Elections
Every story tagged elections from the last 60 days of the digest, newest first.
24 stories · 19 days · latest Thu 17 Sept 2026
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Thursday 17 September 2026
The Washington Post
Why the general election is over for most AmericansUnite America finds just over 9% of eligible voters, in dominant-party primaries, effectively decided 88% of House seats.
The Washington Post
Takeaways from a disruptive primary election seasonThe Post's takeaways: the economy dominates voters' concerns and anti-establishment anger has spread to Democratic primaries.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
The Washington Post
Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for the midterm electionsThe Court blocked Trump's rules limiting who can vote by mail, saying the administration was unlikely to succeed on the merits.
Vox
The Supreme Court definitively blocked Trump's mail voting rulesVox reports the three-sentence order stops Trump's new mail-voting rules from applying to the 2026 midterms or, probably, any election.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
The Washington Post
A flurry of election lawsuits creates confusion before the midtermsFurther reading from the day's section on The Midterm Machinery: Ballots, Courts and Candidates.
The Washington Post
The new threat election officials fear: Trump's federal governmentFurther reading from the day's section on The Midterm Machinery: Ballots, Courts and Candidates.
Monday 14 September 2026
The Washington Post
The new threat election officials fear: Trump's federal governmentWith seven weeks to Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, ICE agents at polls and batch ballot rejections by the postal system.
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Puck
Maria Bartiromo Out at Fox: What Really HappenedDylan Byers reports Fox could no longer abide Maria Bartiromo amplifying 2020 election-fraud claims at a network still carrying $787.5M of Dominion scar tissue.
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Semafor
Munich's Oktoberfest beer cartelAn antitrust fight inside Munich's $1.8 billion Oktoberfest, with a referendum campaign at 21,000 of 35,000 signatures.
Monday 7 September 2026
The Washington Post
"Trump is running out of time as he tries to restrict mail voting"The administration asked the Supreme Court to pause the block on its mail-voting restrictions, but two swing states are already sending ballots.
Sunday 6 September 2026
The Washington Post
OpenAI feared its technology could reshape elections. Now campaigns are using it.OpenAI wrote rules against campaign use of its technology, and campaigns are making ads with it anyway.
Wednesday 2 September 2026
The Washington Post
"Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says"A whistleblower alleges USPS rushed a new ballot-processing system into existence in roughly eleven weeks, skipping standard testing.
Vox
"Supreme Court, Trump's executive order, and vote-by-mail"Vox's Caitlin Dewey compares timelines: two years for HealthCare.gov, nine months for a direct-file pilot, eleven weeks for the USPS ballot system.
Saturday 29 August 2026
Semafor
Battle over voting rights heats upJudge Talwani lifted a block on USPS mail-ballot rules, then imposed a 14-day restraining order a day later, and DOJ appealed within hours.
Thursday 27 August 2026
The Washington Post
Another Dan Sullivan advances in Alaska Senate primaryAlaska will have two Dan Sullivans on the November ballot: the incumbent senator and a retired teacher who made the top four.
The Washington Post
Lawyers gear up as Trump administration threatens election officials with arrestFurther reading from the day's section on the fight over mail voting and the primaries.
Wednesday 26 August 2026
The Washington Post
"Supreme Court eases path for Trump's sweeping limits on mail-in balloting"The Post's read: Trump has lost the mail-voting fight on the law but won it on the atmosphere, sowing confusion as ballots go out.
Sunday 23 August 2026
Puck
"Data-Center Protests Are Reshaping U.S. Elections"Ian Krietzberg reports the data-center revolt is now reshaping US elections.
Saturday 22 August 2026
Axios
GOP memo warns AI companies about data centers and the electionFurther reading from the day's section on the backlash against data centers and surveillance cameras.
Data centres · Elections · AI
Thursday 20 August 2026
The Washington Post
"What it means that Democrats are winning special elections in Trump country"Democrats have overperformed Harris's 2024 vote share by an average of 12.5 points across 110 special elections since January 2025.
Thursday 13 August 2026
The Washington Post
"Are data centers enough to flip a key House race?"Will Lawrence, running in a Trump-carried mid-Michigan district, built his first general-election ad around a proposed data center in Mason.
Tuesday 11 August 2026
The Washington Post
Economy shed 23,000 jobs in July as labor market weakenedThe economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, with Trump's approval stuck in the mid-30s and Democrats leading the generic ballot.
Wednesday 5 August 2026
The Athletic
How do FIFA presidential elections work? Who can challenge Gianni Infantino?Further reading from the day's section on sports business, public markets and private leagues.
Tuesday 21 July 2026
The Washington Post
"Trump's latest election push finds little traction inside GOP"Further reading from the day's section on election rules and Arizona's AZ-05 primary.
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