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FILE - Election judges demonstrate the accuracy of the city&rsquo;s voting equipment on Oct. 28, 2022, in Minneapolis. With election season already underway, state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has so far failed to allocate federal money they typically use for such things as securing voter registration systems, updating equipment and training staff.

Election officials in the U.S. face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn’t coming to help

FILE - Election judges demonstrate the accuracy of the city&rsquo;s voting equipment on Oct. 28, 2022, in Minneapolis. With election season already underway, state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has so far failed to allocate federal money they typically use for such things as securing voter registration systems, updating equipment and training staff.

February 21, 2024, 10:45am Latest News

With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff. Read story

First lady Jill Biden addresses a gathering during a discussion on women&rsquo;s health research, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

Jill Biden is announcing $100 million in funding for research and development into women’s health

First lady Jill Biden addresses a gathering during a discussion on women&rsquo;s health research, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

February 21, 2024, 10:44am Health

Jill Biden on Wednesday was announcing $100 million in federal funding for research and development into women’s health as part of a new White House initiative that she is heading up. Read story

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, right, speak with James Biden, center, the brother of President Joe Biden, during a break of a private interview with House Republicans at Thomas P. O&rsquo;Neill House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

James Biden tells GOP lawmakers that Joe Biden had no involvement in the family’s business dealings

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, right, speak with James Biden, center, the brother of President Joe Biden, during a break of a private interview with House Republicans at Thomas P. O&rsquo;Neill House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

February 21, 2024, 10:29am Politics

James Biden told congressional investigators that his brother, President Joe Biden, “never had any involvement” in the family’s business dealings as James Biden appeared for a private interview Wednesday on Capitol Hill as part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.

The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.

February 20, 2024, 4:14pm Politics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. Read story

Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines

February 20, 2024, 10:34am Politics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Biden heads to California to rev up his fundraising in anticipation of a costly rematch with Trump

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

February 20, 2024, 10:17am Politics

President Joe Biden heads to California on Tuesday looking to soak up more cash for his reelection bid during a three-day swing through the state. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

Trump ranked history’s worst U.S. president, Biden finishes 14th, poll finds

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

February 19, 2024, 3:59pm Politics

A rating of U.S. presidents found Donald Trump was the nation’s worst ever leader while Joe Biden ranks 14th, putting him among the top-third of commanders-in-chief. Read story

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats spoke to reporters about the House Republicans&rsquo; negotiation on government funding legislation.

Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats spoke to reporters about the House Republicans&rsquo; negotiation on government funding legislation.

February 18, 2024, 9:00am Politics

​A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has long been a top priority for NASA, with proponents arguing the mission could answer the age-old question of whether life once existed on the red planet. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks after touring the East Palestine Recovery Site on Friday in East Palestine, Ohio. Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup  more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals.

Biden allays fears of Russian threat

President Joe Biden speaks after touring the East Palestine Recovery Site on Friday in East Palestine, Ohio. Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup  more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals.

February 16, 2024, 8:54pm Politics

President Joe Biden said Friday there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure of which has rattled Washington this week. Read story

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Washington.

Biden says Navalny’s reported death brings new urgency to the need for more U.S. aid to Ukraine

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Washington.

February 16, 2024, 12:22pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden said Friday that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscow’s invasion. Read story