The Energy Department's order keeping Michigan's 64-year-old J.H. Campbell coal plant running expires Nov. 14, two months after a federal appeals court said the first order was unlawful. Two more plant orders run out next week, and customers are being asked to pay the bill.
The Justice Department is planning its largest-ever election monitoring operation for Tuesday's midterms, but officials in Indiana, Kentucky and an Arkansas county say federal monitors must stay outside voting locations. The dispute raises questions about federal interference four days before the election.
Officials in both parties and a group of national security veterans are preparing for possible federal interference on Election Day. Many say they have never had to plan for this. The White House calls the worry unfounded.