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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP majority in the U.S. House. The Texas map drafted in rare mid-decade redistricting …

(Composite by Hannah Yoest / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock) President Donald Trump’s obsessive insistence about the unreliability and corruptness of mail-in voting contributed to a manufactured distrust of election systems among Republicans during the 2020 election. And that, in turn, likely contributed to the party’s poor showing. After a successful 2024 cycle in which the president reversed himself to encourage …

Mail-in voting backed by most Americans despite Trump push to end it  Axios Opinion | Why Trump has a point on mail-in voting  The Washington Post Does Trump have the power to end mail-in voting? Legal scholar weighs in  PBS DeSantis says Trump’s plan to ban voting by mail won’t apply to Florida  Tallahassee Democrat Trump wants to end vote-by-mail. Oregon won’t give it …

The major parties’ redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country’s two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At President Trump’s urging, Republican legislators in Texas were set to give final approval on Friday to lines that they hope will move five U.S. House seats …

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that President Trump’s promise to end mail-in voting before the 2026 midterm elections won’t affect elections in Pennsylvania.  On Monday, Mr. Trump said he planned to sign an executive order “to end mail-in ballots, because they’re corrupt,” but Shapiro said his comments were unconstitutional.  “Donald Trump can sign whatever executive order he wants; it will …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The summer battle over partisan gerrymandered new maps has reached a fever pitch this week, with Texas Democrats ending their blockade of a session to redraw the state’s maps in favor of Republicans, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom promising …

Trump and Putin are both criticizing mail-in voting. Election officials are freaking out.  Politico Trump’s new warnings about mail-in voting are the most sinister yet  CNN Gov. Josh Shapiro says Trump’s push to end mail-in voting won’t affect Pennsylvania elections  CBS News Can Trump really ban mail-in voting?  BBC Fact-checking Trump’s claim the U.S. is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting  PBS Source link

Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to use his office to try to get rid of mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 elections for the House of Representatives and Senate. “An executive order is being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots because they’re corrupt,” he said …

Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case  Politico Newsmax settles Dominion election defamation case for $67m  BBC Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit  The New York Times Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle Dominion lawsuit over network’s 2020 election lies  CNN Right-wing US network Newsmax to pay $67m over false 2020 election claims  Al Jazeera Source …

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own. Relying on false information and conspiracy theories that he’s regularly used to explain away his 2020 election loss, Trump pledged on his social media site that he …