Trump pledged to do away with both mail-in voting — which remains popular and is used by about one-third of all voters — and voting machines — some form of which are used in almost all of the country's thousands of election jurisdictions.

This isn't about Congressman Doggett's seat," Casar said at a rally outside the Governor's Mansion early this month where he and Doggett marched side by side with about 100 demonstrators. "This isn't about any member of Congress.

President Donald Trump launched his second-term assault on mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines on Aug. 18, firing off a series of unfounded claims while announcing an effort to do away with both.

While Republicans praised President Trump's diplomatic efforts with Vladimir Putin, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle signaled a desire to impose sanctions on Moscow if peace talks faltered.

With the funding, the laboratory in Willmar, Minnesota, would be better equipped to help with avian influenza response.

Manzur did not criticize Pappas by name, but framed her candidacy as an effort to “break the grip of big money” on politics.

Some Republicans in Congress are taking a harder line against Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as President Donald Trump appears eager to ease tensions with the Kremlin ahead of a potential trilateral summit on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.

Many state delegations are already under single-party control. New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.