Elections

GOP presidential candidate promises ‘large-scale, mass layoffs’ across government

Republican hopeful pledges to eliminate 1.5M federal jobs in first term.

  • Eric Katz

Slashing the federal workforce and eliminating agencies: Takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate

Eight Republican candidates for president shared their ideas for reforming, and shrinking, government.

  • Eric Katz

DeSantis vows to 'start slitting throats' of federal workers on Day One of presidency

Federal workforce group calls the comments "disqualifying."

  • Eric Katz

House Dem sounds alarm about AI in political messaging

Rep. Yvette Clarke says 2024 “will be the first election cycle where AI-generated ads will be an integral part of how we do campaign advertising.”

  • Edward Graham

Democrats call YouTube ‘extremely irresponsible’ for election misinformation rollback

YouTube’s decision to stop removing false content about previous U.S. elections “threatens to weaken our democracy,” several top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in a letter to the platform’s leaders. 

  • Edward Graham

Federal Employee Unions Endorse Biden for Reelection

Labor leaders described President Biden as “the most labor-friendly president in history.”

  • Erich Wagner

Trump: I’ll Make Feds Pass Test on Constitution to Keep Their Jobs

Former president previously said the document was “like a foreign language.” 

  • Tom Shoop

Here's How the Hatch Act Applies, With Biden Running for President Again

The Hatch Act limits the political activity of federal employees while on the job.

  • Courtney Bublé

The Campaign Finance Agency’s Press Shop Can’t Confirm or Deny the Existence of Complaints Anymore

Critics say the change, approved by the FEC last week in a vote that was not entirely along party lines, raises concerns about transparency.

  • Courtney Bublé

What Might a Second Biden Term Mean for Feds? Here’s a Look at The First

Revoking Schedule F, boosting diversity and equity, and restoring scientific integrity has been some of the Biden administration's accomplishments and goals.

  • Courtney Bublé

Federal Agencies Lag in Registering Voters Despite Biden Executive Order, Advocates Say

15 Republican secretaries of state sent a letter to the White House, asking president to reverse order, which they said will produce duplicate registrations, confuse citizens

  • Zachary Roth, Idaho Capital Sun

Could Biden Choose A New Running Mate In 2024?

Some Democrats say he should. Black women say he'd better not.

  • Errin Haines, The 19th

Feds Push Local Election Officials to Boost Security Ahead of 2024

Local election offices can be “target-rich, cyber-poor” entities."

  • Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline
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Guardrails Are Needed to Help Protect the Integrity of the Post-Election Presidency

A few restrictions would help prevent aggrieved lame duck presidents from hijacking the functions of the executive branch.

  • Linda M. Springer

Mail and Package Volume Dipped During the 2022 Holiday Season, but USPS Delivered More Quickly

The Postal Service also sped up ballot delivery during the 2022 midterms.

  • Eric Katz

Lawmaker Accuses USPS Employees of Stealing $20K in Campaign Contributions

Various postal entities are probing the matter, but have yet to find evidence of employee involvement.

  • Eric Katz

House Panel Advances Bill to Force Tracking on Ballots Mailed Through USPS

While Republicans have reservations about voting by mail, the bill won overwhelming bipartisan support.

  • Eric Katz

How the Hatch Act Fared in the Lead-Up to the Midterm Elections

Allegations and violations this year were not much different from previous years, according to the Office of Special Counsel. 

  • Courtney Bublé

Trump, Who Tried to Weaken Feds' Civil Service Protections, Announces 2024 Run

Prior to Tuesday’s announcement, the former president endorsed plans to reimplement Schedule F if he returned to the White House.

  • Erich Wagner

Voter Intimidation in 2022 Follows a Long History of Illegal, and Racist, Bullying

Any behavior reasonably calculated to dissuade a person from participating in an election is intimidation.

  • Atiba Ellis, The Conversation

No ‘Specific or Credible’ Cyber Threats Affected Integrity of Midterms, CISA Says

Despite “a handful” of DDoS attacks targeting state and local election websites and some technical glitches affecting voting equipment, CISA says it saw “no activity” that should undermine faith in the results of the midterm elections.

  • Edward Graham