Amy Coney Barrett: Supreme Court nominee vows to keep 'open mind' on cases

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday for the third day of confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

More than 14M Americans have voted early in 2020 presidential election, data shows

According to data collected by the United States Election Project, over 14 million Americans have already cast their vote for the presidential election.

Facebook reducing distribution of Hunter Biden story in New York Post

Facebook is limiting the distribution of a story in the New York Post about a purported email between Hunter Biden and an adviser to a Ukrainian energy company.

PA high court to settle voter signatures fight

Pennsylvania’s highest court granted a request Wednesday from the state’s top elections official to take up the question of whether counties should count mail-in ballots when a voter’s signature doesn’t necessarily match the one on their registration.

Pennsylvania county says 29K wrong ballots were mailed out

Allegheny County officials blamed the contractor hired to handle the printing, collating and mailing of ballots, calling it a “ballot image mapping error.” They were alerted to the mistake on Friday, when voters started contacting them to complain that their ballot showed contests for other districts, they said.

FOP sues Philadelphia over decision to hold hearing on upcoming contract negotiations

In a release, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 President John McNesby called the city's ordinance "invalid" and claimed it “adversely affects [the union's] collective bargaining rights.”

Pennsylvania becomes a battleground over election security

Election officials in Philadelphia have been sued by President Donald Trump’s campaign, blasted by the president as overseeing a place “where bad things happen” and forced to explain security measures after a theft from a warehouse full of election equipment.

Mail-in ballot requests pass 2.6M in Pennsylvania

Of the applicants, more than 1.7 million are registered Democrats and about 641,000 are registered Republicans, according to state data.

Supreme Court halts census count after Trump administration filing

The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October.

Mitch McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID-19 relief plan

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he’s scheduling a procedural vote on a GOP COVID-19 relief bill for next week.

‘The world is watching America with abject horror’: Mitt Romney slams US political climate

Former 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tweeted a strong statement condemning the political climate and divide within the U.S., calling American politics “so divided, so angry, so mean, so violent.”

Amy Coney Barrett: George Floyd video was 'very, very personal for my family'

When asked Tuesday about the video of George Floyd’s death, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said it is “obvious” racism persists in the U.S., but the issue of how the country should address it is up to policymakers, not judges.

Candidates can't declare election night victory on Twitter 'no matter who you are'

“Regardless of who you are, you cannot use Twitter to declare victory if the race has not been called and if you do, we’re going to put a warning that covers the entire tweet," Brandon Borman said.

Michelle Obama teams with LeBron James to help boost early voting

A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to interpret laws 'as they are written'

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declared Monday that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written," encapsulating her conservative approach to the law that has Republicans excited about the prospect of her taking the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day.