Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases, with critics fearing voter purges.
May 2026
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Supreme Court sends closely watched Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
The Supreme Court said a case brought by Native American tribes needs to be reconsidered after it weakened the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations
The Supreme Court rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government
Why you should be worried about job security
April’s heralded job creation was 13% below the 50-year average.
Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats
The SC House will debate legislation that would redraw US House districts to try to help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterms.
Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway
Trump and his supporters couldn’t forgive Sen. Bill Cassidy after he voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial over the Capitol riot.
These 10 candidates are vying to lead California’s public school system — if the job doesn’t get rewritten first
The race for state superintendent of public instruction features lawmakers past and present, union leaders, trustees on school boards and community college boards and others.
3 young people arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
Officials in Austin, Texas, say 3 young people are in custody in at least 10 random shootings that left 4 people injured over the weekend.
Arrest made in connection with small fires in Kearny Mesa and Birdland
A man was arrested near Sharp Memorial Hospital on Sunday morning on suspicion of setting six fires in the Birdland and Kearny Mesa neighborhoods, authorities said.
Volunteers attack invasive weeds as 9-day San Diego River Days ends
About 1,000 volunteers participated in dozens of events over nine days along several stretches of the 52-mile San Diego river, according to the San Diego River Park Foundation