Kansas voters keep a three-day cushion for late-arriving mail ballots before next Tuesday’s primary. The constitutional fight over the deadline is still headed through court.

Nithya Raman is making the Boyle Heights warehouse fire and L.A.'s rising homelessness count central to her case against Karen Bass.

Vivek Ramaswamy was booed off stage at a Cincinnati libertarian convention after telling young attendees his generation would be fine.

A Dallas philanthropist is suing Matt Gaetz and Lance Gooden over a broadcast accusing him of a $270 million charity fraud scheme.

Massachusetts families are backing a proposal for a statewide office and review process for unsolved homicides.

Trump is taking his Cabinet to Camp David as Iran war support sinks and political pressure rises. The secluded retreat offers privacy, but not much escape from the conflict’s growing costs.

A new follow-up audit says NYC still cannot consistently prove that vulnerable youth are screened, counted or connected to critical services.

James Talarico rejected a blanket Texas data center moratorium during a San Antonio union visit, calling instead for tougher rules, local approval power and an end to tax breaks.

The ACLU says Ohio State’s chalk ban was aimed at silencing pro-Palestinian speech. A federal lawsuit could follow if the university refuses to repeal it.

Ken Paxton’s new Senate campaign plan promises major tax deductions for housing, health care and families as affordability takes center stage in Texas.

New York City’s new LIFT Tracker maps more than 100 public sites tied to a potential 50,000 affordable homes. The map could make City Hall’s housing promises easier to track.

Chicago’s immigration court issued 6,012 in-absentia removal orders in June as mega hearings crowded dockets and advocates warned of missed notices.

Baltimore is suing three kratom companies over alleged health risks and “organic” marketing claims, just weeks after Maryland tightened its rules.