A parliamentary election in the Czech Republic on Friday and Saturday could shift the country away from supporting Ukraine. Billionaire Andrej Babiš is predicted to make a comeback, ...

New Orleans community invited to bike and second line to the polls for start of early voting

Through the BikeNVote initiative, riders can bike and second line to the polls in unison Saturday starting at 2 p.m. Saturday. The organizations are also providing bikes for those who may need them.

George R. Brown Convention Center workers to hold strike vote for $23 minimum wage

Union leaders said GRB workers have been inspired by the Hilton hotel workers' strike and are planning to advance the same $23 minimum wage demand. The lowest-paid convention center workers earn $16 ...
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Voting By Mail: The Polls

To great fanfare in 2021, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 1 — designed to, among other things, expand voting rights and access. While the Constitution grants states the power ...

Southern Connecticut State University food-service workers vote to authorize potential strike

Food-service workers at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven voted Wednesday to authorize a potential strike, but it was not clear how much longer their union was willing to continue ...

The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling

Recent polling shows President Donald Trump’s second-term strengths look different from his first. His approval was once strengthened by economic issues, but it's now tepid on that front. His ...