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As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it

President Donald Trump is claiming without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. But several GOP ...

Democrats renew vote-by-mail push as virus upends elections

Democrats want to bolster mail-in voting and take other steps to make balloting easier this November in the next round of ...

Wisconsin clerks guarding ballots for days before counting

Wisconsin's messy presidential primary election ended for voters, but it's far from finished for nearly 2,000 local clerks ...

Georgia postpones primaries again because of coronavirus

Georgia on Thursday postponed primary elections for the second time this year because of the coronavirus, pushing back ...

In Wisconsin, missing absentees spur questions and anger

The U.S. Postal Service and election officials searched for answers Thursday about why an untold number of absentee ballots ...

As pandemic deepens, Trump cycles through targets to blame

First, it was the media that was at fault. Then, Democratic governors came under fire. China, President Barack Obama and ...

Wisconsin worried about spike in virus cases due to election

The decision to forge ahead with Wisconsin's election amid a pandemic has stirred fears about a possible spike in the state's ...

Black voters weighed history, health in Wisconsin election

After going to sleep angry and afraid to vote, Xavier Thomas woke up on election day in Wisconsin thinking about how hard ...

Wisconsin's pandemic election puts focus on state's court

Anyone needing proof of the power and significance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court can look no further than the lines of ...

Voting rights disputes in virus era spark court battles

Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning. Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state ...

Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus

Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling ...

Parties ready for court battles over virus-era voting rights

Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning. Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state ...

John Lewis, once Trump target, backs Joe Biden for president

Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee ...

Wisconsin moves forward with election despite virus concerns

Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from ...

Polish parliament approves election only by postal vote

Polish lawmakers voted late Monday to conduct the country's forthcoming presidential elections exclusively through postal ...

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic

While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to ...

Wisconsin GOP appeals to Supreme Court on extended voting

Wisconsin Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary, ...

Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fears

Wisconsin's attempt to conduct an election in the midst of a coronavirus crisis lurched forward Friday, with a Democratic ...

Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting

A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary as the coronavirus spreads, but he ordered ...

Iowa governor got 2nd chance; she thinks felons should, too

Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, will never forget the summer night 20 years ago when a state trooper stopped her ...