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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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2025 state government trifecta vulnerability ratings show New Jersey somewhat vulnerable, Virginia trifecta possible

The New Jersey State House capitol in Trenton.

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Michigan is short of clerks to oversee elections, but harassment and workload turn people away

Election clerk working in a dark office on a computer.

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Helping to run an election in Pennsylvania often starts with running for election

Election workers review a mail-in ballot with an incorrect signature at Chester County's central scanning location in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening

A medical staff member administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a child at a health center in Lubbock, Texas.

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Could Trump's new HUD create homeless detention camps? Here's what we know

Eric Scott Turner, President Donald Trump's nominee for HUD director, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing in January.

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The Social Security data breach compromised 'billions' of accounts. Here's how to protect yourself.

The image shows a person holding a tablet that displays a credit report, with a credit score of 781. The screen also contains details about credit card usage, bank accounts, and credit history.

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How Trump is trying to expand the already colossal U.S. prison system

An officer patrols at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City.

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Protecting rural immigrant populations from expanding reach of ICE

The Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Advocates office in Washington.

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Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows

Denver Elections personnel administrator Elizabeth Littlepage, left, and election worker William Goad, sort through ballots that need to go to specific counties at the Denver Elections Division.

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'This business just wouldn't exist': Farmer says federal program was critical to success

Two of the hoop houses the Lotspeichs paid for using NRCS grants.