WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would not run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 if Kamala Harris does so, appearing to offer deference to the former vice president ahead of a race that could draw a historically crowded field of candidates.

"I wouldn't run if she ran," Newsom told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A coalition of 67 health care industry and advocacy groups is urging Congress to revisit a surprise medical billing law to address an unforeseen problem from its enactment: the ballooning costs of settling disputes when services are performed out of network.

The industry groups sent a letter to congressional leadership on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict voting by mail, ruling it is too late to impose new postal service rules for the November election.

The justices on Monday turned down an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers, who argued the government needed a new and untested system of unique bar ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday forcefully rejected calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence, dismissing concerns about its risks as a "hoax" and warning the United States remains locked in a fierce technological race with China.

The president's position has put him at odds with a growing chorus of industry leaders and ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN he would not run for the presidency, long considered to be his next political move, if it entails campaigning against fellow California Democrat and former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to an excerpt from an upcoming broadcast for the television network.

Newsom and Harris, who lost to President Donald Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John Brennan’s lawyers told a judge that he faces a “real” threat of prosecution under the Trump administration, saying he’s received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in Florida.

Brennan and his attorneys appeared in Washington federal court on Monday to argue for a judicial order requiring ...Read more

President Donald Trump has endorsed Darren Bailey for governor, a move that undercuts the Republican nominee’s attempts to distance himself from a president unpopular in Illinois and whose backing contributed to Bailey’s loss to Democrat JB Pritzker in 2022.

“I’ve already endorsed him. I’m all for Bailey,” Trump told reporters as he...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Ukraine offered differing accounts of a supposed agreement with Russia to stop attacks on energy infrastructure, as strikes on oil refineries help drive diesel prices to record levels.

Trump on Monday blamed the strikes, rather than the war in Iran, for the surge in diesel prices and posted on social ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Missouri election integrity director alleges Secretary of State Denny Hoskins fired him after he reported plans to manufacture a whistleblower complaint and threats against local election officials.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in Cole County Circuit Court, Nicholas La Strada accuses Hoskins of terminating him one ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Jay DeBoyer, the Republican nominee to be Michigan's lieutenant governor, told a group over the weekend that voting in support of a constitutional convention might be a way to put limits on abortion access, according to a recording obtained by The Detroit News.

DeBoyer's remarks during a Saturday event in Battle ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With college football season in full swing, lawmakers in Congress could take up student athlete compensation issues facing intercollegiate athletics. They could follow last week’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with legislation to address a lapse in surveillance powers. They could try to sort through the thicket of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he’d warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting oil refineries in Russia amid strikes that have shut down diesel refining and helped drive prices for the fuel to record levels.

“Mr. Zelenskyy has to do one thing: He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump ...Read more

Sweden’s election will go down to the wire, the tightest in its history, and one that will hinge on the complete counting in coming days of late-arriving ballots and votes from overseas.

At the beginning of the night, exit polls indicated the center-left bloc was on course to reclaim power. By morning, its lead stood at three seats, still ...Read more

The prevalence of uncontested elections in America—70% of all races in 2024—receives little attention. That’s partly because these races are often for local offices in small districts, but it’s also because many people don’t see these silent elections as a big problem. Some argue the absence of a challenger signals satisfaction with ...Read more

The rows of candies and nuts at the Guadalajara Meat Market — tamarindo con chile, seasoned pistachios, spicy paletas — sat mostly untouched as customers filtered through this carniceria in the late afternoon heat.

"You see a lot of people consuming the minimum, what they need to get by through the week," said owner Carina Murillo, 31, as ...Read more

President Donald Trump responded to a pardon plea from Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer last week after the mistrial, saying the situation is within the state’s jurisdiction.

“It’s a very sad situation,” Trump said in response to a question on the pardon plea in runway video Sunday. “I certainly heard that, but look, it’s a very sad. There...Read more

Some Minnesota companies are investing in new savings plans for their employees’ children called Trump Accounts, which have received bipartisan support despite their name.

Since July 4, employers have had the option to invest up to $2,500 in the accounts intended to help children start saving for future expenses like college, homebuying and ...Read more

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams is one of 38 election officials, many of whom are Republicans, who have filed a brief in opposition to President Donald Trump’s new limits on mail-in ballots.

In March, Trump issued an executive order that requires states to give lists of voters receiving mail-in ballots to the U.S. Postal Service, ...Read more

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cautioned oil traders against expecting a breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran plans to pitch other Gulf countries on a deal for passage through the energy choke point.

“Counting on a consensual agreement with Iran today is certainly not a good bet,” Wright said in an interview on Sunday. He said ...Read more

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cautioned oil traders against expecting a breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran plans to pitch other Gulf countries on a deal for passage through the energy choke point.

“Counting on a consensual agreement with Iran today is certainly not a good bet,” Wright said in an interview on Sunday. He said ...Read more