U.S. Senate candidates John Deaton and Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton will be participating in the first-ever interparty primary debate in Massachusetts, accepting challenges to join a debate.

The two are set to face off on WBZ in a forum hosted by John Keller on June 16, as incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has yet to respond to the ...Read more

The death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.

The campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper.

The pardons, by President Donald Trump, of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

All of these were topics on the U.S. House floor within a 30-minute span as lawmakers debated a bill introduced by Rep. Mark Harris, a Republican from ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an antiabortion challenge to federal regulations that permit sending pills through the mail once a patient has consulted a doctor online.

The justices granted an emergency appeal from the makers of mifepristone and set aside an order from a U.S. appeals court in Louisiana that would have ...Read more

NEW YORK — The father of Manhattan Assemblyman Alex Bores, a leading candidate in the Democratic race to represent the NY-12th congressional district, lauded the deaths of Israelis during the Iran war on social media while equating Zionism with Nazism, archived posts reviewed by the News show.

William Bores, a technical director at ABC and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he made a slew of stock and bond purchases with major American companies in the first quarter of the year totaling in the tens of millions of dollars and possibly more.

The transactions, spelled out in a pair of documents filed with the U.S. Office of Government ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington acknowledged Thursday the tight timeline he faces in deciding whether to pause President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a national voter list and limit mail voting nationwide.

Congressional Democratic leaders, the Democratic National Committee and party campaign committees, as well as ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Max Miller filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife and her legal team in Ohio, saying they engaged in a “defamatory campaign” against the Republican lawmaker to falsely cast him as a violent and abusive father and in part hurt his chances at reelection.

The complaint, filed Wednesday in a county-level court in Ohio, lists ...Read more

WASHINGTON — If and when the next government shutdown rolls around, the laundry list of consequences will now include a pay freeze for U.S. senators.

On a voice vote, the Senate passed a resolution from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., that requires the Senate secretary to withhold compensation for the duration of a shutdown.

The change in Senate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of a push from President Donald Trump to punish four major law firms, in a case that could outline the bounds of presidential power and have broader ramifications for the legal industry.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an anti-abortion challenge to federal regulations that permit sending pills through the mail once a patient has consulted a doctor online.

The justices granted an emergency appeal from the makers of mifepristone and set aside an order from a U.S. appeals court in Louisiana that would have ...Read more

WASHINGTON — One year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress, support is growing for a bill that would prevent it from happening again.

The heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office should be appointed not by the president but by a congressional commission, lawmakers on the House ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Ethics confirmed Thursday afternoon that Rep. Chuck Edwards is under investigation for “allegations that he “may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment.”

The committee announced the investigation in a news release Thursday. It’s the first time it ...Read more

Seven of the leading contenders for California governor will meet Thursday evening for what’s likely to be the final debate ahead of the June 2 primary in the race to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The event will be the fifth debate in less than a month and comes as two candidates – Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton �...Read more

WASHINGTON — Just six months ago, the prospect of winning the Senate majority seemed far outside of Democrats’ grasp. The party was coming off steep 2024 losses, and the path to netting the four seats needed to win control of the chamber wound through several deeply Republican states.

But Democrats now say their midterm picture is ...Read more

Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing to celebrate a milestone for their country. July Fourth of that year marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

As what was known as the “Jubilee” of American independence approached, Americans realized that the founding ...Read more

In recent months, some prominent conservatives and erstwhile allies of President Donald Trump – former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and journalist Megyn Kelly, for example – have voiced their displeasure with him on several issues. They range from Trump’s handling of the Iran war and the economy to the release of information ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Just six months ago, the prospect of winning the Senate majority seemed far outside of Democrats’ grasp. The party was coming off steep 2024 losses, and the path to netting the four seats needed to win control of the chamber wound through several deeply Republican states.

But Democrats now say their midterm picture is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Political activist Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District, a battleground seat that both parties say will be crucial to determining control of the House this fall.

Powell was leading state Sen. John Cavanaugh, 39% to 37%, in a crowded primary when The Associated Press called the race ...Read more