A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.

From felony disenfranchisement and mail-voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across ...

Advocates want to promptly codify the limits on immigration enforcement put in place by the outgoing governor. Mikie Sherill, Tuesday’s winner, has declined to say if she'd continue them.

Surina Venkat is a freelance reporter and student at Columbia University, where she serves as the City News Deputy Editor for ...

On enshrining abortion rights in state constitution, and overturning a ban (#3, learn more) Yes ...

Earlier this month, we encouraged you to share any questions you have about November’s elections. I had just written a guide featuring more than 180 critical contests all around the country, and I ...

This article is also available in Spanish: Leer en español. Antonio Alarcón, 30-year-old based in Queens, counts himself as a supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor for a number of ...

New Orleans voted on Saturday to change its sheriff at a fraught moment for law enforcement in the city. Michelle Woodfork easily unseated incumbent Susan Hutson, who came into the office four years ...

This article is part of our coverage of law enforcement issues in the municipal races of 2025. Read our stories on New York City and Seattle. After the murder of George Floyd, police violence became ...

Bolts guides you through more than 190 elections on the ballot this fall, across 32 states, and why they matter. Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections ...