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Washington The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower-court order that found Texas’ 2026 congressional map likely discriminates on the basis of race. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency appeals …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan announced Friday that he will not run for governor of Ohio in 2026, removing a potential challenger to Democratic former state health director Dr. Amy Acton. Ryan said he reache…
Trenton, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy set special election dates after Mikie Sherrill resigned her U.S. House seat to assume the governorship on Jan. 20. Murphy issued a writ scheduling a party primary for Feb. 5 and a special …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — National attention has focused on the Dec. 2 special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District after a 2020 podcast clip resurfaced in which Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn said she “hates” N…
Washington — The White House defended a US-backed 28-point peace plan this week, saying it aims to end the Russia–Ukraine war by offering security guarantees, economic reintegration for Russia and territorial and militar…
United States election officials this week said they are preparing for possible interference in next year's midterms by a federal government led by former President Donald Trump. State and local officials from both major…
Sacramento — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court challenging California laws that grant undocumented immigrants in-state tuition and other financial aid. The complaint, filed in U.S. District…
Washington — U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Thursday that Congress has not authorized military force in Nigeria and called former President Donald Trump's threat to deploy tr…
Washington The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee held a Thursday hearing after President Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over alleged attacks on Christians. Senior State Department official…
Washington. President Donald Trump presented a 28-point draft this week to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a document obtained Thursday by The Associated Press and reported across outlets. The draft would requi…
Georgia said its annual human rights dialogue with the European Union, set for 21 November, was postponed by Brussels just days before the meeting. Media reports linked the decision to an EU-sanctioned member of the Geor…
Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said he received a U.S. draft peace plan and agreed that Ukrainian and American teams will work through its points to seek a dignified end to the war. He outlined core princ…
Washington, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump's social media posts this week on Thursday after he reposted comments calling Democratic lawmakers' video urging service members to…
New York City: Justice Democrats endorsed Darializa Avila Chevalier on Wednesday, backing her primary challenge to Representative Adriano Espaillat in the district covering Upper Manhattan and part of Queens borough. Che…
Dallas — Conservative Christian women convened at a conference on Oct. 11, where commentator Allie Beth Stuckey addressed more than 6,500 attendees and urged political engagement. Speakers framed recent setbacks for the …
Washington, Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who led administrations' national security and later opposed Donald Trump, died Nov. 3 at 84; his funeral will be held at Washington National Cathedral with tributes from Ge…
Albany, New York — Republican New York State Assemblyman Robert Smullen launched a campaign Thursday to seek the open U.S. House seat in the 21st Congressional District vacated by Rep. Elise Stefanik. Smullen, a retired …
Washington, D.C. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s memorial at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday drew bipartisan attendance while President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited, officials…
Washington, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss public safety, economic security and the city's affordability agen…
Meta has begun texting and emailing thousands of young Australians, urging them to download their data and delete accounts before a world-first ban on accounts for under‑16s takes effect. Suspected underage users will st…
Brussels has unveiled a package that loosens parts of the GDPR and delays elements of the AI Act, aiming to cut red tape and jolt growth. The plan would ease sharing of anonymized and pseudonymized data, permit AI traini…
Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana cast the only no vote on a House bill to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, defying Speaker Mike Johnson’s expectation of unanimous Republican support. A s…
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed asked the Justice and Treasury departments to investigate World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump’s family, citing national security risks. In a …
Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s lawyer rejected mortgage fraud claims from FHFA director Bill Pulte, saying they hinge on an innocuous 2021 notation and that Cook accurately disclosed her Ann Arbor, Atlanta and Cambridge homes.…
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged consumers to skip Starbucks as baristas stage an open-ended Unfair Labor Practices strike timed to Red Cup Day, which has historically driven record sales. On X, he said he …