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Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

US President Donald Trump is pressing Republicans to pass a sweeping overhaul of voting rules that critics say is less about election security than trying to block millions of people from casting ballots and avoid defeat in the midterms. Trump's Republicans in the House of Representatives have already

Texas tests party fault lines as US midterms begin

Texas tests party fault lines as US midterms begin

A bruising Texas Republican primary is advancing to a runoff vote, laying bare the struggle for control of US President Donald Trump's party as the 2026 midterms began Tuesday, while Democrats sparred over their own direction. Voters in the Lone Star State are choosing their US Senate candidates

WATCH/EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: California Voter ID measure gets over 1 million signatures

(The Center Square) – An initiative imposing new voter identification requirements in California is one step closer to getting on the ballot. Roughly 1.35 million signatures were collected during the effort to get the California Voter ID initiative on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. That's well over

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

If you gathered every American with a prison record into one contiguous territory and admitted it to the union, you would create the 12th-largest state. It would be home to at least 7 million to 8 million people and hold a dozen votes in the Electoral College. In a

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026, doubled down on his false claims that the U.S. elections system is compromised. He asserted that “the cheating is rampant in our elections. It’s rampant.” These pronouncements follow the January 2026 FBI seizure of

Election 2020 - From the candidates to you, the readers

In this edition, the MSU Exponent had the unique opportunity to hear from the candidates running for statewide offices in Montana. We interviewed Republican, Democratic and Libertarian candidates in the form of questionnaires. The questionnaires were based on reader interest and survey responses. We asked candidates a range of questions

ASMSU '20-'21 Election results

ASMSU '20-'21 Election results

ASMSU Elections were quite a success this year. Voter turnout is typically around 12%, however, this Wednesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 15, MSU saw a 16.3% voter turnout. The Exponent would like to congratulate Mike Vasquez and Tal Rogers, who will be our President and Vice President next