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Christa Pike survived an execution attempt in Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2026, after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug. Gov. Bill Lee has temporarily suspended executions in the state.

Pike became ...Read more

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., trails Democrat Cait Conley by 2% in new poll of his Westchester County-based swing district race that is one of the marquee matchups in the upcoming midterm congressional elections.

The two-term...Read more

WASHINGTON — The six Republicans who made CQ Roll Call’s latest list of the most vulnerable senators have been almost uniformly supportive of President Donald Trump’s priorities since his return to office.

In fact, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a dispute about the legality of the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for many immigrants facing deportation.

The brief order sets up another high...Read more

​WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators from both parties are workshopping language that could be added to a spending bill to prevent the White House from exerting political influence on medical research grants.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is embarking on a travel blitz aimed at shoring up struggling Republicans in states he won two years ago, as the president’s mood darkens about his party’s prospects in the November midterm ...Read more

The California I grew up in had its pluses and minuses, just like the state I'm living in now.

But consider this:

In 1974, I wrote a check for a semester of college.

The fee was $98.

That was the cost of registration, ...Read more

In television news, there are two roles in front of the camera: reporter and anchor.

During four decades at CBS, Dan Rather played both roles. On March 9, 1981, he took over the position of nightly news anchor ...Read more

CHICAGO — Before federal immigration agents stormed across the Chicago region last year and President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker warned both moves aimed to “normalize” a ...Read more

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the U.S. Supreme Court has been busy with voting rights cases.

In mid-September, the court barred the Trump administration from carrying out its proposed restrictions on ...Read more

Wherever Marci Bakely went, her ex-boyfriend seemed to know. When the Georgia single mother drove to the grocery store or a date, he often texted within minutes.

According to a Washington Post investigation, ...Read more

Just when you think Eric Schmitt couldn’t possibly embarrass himself and his constituents any more than he already has, he goes in for a rhetorical layup, gratuitously throws an elbow, spectacularly misses the shot and ...Read more

If you've devoted even a moment's attention to the vibes percolating within the zeitgeist, you've probably heard about the possibility that artificial intelligence is poised to extinguish us all.

The current version of a ...Read more

There is something genuinely strange happening at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency responsible for regulating derivatives markets. Under Chairman Michael Selig, the CFTC has challenged states ...Read more

It’s been two months since the fatal mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival. Questions about accountability within city government remain.

Three people are dead, four were injured and only one of as many as ...Read more

A wise man once told us “I’m a Democrat at the local level, a Republican at the state level, and a libertarian when it comes to federal politics.”

It’s a philosophy that holds, essentially, that you should be more...Read more

President Trump says he was “surprised” that Britain released five suspected terrorists on bail. ...Read more

At an intersection near our house in Dallas, one home has a large Talarico sign in the front yard. The home directly across the street has a large Paxton sign. That’s what it’s like down here one month before Election ...Read more