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Do you know your state's senators?

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Latinas hold more state legislature seats than ever before

Sade Elhawary, left, cheers during her campaign kickoff for 2024 for California Assembly District 57

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Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd, center, bows her head in prayer during the inauguration of the Southern Arizona Regional Border Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?

People hold signs in support of sanctuary city mayors outside the U.S. capitol, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Texas lawmakers hear concerns about bill to require proof of citizenship for voting

A voting site is seen within the SpaceX projects area in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025.

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How the US ranks globally in data transparency and openness

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Gillespie County's election worker costs more than double after switch to hand count

An election worker hand counts ballots inside of The Edge, a winery in Fredericksburg on Mar. 5, 2024.

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Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through the last-minute ballot slog

Sealed envelopes holding ballots cast in Maricopa County's presidential preference election in March zip through a high-speed scanner at Runbeck Election Services.

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A full deck: 52 members of Congress have announced they will not seek reelection this year

US Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA.

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These are the 13 states with comprehensive consumer privacy protection laws

A woman using a laptop in a cafe.

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How Pennsylvania secures mail ballots, prevents fraud, and makes sure votes count

Donna Blatt, the Chief Registrar with the applications for mail-in ballots they have received at the Berks County Office of Election Services in the Berks County Services Building in Reading, PA

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Texas elections officials shoulder new burdens to appease ballot-security skeptics

Voters cast their ballots at the West Gray Multiservice Center on Nov. 7, 2023 in Houston.

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Companies donating the most money to Donald Trump

Donald Trump.

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Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024, including 3 states where abortion is confirmed on the ballot—Florida, Maryland and New York

Map of Eastern seaboard of U.S. including Florida, Maryland and New York.

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Rate my president: 35% of college students favor Trump, 33% Biden, ahead of November election

A black silhouette of Trump and Biden's profiles with a U.S. flag background.