BOSTON (AP) — Mail-in ballots and early voting — popular options used to cast ballots in Massachusetts during the 2020 pandemic-era election — would become permanent features of the state’s political landscape under a compromise version of a voting overhaul bill unveiled Wednesday at the StaSource: Massachusetts lawmakers unveil compromise voting rights bill....

The Department of Homeland Security’s ill-fated disinformation board would have been part of an effort to work with private social-media platforms to police their content, two senators revealed Wednesday, citing new documents provided to them by a whistleblower.Source: Ill-fated DHS disinformation board pursued partnership with social-media platforms to censor content....

WASHINGTON — As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 plot prepares to kick off its first public hearing, a bipartisan group of senators huddled Wednesday in the Capitol to negotiate new laws aimed at preventing future candidates from stealing elections.Source: Senate bipartisan group eyes deal 'this week' on bill to prevent future coups....