"When democracy is treated as optional, it is Black communities who pay the price first and hardest,” said Nadine Smith of Color Of Change.

As Americans bet on U.S. midterm elections in November, Interactive Brokers founder and chairman Thomas Peterffy said he expects growth to accelerate this year for the prediction markets platform his company launched in 2024.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of Democratic U.S. senators sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Postal Service, voicing concern that mail processing changes could affect postmark dates for mail-in ballots during an election year that will determine control of Congress.

A panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters.

The first US sale of the Venezuelan crude oil was to a company whose senior member had donated to US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.

But another case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging Mississippi’s five-day post-Election Day ballot counting law, could render Rep. Mike Bost’s challenge moot.

The Supreme Court could reshape U.S. elections for years to come as it hears a number of cases with implications for the country’s political landscape.

While older members of leadership in the House and the Senate are retiring, some from the Silent Generation say their seniority is still a boon for their districts.