WASHINGTON — Virginia Republicans caught a break this spring when the state Supreme Court struck down a map drawn to help Democrats win 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats.

But Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it onto the ...Read more

When federal investigators examine a public official’s immigration records, the public deserves two things at once: a serious inquiry and a fair one. The allegations involving Rep. Ilhan Omar are grave. They also remain allegations, and the public has not seen evidence establishing that she committed fraud.

The timeline matters. Federal ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s affinity for his pal Vladimir Putin has now torpedoed new congressionally mandated sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. How low will Trump stoop to aid Putin?

The trade restrictions that Trump lifted were named after Sen. Lindsey Graham, which passed with huge bipartisan support after Graham suddenly ...Read more

Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion. As president of the school’s chapter of the conservative group Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk, Syvock helped coordinate anti-abortion protests on campus.

But he’s not spending much time this fall campaigning against an Idaho ballot ...Read more

Some Philadelphia School District employees promote antisemitism, and the school system indoctrinates students with radical ideas as young as second grade, a Republican-led congressional committee concluded in a report released Wednesday and challenged by district officials.

The House Education and Workforce Committee reached its determinations...Read more

NEW YORK — Presumptive NYC congressman Brad Lander on Wednesday said he was briefly detained by Israel along with a group of fellow participants in a mission to protect Palestinians during the olive harvest on the occupied West Bank.

The progressive Democrat, who is practically certain to win election to Congress from the deep blue NY-10 ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In the waning months before the November election, Sydney Gruters, the Republican running for Congress in Florida’s 16th district, got a boost in donations from some GOP heavy hitters.

In September alone, Gruters’ campaign account received almost $250,000 from other political committees, new federal paperwork shows, many of ...Read more

PENDLETON, S.C. — In the competitive race for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, U.S. Sen. Darline Graham is fighting to convince those GOP voters who are not enthusiastic about her to check the box next to her name on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Polling has shown the race between Graham and Dr. Annie Andrews is tighter than what is expected in the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate contest in the historically Republican state of Mississippi is drawing fresh attention in the final stretch of the midterm election cycle, with President Donald Trump planning a rally to boost the GOP candidate and control of the chamber hanging on the outcome of races in states the president won two years ago.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down an appeal from President Trump and rejected his order to end hormone treatments and other gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons.

The justices denied Trump’s appeal without comment, over dissents by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr.

The order ...Read more

The Trump administration is waiving recordkeeping requirements in a bid to encourage farmers, truck-stop operators and other companies to buy tax-exempt red diesel.

The move, part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat high diesel costs by expanding sales of a tax-exempt variety, was described by an administration official who asked ...Read more

BALTIMORE — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican, remains favored to win another term, but a contentious debate and confrontation with a reporter have given Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz fresh attention as Maryland voters prepare to cast early ballots.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election-forecasting newsletter at the University of ...Read more

PENDLETON, S.C. — President Donald Trump is scheduled Wednesday evening to hold a rally in Pendleton in support of U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.

Graham has arrived at the rally and is taking photos with supporters. Among those with her is longtime Lindsey Graham campaign manager Scott Farmer.

The rally is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest embrace of Russian leader Vladimir Putin is deepening alarm in Washington and among America’s allies that the White House pressure campaign could leave Ukraine vulnerable as Moscow advances.

Trump’s push to end the war, which has raged since 2022, comes on the cusp of a midterm election that...Read more

Shortly after Natasha Lyonne appeared to call Vice President JD Vance a “sketchy mofo” early Tuesday, she returned to X to praise his boss, President Donald Trump, and his fervent supporter Elon Musk, leaving her fans in a state of disbelief.

“You’re too cool to believe this (expletive),” one person said to Lyonne in reply to her X ...Read more

President Donald Trump is returning to his home state of Florida this week for what his team calls a midterm rally — but it won’t be in Palm Beach or Doral where he has a mansion and a golf resort.

Trump is traveling to Lee County on Friday and will appear at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University near Fort Myers.

FGCU ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he would be willing to put Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, under federal oath to investigate potential violations of law related to national security in Ukraine.

“We got to call the witnesses, to to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it because ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down an appeal from President Donald Trump and rejected his order to end hormone treatments and other gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons.

The justices denied Trump’s appeal without comment, over dissents by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito.

The ...Read more

An appointment to a local library commission, reluctantly accepted, may not sound like an auspicious event. For Nancy Pelosi, however, that 1973 appointment launched what would become one of the most influential careers in modern American politics.

Pelosi’s work on the commission led to opportunities for higher office until she ...Read more