Tom Graves entered Congress in the summer of 2010, one of the first Republicans elected under the anti-spending tea party banner, a hard-charging conservative pushing to abolish everything from Obamacare to earmarks. On Sept. 24, Graves (Ga.Source: One way to modernize Congress is a throwback — more pay for staff, a return of earmarks...

In a blog post Wednesday, Facebook said it will no longer allow content that encourages poll watching that uses “militarized” language or intends to “intimidate, exert control, or display power over election officials or voters.Source: Facebook: Trump can’t recruit ‘army’ of poll watchers under new voter intimidation rules...

WASHINGTON — Battleground states that could decide the presidential election face a shrinking window to take action to allow the processing of absentee ballots before Election Day to cut down on the days or even weeks it could take to have final results.Source: 'Running out of time': Efforts to speed up counting mail ballots stall in battleground states...