KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump on Monday threw his weight behind state Sen. Rick Brattin’s campaign for Kansas City’s new gerrymandered congressional district on the eve of the Republican primary.

Trump announced his decision on his own social media site a little more than 12 hours before polls open for Tuesday’s primary ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chuck Edwards faces potential censure by his House colleagues after the House Committee on Ethics found “substantial reason to believe” he “violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces,” the committee said.

Despite that, Edwards and his team continue to say he did nothing wrong.

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WASHINGTON — Two territorial primary elections over the weekend saw Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett advance in her bid to become the next governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, while Guam Delegate James C. Moylan came out unscathed in the Republican primary for his nonvoting House seat.

Nearly half of the nearly 21,000 Democratic voters in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The timeline is slipping for senators to strike a bipartisan deal on a short-term funding patch before their August recess as leadership struggles to work out the finer details.

Senior appropriators had been hopeful of unveiling text before the weekend for a stopgap measure expected to keep the government funded into early ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee recommended a censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., after an investigation found there was “substantial reason to believe” he violated sexual harassment and hostile workplace rules.

The panel’s report, released Monday, concluded that Edwards engaged in “persistent unprofessional and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Just as Senate GOP leaders plan to begin moving several big-ticket items ahead of a planned August recess, President Donald Trump will head out west for a Los Angeles-area fundraiser and an economic speech in Las Vegas.

Trump is set to return to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night — when the chamber could be a few votes away from...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, faces allegations of domestic abuse, his fellow House Republicans have mostly stayed on the sidelines and avoided weighing in.

Miller has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, of pouring hot water on her and pushing her against a wall, among other allegations. Miller denied the allegations in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Tuesday and Las Vegas on Wednesday as part of a two-day West Coast trip aimed at highlighting his administration's economic record ahead of the midterm elections, a White House official confirmed.

In Los Angeles, Trump is scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee dinner at ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Ethics recommends that North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards be censured for sexual harassment.

“At the completion of its investigation, the committee concluded there was substantial reason to believe Representative Edwards violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces,” the ...Read more

Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller is defying calls to step aside ahead of a Wednesday deadline to drop his congressional reelection bid amid his ex-wife’s father Sen. Bernie Moreno's demands for his resignation over domestic violence allegations.

Miller, a former aide to President Donald Trump, says he won’t drop his bid for a third term...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration envisions Venezuela’s return to democracy as a gradual, three-stage process culminating in elections only after the country achieves political stability, economic recovery and national reconciliation, offering the clearest public description yet of Washington’s long-term strategy ...Read more

Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller is defying calls to step aside ahead of a Wednesday deadline to drop his congressional reelection bid amid his ex-wife’s father Sen. Bernie Moreno demands for his resignation over domestic violence allegations.

Miller, a former aide to President Donald Trump, says he won’t drop his bid for a third term ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has made his position clear: He wants Senate Republicans to nuke the legislative filibuster and push through a sprawling voter ID bill.

It’s enough to make some Republicans think twice before leaping to the filibuster’s defense, as the arcane details of Senate procedure spark strong emotions and bitter ...Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s advantage over right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll found.

Lula would earn 46% to Bolsonaro’s 45% in a runoff scenario, according to the BTG Pactual/Nexus survey published Monday.

The leftist leader held a 4-point lead, 47% to 43% in the ...Read more

Already contending with a House ethics probe and numerous allegations of misconduct, embattled Congressman Cory Mills is facing yet another hurdle: a primary challenge from three fellow Republicans.

One of those challengers, former TV anchor Ryan Elijah, has the backing of key Central Florida leaders, including the sheriffs in Seminole and ...Read more

U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called on his ex-son-in-law, Representative Max Miller, R-Ohio, to resign his U.S. House seat amid swirling allegations of physical violence against Miller’s former wife and daughter.

Miller issued a live video statement on X on Sunday, denying a litany of claims his ex-wife made in their divorce that he ...Read more

Virginia’s primary elections for the November midterms are Tuesday.

Hampton Roads voters will decide who among four candidates will be the Democratic party’s nominee to face off against Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans in the general election. Elaine Luria, who previously held the seat before narrowly losing to Kiggans in 2022, has raised ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s administration may be creating a difficult choice for low-income immigrants who could be denied green cards by seeking public assistance to feed and access healthcare for their U.S.-born children.

Under the “public charge” rule — which the administration plans to put in place on Sept. 18 — a person could be ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — For years, the big political donors in Florida politics were a familiar group: the sugar industry, Disney, Publix and the like.

But in the 2026 election cycle, a new crop of would-be kingmakers has emerged connected to artificial intelligence as the industry works to turn Florida into a foothold.

Tens of millions of dollars ...Read more