Politics

adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City’s mayoral election and governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia. In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats. The elections come with high-stakes for […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City’s mayoral election and governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia. In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats. The elections come with high-stakes for […]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Sunshine Summit opening dinner in 2015. (Tom Benitez – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, considered by many political observers to be the most politically active and influential vice president in U.S. history, has died. He was 84. “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President […]

Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) – One of 2025’s major elections could have major reverberations for the 2026 midterms. Californians are voting on a ballot initiative, “Proposition 50,” to determine if the state will adopt a new congressional map that redraws five districts to be more Democratic-leaning, potentially allowing Democrats to […]

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Eyes are on New York City as Election Day arrives, marking the final opportunity for voters to weigh in on the high-stakes mayoral race. While New Yorkers are focused on solving key issues of affordability and public safety, the implications of this race could stretch beyond the […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is mandating that personnel can no longer engage lawmakers or their staff about most major issues confronting the U.S. military without prior approval — a list that includes recent military strikes in the Caribbean, how the Pentagon buys weapons, and the construction of a U.S. missile […]

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with a $4.65 billion payment — but using emergency funds to pay for reduced SNAP benefits could take “a few weeks to up to several months,” a top USDA official told a federal judge in a […]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Back in April, President Donald Trump made his decadeslong view on tariffs the official policy of the United States by imposing sweeping levies on virtually all global trade partners. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether those tariffs are lawful and allowed to stand. Trump is calling it […]

pabradyphoto/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — The Republican candidate has a familiar closing message in the Virginia gubernatorial race. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign spent millions of dollars on ads attacking Democratic nominee and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger for her stance on transgender rights in Virginia schools. One ad claims Spanberger supports “men in girls’ locker […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — From New York and New Jersey to California, millions of Americans are voting this fall in multiple states, in several notable local and statewide elections for the first time since last November’s presidential race. The results from Tuesday’s off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia — and the New York […]