The Justice Department launched a fresh probe into the Obama-era intelligence assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election, issuing grand jury subpoenas from the Southern District of Florida, according to people familiar. Records tied to the January 2017 report are sought, with possible recipients including former CIA Director John...
A year after Kamala Harris’s concession, Democrats shook off despair with coast to coast wins that exceeded expectations. Abigail Spanberger became Virginia’s first woman governor; Mikie Sherrill turned a tight New Jersey race into a rout; and in New York, Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo to become the city’s first...
Zohran Mamdani, who will be New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, defined his improbable run with vivid blue and orange graphics that nodded to Bollywood posters and the city’s bodegas, taxis, and carts. Designed by Aneesh Bhoopathy with a retro, hand-painted feel, the look stood out so...
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said voters chose her to “get their costs down” — fast — and promised Day 1 action. In an interview with Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, the House Democrat and former Navy helicopter pilot said voters want a “sense of urgency” and pledged a...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejected Democrats’ offer to reopen government and extend health care subsidies for a year, calling it a nonstarter as the shutdown hit day 38. Chuck Schumer proposed votes to end the shutdown and extend subsidies, and a bipartisan committee on Affordable Care Act changes, but...
At a Nebraska Democratic Party fundraiser in Omaha, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his first overtly political speech since leaving office, denouncing President Trump and warning the nation is in a “very, very dark moment.” He accused Mr. Trump of worsening hunger, taking a “wrecking ball” to the...
President Donald Trump urged senators to stay in Washington until they strike a deal to end what he called the “Democrat Shutdown,” pressing Republicans to use the “nuclear option” and eliminate the filibuster to pass funding. The standoff—now the longest shutdown in U.S. history—dragged on after Senate Majority Leader John...
President Donald Trump said Friday that no US officials will attend this month’s G20 summit in South Africa, calling the event there a “total disgrace” and citing the country’s treatment of white farmers. He vowed a boycott while what he called human rights abuses persist. The South African government has...
Voter fury over rising electricity costs is shaping next year’s midterms, especially in states confronting fast-rising bills or data center power fights. The issue loomed over contests in New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia, where Democrats ousted two Republican utility regulators as Georgia Power faces scrutiny after six bill increases and...
Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s next mayor jolted Israel, where officials and commentators decried his outspoken pro-Palestinian platform and warned of chillier ties with the United States. Critics labeled him antisemitic after he condemned the Gaza war as genocide, floated cutting ties with Israeli institutions, and vowed to...
