Covenant Mom Melissa Alexander watches the Tennessee state legislature from the gallery. Kevin Wurm for NPR hide caption
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Tennessee State Senator Richard Briggs speaks with a colleague. Kevin Wurm for NPR hide caption
Pedestrians pass through The Ohio State University's student union. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Ohio reviewing race-based scholarships after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
GOP Indiana gubernatorial candidates Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour debate during a forum on March 11, 2024. Brandon Smith/IPB News hide caption
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Republican candidate for governor, speaks at an election night event in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption
N.C. Republican nominee for governor has a long history of controversial remarks
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N.C. Republican nominee for governor has a long history of controversial remarks
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As Congress lags, California lawmakers take on AI regulations
Marchers raise a rainbow flag during the 2018 Pride parade in Salt Lake City. Late Tuesday, state regulators implemented a ban on "conversion therapy" aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ young people. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam places hand over his heart at a funeral for a state trooper Saturday in Chilhowie, Va., during one of his first public appearances since the blackface scandal broke. Steve Helber/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia State Leaders Hold On Tight To Office After More Than A Week Of Turmoil
Supporters of Missouri's redistricting ballot measure hold signs behind former state Sen. Bob Johnson during a news conference in Jefferson City, Mo., in August. David A. Lieb/AP hide caption
Missouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It
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Missouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It
Texas Attorney General candidate Justin Nelson leads a pub crawl across three congressional districts in downtown Austin - the Pub Crawl to End Gerrymandering. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT hide caption
After Supreme Court Punts On Gerrymandering, Democrats Make It A Campaign Issue
In an Oct. 2012 file photo, voters cast their votes through absentee ballots for the November election in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Ranked-choice voting will be put to its biggest test when Maine uses the system in a statewide primary election on June 12, the first time a U.S. state has adopted the voting method. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
Maine Voters To Decide On Whether They'll Rank Candidates In Future Elections
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Danica Roem, a Democrat who won a race for delegate in Virginia's 13th Congressional District, at her campaign office in September. Roem is the first transgender person elected to a state legislature. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A voter fills out a ballot on the first day of early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati last month. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Manka Dhingra, the Democratic candidate for the District 45 Senate seat, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
A mail-in ballot for Denver, Colo. There are local elections on Tuesday and there's been a struggle to find candidates to run in many parts of Colorado. Ann Marie Awad/Colorado Public Radio News hide caption
When Election Day Comes And There's Only One Candidate On The Ballot
It has become increasingly common for politicians at all levels of government to block followers, whether it's for uncivil behavior or merely for expressing a different point of view. HStocks/Getty Images hide caption
Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, calls the House of Representatives to order in Austin, Texas in July 2017. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill last month. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
Facing Unrest On The Left, Dianne Feinstein Draws A Primary Opponent
Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, Schuyler VanValkenburg canvasses a street last month in Henrico, Va. VanValkenburg is part of a surge of Democratic candidates running in Virginia this fall. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Shut Out Of Power In D.C., Democrats Try To Make Inroads In Virginia This Fall
North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger says Democrats are looking to deflect blame for their electoral losses. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a $3 billion package of incentives to encourage Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn, which has had a presence in southern China, to build a factory in the state. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images hide caption