Washington’s vote-by-mail survives: SCOTUS leaves nationwide injunction on new USPS rule in place
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s emergency application to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the USPS “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule for the 2026 midterms. The order leaves the injunction in place, so the new USPS rule cannot be enforced for the November 3 elections. “Today’s ruling is a huge win […]
Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds
[Jacob Fischler | States Newsroom] — President Donald Trump has, at times, justified his campaign against mail-in voting in explicitly partisan terms, claiming Republicans’ electoral chances hinge on whether the practice is allowed. A new analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group, shared first with States Newsroom, shows he may be right: Eliminating mail-in voting […]
Washington Vote-by-Mail remains as First Circuit rejects Trump EO stay
BOSTON — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on July 25 denied emergency motions by the Trump administration and 12 intervening states seeking to stay a lower-court injunction that blocks key provisions of a presidential executive order on mail-in ballots and citizenship verification lists. The decision leaves in […]
SCOTUS limits race-based redistricting, Republicans now poised to control House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Louisiana’s congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, striking down a plan that created a second majority-Black district in an effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act. In a 6-3 decision, the court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that invalidated the state’s 2022 map […]
Washington Republican Dan Newhouse will not seek reelection to Congress
YAKIMA VALLEY—United States Representative Dan Newhouse, a Republican representing Washington’s 4th Congressional District, announced Wednesday, December 17, that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a congressional career marked by his vote to impeach President Donald J Trump following the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach. “I am announcing today that I will not seek […]
