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Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States That Don’t Turn Over Data

Democrats and voting-rights groups have challenged the proposed rule as a harmful federal intrusion that could affect millions of voters who cast their ballots by mail.

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Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., earlier this month.
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Why Complete Election Results in Maine Could Take More Than a Week

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined.

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Voting in Belfast, Maine, on Tuesday. Arielle Greenberg, left, wore a hand-sewn skirt that she said she made from an American flag.
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Navy Admiral Fired by Hegseth Advances to Runoff to Replace Mace

Nancy Lacore would face a tough fall election in a district drawn in 2021 to be more Republican. She is seeking to replace Representative Nancy Mace, who ran unsuccessfully for governor instead of running for re-election.

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Nancy Lacore, a former U.S. Navy admiral, is seeking a congressional seat in South Carolina after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired her last year.
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