To encourage voter turnout, Election Day is a civic holiday in several states, while some other states require that workers be allowed to take time off with pay. California Elections Code Section 14000 provides that employees otherwise unable to vote must be allowed two hours off with pay, at...
Democrats scored victories in several states in Tuesday's off-year election:Ohio voters will enshrine abortion accessin the state's Constitution and Democratic incumbent Gov.Andy Beshear won his reelectionin Kentucky, CBS News projects — two big victories for Democrats asPresident Biden faces dauntin...
“I don’t necessarily mind a partnership there with some funding, as long as states are the ones that have the ability to spend those dollars — because what happens in Mississippi may be a little bit different than Minnesota or Maine or California,” Wats...
Election Day in the United States of America is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials. These include national, state
Holidays in the United States 2024 Holidays in the United States 2025 Indiana’s primary election, also known as primary election day, is listed as a state holiday in which state government offices in Indiana are closed. It is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of May and every two ...
Election Day is not a federal holiday (see US federal holidays 2025), but in some states (DE, HI, IL, IN, MD, MI, MT, NJ, NY, RI, VA and WV) it is a yearly or biennial (meaning occurring once every two years) state holiday. Further reading: Election Day in the United States...
The crisis in Ukraine,which has dragged on for more than two years,and whether military aid to Ukraine should continue are major issues debated and fought over by the two parties in the United States prior to the 2024 election.Regarding whether to continue to aid Ukraine,various political force...
There are 72 days left in the Biden administration. Trump won Nevada, CBS News projected early Friday morning. On Saturday evening, CBS News projected that he had won Arizona, giving him a sweep of all sevenbattleground states. There are severalHouse races still outstanding, as well asthree ...
California Gov. Newsom emphasizes states’ rights in new X post California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) reacts as he speaks to the members of the press on the day of the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello ...
the United States had gone into state-imposed lockdowns that dramatically curtailed public life in most of the country and resulted in an economic meltdown. In May the “new normal” way of American life brought about by the increasingly deadly pandemic was itself transformed by a prolonged per...