Oct. 16, 2024 18:23 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5.
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Sep. 26, 2024 12:37 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
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Sept. 20
The Washington Post on what to expect on election night and advises patience
In 2020, the United States did not have election night so much as election week....
Sep. 24, 2024 17:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker's office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to prevent a federal government shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate.
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