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Maine and Texas consider Republican-backed election proposals on voter ID, noncitizen voting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters set to decide ballot measures on those issues Tuesday.Supporters say the initiatives would help safeguard elections, while opponents claim they are intended to make voting more difficult or address issues that aren’t major problems.
The proposal in Texas, where Republicans control the government, is fairly simple: It would amend the Texas Constitution to add... Read More
Virginia governorâs race will test Trump and Democrats nationally â and make history
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters are deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats' attempts to regain their footing on the national stage.Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, a staunch conservative who serves as Virginia’s lieutenant governor, and Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a center-left Democrat and former CIA case officer who helped her party win a House majority during Trump’s first presidency, are vying to become the first-ever woman to lead the commonwealth. Earle-Sears also... Read More
Asian shares trade mixed after AI darlings prop up Wall Street
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed on Tuesday after overseas markets got a big lift from optimism over AI technology.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5% to 52,163.84, coming off a national holiday on Monday.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.9% to 8,818.00. South Korea's Kospi dipped 2.0% to 4,138.88. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 0.2% to 26,209.39, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% to 3,969.05.
On Wall Street, more gains for Nvidia, Amazon and other AI superstars propped up share prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and pulled closer to its... Read More
Trump's strength, Democrats' message and the shutdown effect. What to watch on Election Day 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday marks the nation’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and his leadership and policies dominated the debate in almost every race — even though the Republican was absent from the campaign trail.The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. Trump lost both last fall, but voters in each have a history of electing Republicans for statewide office. The GOP candidates have closely aligned themselves with the president, betting that his big win last year... Read More
Judge to hear arguments as advocates sue feds over conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday after Illinois groups sued federal authorities last week for what they described as “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility.U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman called for a Tuesday morning hearing, acknowledging that the timeline was “rushed.” But at a Friday emergency hearing, he said, “the nature of the case and the request for relief requires immediate attention.”
As attorneys representing the federal government asked for more time to prepare, the plaintiffs’... Read More
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