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By Marcus Ellington | M•I•A MEDIA GROUP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent months urging Americans to elect Republicans who would advance his political agenda. But after voters delivered a sweeping rejection of his party in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the president appeared unwilling to accept personal responsibility for the defeat. Instead, Trump blamed Republican candidates,

By  FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options. The sign-up window for the marketplace, also known as Obamacare, starts Sunday in most states and runs through Jan. 15. For

By  MELISSA GOLDIN False and misleading claims about the voting process are being spread online as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms, with Election Day less than a week away. The posts often focus on alleged election rigging or voter fraud. However, closer scrutiny of the claim typically reveals a logical explanation. Here’s a

By Marie Simpson King Charles III arrived in the Caribbean expecting diplomatic ceremonies, cultural celebrations and discussions about the region’s future. Instead, his nine-day tour has reopened one of Britain’s most painful historical controversies: its role in the enslavement of millions of Africans and its continuing refusal to formally apologize or provide reparations. Across the

Ahead of next week’s midterm elections, The Root is fact-checking the most common voting myths people still fall for. By Angela Wilson Chances are someone in your circle said they skip Election Day because their “vote doesn’t count”—or you’ve said it yourself. But that’s a dangerous lie. Every vote carries weight. So much so, research from the Center

By  SAFIYAH RIDDLE LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court on Monday declined to rule on whether California elections officials can count roughly 20,000 ballots that the Justice Department alleges likely belong to noncitizen voters. The 2-1 decision sets the Trump administration and state officials up for another legal showdown on the matter on Tuesday in front of

New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving to hire outside counsel for the Cornell 7 investigation as critics question her impartiality. By Bolarinwa Oladeji New York Attorney General Letitia James appears set to hand the Cornell 7 investigation to an outside lawyer, though her office disputes the reason critics have assigned to the decision. The New York