MINNEAPOLIS — Questions over their records on immigration, accepting corporate PAC money and fraud dominated the first Democratic debate in the U.S. Senate race between Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Friday night.

The debate came at a pivotal moment in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, giving voters one of ...Read more

Colombia’s outgoing leftist leader criticized Donald Trump a day before a runoff election in the Andean nation that pits his preferred successor against a security hardliner endorsed by the U.S. president.

Gustavo Petro called on Trump to reveal where a Colombian immigrant who criticized far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is being ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Congressional candidate Luther Campbell offered a new explanation on Friday for why he wasn’t at this week’s candidate forum featuring all the other Democrats running in the 20th Congressional District primary.

On Wednesday, shortly after the forum concluded, Campbell posted a video on social media asserting that ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Hedging his bet in the South Carolina governor’s race, President Donald Trump has now endorsed Attorney General Alan Wilson along with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.

After originally backing Evette on May 29, the dual endorsement comes after polling ahead of Tuesday’s Republican runoff for governor has shown Wilson leading, and ...Read more

A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group, but will temporarily bar the release while he appeals.

The Justice Department is poised to produce the ...Read more

A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group.

The Justice Department is poised to produce the materials to the Heritage Foundation. U.S. District Judge ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran may have halted their conflict for now, but the messaging war has only just begun.

Both countries have cast the memorandum of understanding — signed by the two countries’ leaders on June 17 — as a victory for their side. Analysts suggest that Iran came out on top by securing new sanctions relief and funds ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap has won the Democratic primary for the battleground 2nd District, handing another blow to House Democrats’ campaign arm, which had backed a different candidate.

Dunlap narrowly trailed state Sen. Joe Baldacci after initial ballots were counted last week, but with no candidate winning a majority ...Read more

A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group.

The Justice Department is poised to produce the materials to the Heritage Foundation. U.S. District Judge ...Read more

Colombia’s presidential campaigns are both flagging the risk of fraud in Sunday’s election, and taking steps to prevent it.

Conservative frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella is working with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Her movement built a sophisticated election-monitoring organization, battle-hardened by decades of ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Thursday cleared a path for residents to access medication abortion, a key decision more than 18 months after voters legalized abortion access.

The 20-page ruling from Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang marks a major win for abortion rights supporters. But the order comes as voters are ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz defended her decision to run in a district drawn for decades to ensure Black voters’ representation in Congress during a debate at the Urban League of Broward County Wednesday — to a room of mostly Black voters and Black candidates who have spent weeks publicly condemning her run.

“This is a Black-access...Read more

BALTIMORE — As voters cast ballots in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District primary, U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney and former Rep. David Trone are spending heavily on digital advertising that attacks each other’s records on abortion, immigration and ties to Republicans, particularly President Donald Trump.

A Baltimore Sun review of ads ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Unauthorized deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence would need to be removed from online platforms if they weren’t licensed by the person portrayed, under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on Thursday.

The bill, which was approved by voice vote, would give individuals an intellectual property right to...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for gun rights and against drug laws on Thursday, striking down part of a federal law that made it crime for an “unlawful user” of an illegal drug like marijuana to own firearms.

All nine justices agreed the law was too broad and overly harsh.

They left open the possibly that “addicts” and “...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Republicans with ambitions for Congress have a new chance after redistricting.

Eight Republicans are seeking the right to challenge Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor, whose seat flipped from blue to red under the state’s new congressional map.

Before they can focus on the November general election, they’ll have to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited a federal law that prohibits illegal drug users from possessing firearms, in a case involving a man who was charged after investigators found a gun in his home and he admitted using marijuana about every other day.

In a unanimous decision, the justices found that the prosecution of Ali Danial...Read more

NEW YORK — Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg said his estranged cousin, MAGA surrogate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., came to him in a dream with words of encouragement.

“He was saying ‘good job, you’re going to win,'” Schlossberg claimed in a new Politico interview.

Schlossberg, 33, was pointedly critical of his first cousin once ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday for gun rights and against drug laws.

In a 9-0 ruling, the justices struck down part of the longstanding federal gun control law that makes it a crime for an "unlawful user" of illegal drugs to possess a gun.

The Trump administration had urged the court to uphold the conviction of a Texas...Read more