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Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 02:45 PM EDT
Newsday. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Plan for MTA goes off track For a brief moment, there seemed to be a path forward...

In this Monday, June 7, 2021, photo Rep Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, talks with distiller Sherry Brockenbrough, during a tour of the Hilltop distillery in Maidens, Va. Spanberger held a roundtable discussion with distillers to discuss COVID-19 reopening challenges experienced by small businesses & regulatory issues facing central Virginia distilleries. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

By Steven Sloan Jun. 10, 2021 12:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 8, 2021. Editorial: Fetterman should stop flouting flag law and obey it Pennsylvania Lt....

FILE - In this March 17, 2021 file photo, Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference, in Johnston, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's Democratic auditor accused the state's Republican governor of violating a 2018 state law that prohibits statewide elected officials from using public funds for self promotion. Auditor Rob Sand argued Thursday, June 3 that Reynolds broke the law by making ads promoting coronavirus public safety measures. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)
Iowa auditor questions governor's spending for COVID-19 ads

By David Pitt Jun. 03, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

FILE — In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo a car leaves a drive-thru voting site on Election Day in Houston. As Texas moves ahead with a push to tighten voting laws, Republican lawmakers have zeroed in on Houston and surrounding Harris County. The effort is one of the clearest examples of how the GOP's nationwide campaign to impose new voting restrictions can target Democrats, even as they insist the measures are not partisan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
In Texas, GOP voting bills zero in on Democratic Houston

By Paul J. Weber Apr. 15, 2021 03:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2019 file photo Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, at the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield, Ill. Sandoval, who pleaded guilty in January to political corruption, has died from COVID-19 complications, his attorney said Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Sandoval, who was cooperating with federal authorities, was in the hospital before his death, said attorney Dylan Smith, who added that he spoke with the former lawmaker’s family. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Former state Sen. Sandoval dies of COVID-19 complications

Dec. 05, 2020 03:28 PM EST

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump is greeted by Kurt Heise, left, Supervisor of Plymouth Township, Mich., and Speaker Lee Chatfield, of the Michigan House of Representatives after stepping off Air Force One as he arrives at Detroit Metro Airport in Detroit. President Donald Trump summoned Michigan's Republican legislative leaders Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, to the White House for a meeting Friday, Nov. 20, amid a GOP push to overturn the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump, allies make frantic steps to overturn Biden victory

By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin And David Eggert Nov. 19, 2020 04:01 PM EST

Secretary of State Michael Watson speaks to members of the Senate and House Elections Committees during a joint hearing at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Campaign attire banned at Mississippi polls, masks suggested

By Emily Wagster Pettus Nov. 02, 2020 05:34 PM EST

FILE - In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker processes mail-in ballots at the Bucks County Board of Elections office prior to the primary election in Doylestown, Pa. The Supreme Court’s action in a Pennsylvania voting case has heightened fears among Democrats about Amy Coney Barrett joining the high court in time to decide a post-election dispute and with it, the winner of the White House. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
New lawsuit targets Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline

By Marc Levy Oct. 22, 2020 05:00 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Oct. 06, 2020 02:00 PM EDT
The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette. October 3, 2020 Campaign finance fixes must boost transparency Indiana state Sen....

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 photo, voting booths are kept socially distant at the Chesterfield, N.H. polling site. Democrats and Republicans are involved in hundreds of lawsuits across the country relating to the upcoming election. The lawsuits concern the core fundamentals of the American voting process, including how ballots are cast and counted.(Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
In big states, tiny counties, Trump attacking voting rules

By Nicholas Riccardi, Jonathan Drew And Scott Bauer Oct. 01, 2020 05:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo, election workers staff one of a few in-person voting places in Las Vegas during a nearly all-mail primary election. Less than eight weeks before Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump's campaign is urging a federal judge in Las Vegas to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Trump campaign asks US judge to kill Nevada vote-by-mail law

By Ken Ritter Sep. 10, 2020 12:53 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, approaches the microphones accompanied by, from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., at the start of a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
No virus aid before election? Pessimism before Senate vote

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Sep. 09, 2020 05:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's open to an investigation of DeJoy after some of DeJoy's former employees said they felt pressured to donate to GOP candidates.(Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Dem report: Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs

By Matthew Daly And Anthony Izaguirre Sep. 09, 2020 04:41 PM EDT

Top Homeland Security official defends response to protests

By Ben Fox Sep. 09, 2020 12:37 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended his response to protests in Portland, Oregon, amid criticism that...

Todd Zimmerman, of Mantzville, Pa., holds a sign "DeJoy Must Resign" during a peaceful protest with the Schuylkill Democratic Action Group in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, on Progress Avenue in Pottsville, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Postal chief under fire over alleged campaign law violations

By Matthew Daly Sep. 08, 2020 09:15 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump open to inquiry into DeJoy and campaign contributions

By Darlene Superville Sep. 07, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for H.R. 1957 – "The Great American Outdoors Act," in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump encourages mail voting in Florida but sues in Nevada

By Kevin Freking Aug. 05, 2020 05:52 AM EDT

Lieutenant governor fined $1K for violating ethics laws

By Amy Beth Hanson Jul. 08, 2020 05:17 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney has been fined the maximum of $1,000 for violating state ethics laws by participating in a campaign-related video...

Ohio voting ballot campaign suspended after signature fight

By Julie Carr Smyth Jun. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a ballot proposal aimed at changing Ohio's election laws to make it easier to vote suspended their campaign Thursday, citing...