The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024

Eight Republican-led states this year left an interstate cooperative that seeks to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, and three more may join them — a move that election security experts say is fueled by conspiracy theories.

When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms.

After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.

For now, no one comes close to Donald Trump in his command of the voters who’ll decide the Republican Party’s presidential nominee next year. But Trump’s path beyond the primary is far more perilous.

 California is again emerging as a critical battleground in the fight to control the U.S. House, with leaders in both parties predicting they can flip seats in the liberal state in next year’s election.

Congress is considering renewed efforts to shore up voting and election laws in the coming weeks. But in a sign of dissonance between Republicans and Democrats on the basic functions of U.S. democracy, the parties will unveil competing proposals.

Few Republicans have high confidence that votes will be tallied accurately in next year's presidential contest, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Longtime U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black has some advice for fellow Americans as he marks his 20th year ministering to lawmakers: “Stop demonizing government and governmental workers. … There are people who deserve honor just because of the position, and we need to have respect.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds, appearing to be disoriented.