Graves-linked group alleges Nathan Willett violated state, federal campaign-finance laws
Kansas City Councilman Nathan Willett speaks to voters near Maryville, Missouri on July 1 during his run to represent Missouri’s…
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ICE officers to wear body cameras at traffic stops, White House border czar says
A masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent knocks on a car window in Minnesota on Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo…
DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access
President Donald Trump shakes hands with newly sworn in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a ceremony in the Oval…
Political parties boast new clout and cash in midterms thanks to US Supreme Court
Graham Platner, then the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine, unveils an anti-corruption policy plan outside the Portland…
How did Trump do in the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term?
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump in many of its decisions this term, with a few high-profile…
President Trump shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — again
A canyon in Bears Ears National Monument is pictured on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah…
Missouri’s ‘gray market’ gambling fight was never as gray as advertised
Customers play Torch slot machines April 10 at a Columbia convenience store (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). Every good hustle needs a…
Halal, Arabic and French among the skills Kansas town honed to be good hosts to the Algerians
Amal El Haimaur (right), assistant professor of African and African American Studies at the University of Kansas, stands with Aya…
Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest shot in a relentless war on how elections are conducted has triggered enormous concern…
Housing bill becomes law without Trump’s signature
President Donald Trump said Friday morning he would not sign federal legislation aimed at lowering the cost of housing, but…
Trump administration targeting states’ DHS grants to force voting changes, House Dems say
Booths await voters during the May 19, 2026, primary election at Temple View Elementary School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. (Photo…
New ruling against mandatory detention is another blow to Trump immigration policy
A resident sits on a bench at Make the Road New York, a community center in Corona, Queens, in New…
With control of US Senate in play, national Dems rush to dump Maine’s Platner
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday said he told U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine he…
More states tighten voting rules ahead of midterm elections
A voter drops off his ballot at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City as votes are…
Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling
As President Donald Trump’s administration pursues multiple election probes in advance of the midterm elections, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents…
States show their stuff: The Great American State Fair opens in D.C.
Attendees sit in the grass in front of the Ferris wheel at the Trump administration’s Freedom 250 Great American State…