(CN) — New polling data released Friday shows Democrats leading in three U.S. Senate races by five percentage points or more, putting the Republican Party at risk of losing its majority in that chamber. The poll of likely voters in Arizona, Maine and North Carolina conducted by The New York Times and Siena College shows GOP senators in those three states trailing behind … [Read more...] about Poll shows Democrats leading in three key Senate races

(CN) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at her family home in Washington of complications from pancreatic cancer, the high court said. She was 87. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished … [Read more...] about Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

YAKIMA, Wash. (CN) – A federal judge has temporarily stopped U.S. Postal Service changes that may affect the upcoming 2020 elections, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” ahead of a presidential election that will be largely by mail. The changes made by the Postal Service include policies requiring carriers and trucks to leave … [Read more...] about Judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney reported Wednesday that he raised $670,000 for his campaign in the last month, pushing his total take to nearly $2.5 million, as his race against Republican Greg Gianforte enters its final weeks. Cooney’s campaign called the monthly total a “dominant showing of support from Montanans.” “This is the single most competitive … [Read more...] about Governor candidate Cooney reports $670K fundraising in past month as race tightens

Editors’s note: This is the second segment of a two-part series on how “all-mail” ballots will operate in Montana for the November 3 election. (KPAX) In less than four weeks, county election workers across Montana will start the verification and counting process on hundreds of thousands of mailed ballots, in the first “all-mail” general election for 46 of the state’s 56 … [Read more...] about Mail-ballot security in Montana: Verification, tracking, secrecy and counting