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Biden proposes South Carolina as first primary state in drastic shake up of presidential nominating calendar
President Joe Biden has asked Democratic National Committee leaders to drastically reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar and make South Carolina the first state to host a primary, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on the same day a week later, Georgia the following week and then Michigan, a source confirms to CNN. → Read More
It's been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start. Her wife wants US officials to do more to bring her home
Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, told CNN on Thursday she wants US officials to do whatever they have to do to bring the basketball legend home -- and she needs to see them do more. → Read More
'We cannot go back to normal': Boston's Mayor Kim Janey sees a mandate for racial equity in post-Covid era
For 200 years, Boston has been led by an unbroken string of White men -- until now. Kim Janey, a Black woman who traces her roots in the city back generations, and even further to ancestors who fled slavery in the South, is now the city's mayor. → Read More
Virginia's off-year elections could pose key test for both parties
A 16-year political shift has transformed the Commonwealth of Virginia from a solidly red state to a blue one. → Read More
Democrats hatch plans to counter Trump's attempts to cast doubt on election results
Behind the scenes, Democrats are preparing to confront President Donald Trump if he loses the election next month to Democrat Joe Biden -- if Trump claims that the result is rigged, refuses to engage in a peaceful transition or tries to challenge the result through the courts, Congress or statehouses. → Read More
Former Florida Supreme Court chief justice during 2000 recount warns Trump poses 'grave and real threat to democracy'
The former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court is warning that President Donald Trump poses a "grave and real threat to our democracy" because of his threat to not accept the outcome of the election. → Read More
Democrats scramble to soothe voter fears about in-person voting ahead of November election
After months of warnings about the risks posed by in-person voting in a push to expand access to mail-in ballots, Democrats across the country are increasingly focused on communicating to voters that it is safe to cast their ballots in a voting booth. → Read More
Fact-check: DeJoy said USPS isn't changing policies for election mail. Internal documents show they were going to
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy claimed Friday that USPS hasn't changed election mail policies ahead of the 2020 election, but documents obtained by CNN show that USPS planned to implement a drastic policy change for election mail after DeJoy took over, though that change has since been reversed. → Read More
Trump met with Postmaster General amid mail-in voting attacks
President Donald Trump met with United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy at the White House last week amid his ongoing attacks on mail-in voting and ahead of DeJoy's meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. → Read More
Pennsylvania election officials seek to extend deadline for receiving mail-in ballots, citing slowdown in mail
Pennsylvania officials said Thursday that they are willing to count mail-in ballots up to three days after the November general election, provided they are mailed by November 3, a significant change in a key swing state. → Read More
House Democrats aim to tackle racial health disparities linked to disproportionate Covid-19 deaths
Democratic lawmakers are introducing new legislation Thursday to begin addressing the health disparities that have led to a disproportionate number of minorities contracting and dying from the coronavirus. → Read More
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Michigan sent out absentee ballots and broke the law
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that Michigan had sent absentee ballots to all of its registered voters and that the state's secretary of state had somehow broken the law. → Read More
Republican victory in California special election undercuts Trump's unfounded claims about mail-in voting
As President Donald Trump held forth in the Cabinet Room on Wednesday railing against voting by mail, the Republican candidate in a hotly contested special election in California was being declared the winner after voting was conducted almost entirely by mail. → Read More
No White House discussions on altering Election Day since Congress decides it, senior official says
There are no conversations inside the White House about altering the date of the general election due to the coronavirus pandemic because that's Congress' decision, a senior Trump administration official told CNN on Wednesday. → Read More
Trump increasingly engaged in legal battles unfolding over mail-in voting
President Donald Trump has been increasingly engaged in the legal battles unfolding across the country over the issue of vote-by-mail, urging his political advisers to take an aggressive posture to counter Democratic lawsuits on the issue. → Read More
Coronavirus threatens a guarded tradition for many black Americans: Voting in person
For weeks leading up to Election Day in 2018, Terence Gragston's cell phone rang constantly. Cincinnati residents, many of them strangers, called requesting a ride to the polls for early voting. → Read More
Voters face potential life-or-death choices in states with limited absentee voting
Elections are a sacred ritual for Jeremy Rutledge and always have been. → Read More
19 coronavirus cases connected to Wisconsin election, state health official says
At least 19 people in Wisconsin who said they voted in-person or worked the polls for the state's April 7 primary election have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the state health department. → Read More
Most Americans support mail-in voting but there is a sharp partisan divide
A majority of Americans favor changing election laws to allow everyone to vote by mail, new polling shows, but Republicans are far less likely than Democrats to agree, highlighting a deep partisan divide on the issue ahead of November's election. → Read More
Joe Biden's search for a running mate is playing out in public
Joe Biden's search for a running mate is unlike any other in recent history. → Read More