Democrats sue to block Georgia election rule requiring hand count of ballots

National and Georgia state Democrats filed suit Monday to block a rule adopted 10 days ago by the Georgia State Election Board that would require hand counting of ballots in the election in November. “The rule violates Georgia law for numerous reasons,” the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Georgia wrote in their complaint,

What to know about Tim Walz’s views and policy record before the VP debate

Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz went from relative obscurity to coining an attack line against Republicans and becoming Democrats’ vice presidential candidate within a number of weeks this summer.  His political career began in 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives from a conservative district bordering Iowa, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Biden shores up asylum limits, likely extending border crackdown indefinitely

President Biden’s administration on Monday announced new regulations to shore up the partial asylum ban it enacted at the U.S. southern border in June, likely extending the strict immigration policy indefinitely, through the presidential election and beyond. Biden administration officials have hailed the asylum restrictions as the main catalyst behind a massive drop in illegal

Suspect in Trump golf course assassination attempt pleads not guilty

The man accused of plotting to kill former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course earlier this month, Ryan Wesley Routh, pleaded not guilty Monday to five counts including the attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate.  Routh, wearing a brown prison jumpsuit, walked into the courtroom in handcuffs. He sat attentively and spoke with