Judge Denies Missouri Request to Block DOJ Election Day Poll Monitors

Missouri officials said the federal government is illegally interfering in the state’s elections. A federal judge on Nov. 4 rejected a bid by Missouri officials to block U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) poll monitors. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk turned down a motion for a temporary restraining order. “On expedited consideration of the parties’

77 Days of Transition: New Law Aims to Streamline Presidential Power Transfer Process

Under this mandate, Trump and Harris may find themselves forming rival administrations for weeks. The 2024 presidential election will see the first application of a 2022 amendment to the laws governing the transfer of power between administrations. There are 77 days between the Nov. 5 election and the Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration of the next

Why do we have the Electoral College?

Until polls close on Election Day, millions of people across the United States are casting ballots for their preferred candidates to succeed President Biden in the White House. But determining the winner is not as simple as totaling up how many people voted for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, because of