Pope Leo XIV Casts First Ballot by a Sitting Pope in a US Election
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot in Illinois, becoming the first pope known to have voted in a United States election.
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Judge Rejects Justice Department Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots
A federal judge denied the Justice Department a restraining order to stop Los Angeles County from counting about 20,000 ballots federal officials link to suspected non-citizens, calling the request unprecedented. The department will appeal.
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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Student IDs in New Hampshire Midterm Election
The Supreme Court granted New Hampshire’s emergency request, backed by the Republican National Committee, to bar voters from using student IDs at the November midterms, ruling a federal judge should not have changed the state’s election rules so close to the vote, with Justice Jackson dissenting.