Liberal activists fearful of Democrats losing control of the Senate are pushing for stalwart liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to retire this year but Democratic senators don’t share their enthusiasm, knowing a fall confirmation battle could quickly become a partisan circus.https://ift.tt/3jcaY5A Source: Supreme Court battle could wreak havoc with Biden's 2020 agenda...

Senate Republicans Tuesday blocked sweeping legislation on election and campaign finance reforms that Democrats said is crucial is ensuring voting rights and saving democracy but Republican blasted as a partisan federal takeover of elections.https://ift.tt/35MNZXc Source: Republicans block 'rotten' election reform bill in Senate as VP Harris presides over debate...

It’s been almost two decades since Californians ousted then-Gov. Gray Davis in a historic recall election. Critics of current Gov. Gavin Newsom hope to repeat the feat later this year. While the rules of the recall have stayed the same, much about the state has changed since the 2003 vote.https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Source: ‘A different California’: Recent seismic shifts could help Newsom...

Elections officials across California said Wednesday that the proposed rules written by Democratic lawmakers for the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom could push the event’s cost far beyond the current estimate of $215 million, creating voter confusion and delaying the counting of ballots.https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Source: Elections officials alarmed by Democrats’ plans to change Newsom recall rules...