The changes would tighten the window for postmarking and tracking absentee ballots in the thirty-one states that accept them by mail. They cannot take effect until a federal judge lifts an injunction issued last month.
7 minutes agoThe 68–31 vote funds the government through December 19 and leaves every contested item — disaster aid, health subsidies and a farm package — for a lame-duck session.
10 hours agoThe headline rate applies to a narrower slice of imports than the announcement suggested. For most households the effect arrives slowly, through categories where a single supplier dominates.
2 days agoCourt systems have cleared most of the case backlog built up over the past five years. But in the twelve largest urban districts the median time from arrest to trial is still six weeks longer than it was.
2 days agoMonthly encounters at the southwest border are down 41% from a year ago. Inside that number, the share of single adults has risen and the share of families has fallen by more than half.
Aug 21Aid agencies say 4.1 million people face crisis-level food insecurity in the region this season, and that the shortfall is less about food availability than about the roads it cannot travel.
Aug 21Reductions of 18% to 23% will apply to three states next year. About 78% of the water in the system goes to irrigation, which is where any meaningful cut has to come from.
Aug 21Internal reviews at three departments found that vacancies are being filled by contractors at a higher hourly cost, and that the exemption process consumes about a fifth of one agency’s HR capacity.
Aug 20The ordinance charged demonstrators for police overtime based on expected crowd size. The panel held that tying the fee to anticipated hostility puts a price on unpopular speech.
Aug 19Compliance with price disclosure rules has risen sharply. The published files run to millions of rows, use inconsistent codes, and in most cases cannot be compared between two hospitals in the same city.
Aug 19Judges have twice ordered a map redrawn. With candidate filing eight weeks away, the practical question is no longer which map is lawful but which map is usable.
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