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Democrats’ agenda will be set by their ability to organize and compromise — not by the socialist, progressive or centrist factions all claiming victory
The massive Democratic majority in the U.S. House and Senate that was ushered in by a historic blue midterm vote is an ideologically diverse one.
Candidates spent much of the past year differentiating their ...Read more
Former NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his wife file for bankruptcy
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mark Robinson, the scandal-ravaged former North Carolina lieutenant governor and 2024 Republican gubernatorial candidate, and his wife declared bankruptcy last week, court documents show.
Robinson and ...Read more
Voter roll case closed: Trump officials tried to disrupt California elections, judge says
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday canceled all future hearings and closed a hotly contested legal case that sought to force California to set aside ballots from some 20,000 people the Trump administration said were...Read more
Rep. Jim Jordan wins race to lead GOP House minority after midterms blowout
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, decisively won a closed-door vote to lead the Republican minority in the House of Representatives in the next Congress after the GOP suffered sweeping losses in the midterm elections.
The right-...Read more
Hegseth condemns impeachment effort against him, as House members push for vote
As U.S. House members pushed for a potential vote Wednesday on whether to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the Iran war and other alleged “high crimes” against the nation, Hegseth prepared ...Read more
After midterm rout, Republicans can still confirm a Supreme Court justice, but at what cost?
The 2026 midterm rout that awarded Democrats decisive majorities in the Senate and House has also sparked interest in the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.
With Democrats securing at least a 54-seat majority in ...Read more
UK celebrity who sued to be shielded in sexual misconduct exposé has been identified
A British celebrity whose legal team warned that he may harm himself if identified by media outlets as a sexual predator has been identified as comedian and children’s author David Walliams.
Walliams, who denies any ...Read more
Low-level arrests are rising despite national crime declines
Arrests for low-level offenses, including vagrancy and drug possession, increased nationwide in 2025, even as violent crime continued to decline, according to a new analysis of federal data.
The analysis, which was ...Read more
Seattle will expand police surveillance cameras to 3 neighborhoods
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced at a Tuesday news conference that the city will keep police surveillance cameras and move forward with expanding the program, with some extra safeguards.
She announced she ...Read more
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