Vice President Harris, 59, would be a leading contender if President Biden steps aside from the 2024 race. Even if he stays in, Republicans are making her an issue.
Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.
Civil rights groups decided not to ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that could help end a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, raising questions about the landmark law’s future.
President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race. Three governors who met him said they still backed him.
Dozens of Macon voters will have to explain to the elections board why their registered voting address was listed as a post office and not their home after the chair of the Bibb County Republican Party challenged hundreds of voter registrations.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.
Conservative activists in Georgia and other states are using a new software tool as part of a broader effort to scrub voters from the rolls. As part of this initiative, they're asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge.
A memo obtained by NPR says the campaign wants a streamlined platform to keep a focused message. In an attempt to tamp down controversy, they also plan to sort the language behind closed doors.
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.