Nick Corasaniti

Asbury Park, New York

politics/voting/democracy reporter for @nytimes. Author of "I Don't Want to Go Home: An Oral History of The Stone Pony" for HarperCollins. [email protected]

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A Lengthy Legal Battle in North Carolina Could Show How to Flip an Election

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti |Eduardo Medina

Even as Republicans suffer setbacks in their fight to overturn a loss in a State Supreme Court race, judges have shown a striking willingness to entertain the long-shot challenges. For months, Republicans in North Carolina have tried to do what President Trump and his allies could not in 2020: overturn an election that did not go their way.
Trump's Executive Order on Proof of Citizenship for Elections Is Partly Blocked by Judge

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti

A federal judge blocked part of an expansive executive order signed last month seeking to overhaul election laws, writing on Thursday that President Trump did not have the authority to require documentary proof of citizenship for all voters. "Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the states - not the president - with the authority to regulate federal elections," wrote Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court in Washington.
D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party's Reach

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti |Shane Goldmacher

A 50-state program announced by the Democratic Party seeks to build on past efforts and help recruit candidates to take on Republicans in less-friendly terrain. The Democratic National Committee is pledging to give tens of thousands of dollars monthly to every state party across the country, emphasizing red states over blue ones, in an expansive - and expensive - push to make Democrats competitive from Alaska to Florida.
What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court Race

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Nick Corasaniti

The Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election litigation. In North Carolina, the Republican candidate for a State Supreme Court seat has refused to concede to the Democratic incumbent, even though two recounts by a state elections board confirmed that he lost the November election by a few hundred votes.
Andy Barr Enters Kentucky Senate Race to Succeed Mitch McConnell

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti

The primary race in Kentucky for Mr. McConnell's seat is expected to be one of the biggest G.O.P. clashes of 2026. On Tuesday, it gained its second high-profile contender, Representative Andy Barr. The race in Kentucky to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell, an omnipresent force in Republican politics for 40 years, is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most expensive G.O.P. clashes of 2026.
Attack on Shapiro raises fears about political violence

3 weeks ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Nick Corasaniti

By Nick CorasanitiA charred piano. A singed light fixture dangling by a cord in a fire-scarred room. Plates strewn with ash, not far from a dinner table just cleared from a Passover Seder. The scorched rooms inside the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania were the work of an arsonist who authorities say admitted “harboring hatred” for Shapiro. Officials say the suspect revealed that if he found the Democratic governor, he planned to beat him with a hammer.
Arson Attack on Shapiro Raises New Fears About Threats to U.S. Politicians

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti

"Certainly a thing like that cannot be allowed to happen," Mr. Trump said. The authorities have yet to reveal more information on the suspect's political leanings, but several Democrats and Jewish groups noted that the attack against Mr. Shapiro, who is Jewish, came on the first night of Passover. Law enforcement authorities have not commented on whether the arson is being investigated as a hate crime.
Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Nick Corasaniti

The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democrat incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs, won. North Carolina's highest court ruled on Friday that thousands of overseas and military voters must fix issues with their ballots within 30 days or risk having them tossed out. The decision is the latest twist in a five-month legal battle over a seat on that court, and could potentially overturn the results of the November election.
N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti |Eduardo Medina

A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified. The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocked alower court's order from taking effect on Monday that would have required tens of thousands of people who voted in 2024 to verify their eligibility. The higher court stayed that order while it considers an appeal in a long-running dispute over the election.
N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Nick Corasaniti |Eduardo Medina

1 day agoSupreme Court pauses midnight deadline to return man mistakenly deported to El SalvadorCNN — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a court-imposed midnight deadline to return to the US a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, agreeing to a request from President Donald Trump that will give the justices more time to consider the case.