DURHAM, N.C. — Two Durham teens charged in an alleged medication abortion attempt appeared in court for the first time Wednesday morning.

Syeisha Johnson, 18, and Elijah Speight, 19, were arrested Tuesday, six days after Durham police say Johnson gave birth to a 31-week-old baby in a toilet at her home, The News & Observer previously ...Read more

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers.

The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio earpiece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Leading progressives in Congress were quick to argue Tuesday that Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate primary win in Michigan was a sign for the Democratic Party to course correct.

After his narrow win in a bruising battle against the establishment-backed moderate Haley Stevens, El-Sayed quickly began preaching unity ahead of the general ...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney has unseated U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for the Detroit-area congressional seat, a huge upset and a win for progressives and democratic socialists who challenged establishment candidates this year.

McKinney’s success likely will mean Detroit, which is 75% Black, will have...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio earpiece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Attorneys for Bucks County Democrat Bob Harvie filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a political action committee and a consultant supporting his opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in a high-stakes congressional contest.

This comes after what Harvie’s campaign says are repeated and false claims about his ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Two Durham teens were arrested Tuesday after the female teen allegedly took abortion-inducing medication while 31 weeks pregnant.

Syeisha Jadan Johnson, 18, is charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury on an unborn child, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and negligent child abuse inflicting serious ...Read more

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat who campaigned for the U.S. Senate with raucous rallies and a well-known online streamer, stood in a side room after an event in west Michigan Saturday night and described his approach as "old-fashioned."

El-Sayed, 41, of Ann Arbor said his bid for the Senate began a year ago with...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio ear piece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a...Read more

A 10-foot golden trophy made by the anonymous Washington, D.C.-based arts activist group Secret Handshake is officially going on tour. The satirical piece of protest art originally appeared on the National Mall three weeks ago, and later moved to Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. On Wednesday it's scheduled to pop up in Minneapolis, a ...Read more

WASHINGTON – North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers.

The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a leading progressive voice in Congress, was recently standing in a front yard in a quiet Mendota Heights neighborhood urging dozens of Democrats to vote for Matt Little.

The former Lakeville mayor and state senator is their chance “to get a different kind of Congress,” she said.

Little has emerged as ...Read more

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards Wednesday dropped his reelection bid from a western North Carolina district over allegations that he harassed young female congressional staffers by showering them with gifts and inappropriate behavior.

Edwards, 65, who is married, pulled out of the race in a 3:32 a.m. tweet after the House Ethics Committee ...Read more

“Look around.”

“Pay attention.”

“Be mindful of where you are and who you are with.”

“Check in. With us. With yourself.”

For parents of Black children, these four statements represent routine guidance they give, part of politics/politicalnews/s-4268934">Read more

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s assurance to senators about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and President Donald Trump’s immunity with the Internal Revenue Service is nothing more than a hollow gesture.

With Blanche’s confirmation to permanently lead the Department of Justice in jeopardy, he provided written ...Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lead over Flávio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll found, suggesting the conservative challenger is gaining traction as the official campaign gets underway.

Lula would receive 44% of votes compared to Bolsonaro’s 39% in a runoff scenario, according to a Genial/Quaest ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are zeroing in on 12 additional Republican targets in deep-red districts, nearly all of which President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024.

The new additions bring the total number of House seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to 58. And it reflects the party’s escalating ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a Pennsylvania election where a few thousand votes could make all the difference, the last-minute entrance of a Green Party candidate with a background in Republican politics has sparked the second allegation of election meddling in three months and complicated one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races this fall. ...Read more